Collected Item: “#NoJusticeNoPeace Murals Blanket Downtown Oakland”
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#NoJusticeNoPeace Murals Blanket Downtown Oakland
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Local Bay Area artists are creating powerful social justice themed murals on the plywood used to board up Oakland businesses that were impacted in the chaos of the protests that began May 29, 2020 and are continuing over two weeks later. The art is capturing specific and unique elements of the current protests. One mural depicts a protestor wearing a mask as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Black Lives Matter and George Floyd are the subjects of many of the pieces. One large piece of art includes an image of Brianna Noble, who rode a horse during the May 29, 2020 protests. Another includes the names of victims of police brutality; visible are Oscar Grant, Sandra Bland and Breonna Taylor. Finally, one mural reads "Oakland Is Still Proud."
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#sanfranciscobayarea, #NoJusticeNoPeace, #GeorgeFloyd, #blacklivesmatter, #oakland, #protest, #art
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2020-06-09