Black Lives Matter murals are popping up on city streets around the U.S.
In the Bay Area, Berkeley’s city council approved a Black Lives Matter street mural between City Hall and MLK Civic Center park, and it went up immediately.In Rochester, artist Shawn Dunwoody created a new blue “Black Lives Matter” mural on Court Street, which borders Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square. On one end is a heart with the fist, a motif associated with the BLM movement. On another end is Rochester's Flower City logo, accented by a heart striped with brown skin tones.
In Sacramento, the words “Black Lives Matter” have been painted on the median of the Capitol Mall, which leads to the capitol building.In Raleigh, artists changed the slogan to “End Racism Now,” but the message was the same. The mural is on Martin Street leading to the Capitol.The Montpelier City Council has approved the painting of a giant yellow “Black Lives Matter” mural on State Street in front of the Vermont Statehouse. Governor Phil Scott said he supports the city's move.
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