Mural

Aside from protesting, many people are speaking out and expressing themselves through art in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Michelle Obama celebrated International Women’s Day by spreading love and awareness through graffiti. She created a mural layered with colorful hearts which represented the 62 million girls who are not in school. Check out the pictures of the mural here.   Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/272413-michelle-obama-goes-graffiti-tagging-in-dc      

An Oakland-based artist was shot and killed this week while creating a mural advocating peace, Inside Bay Area reports. Antonio Ramos, 27, was painting the…

Two weeks ago, a mural was painted in Trenton, New Jersey depicting Michael Brown in an American-themed graduation cap and gown with the description: “Sagging pants is not probable cause.” Monday afternoon, the mural was painted over, according to a report from The Times of Trenton’s Jenna Pizzi. Pizzi writes that the Trenton Downtown Association (TDA) decided to remove the […]