Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, paintings and photos in honor of black men, women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police.
FILE PHOTO: A Black Lives Matter mural has been painted on plywood boarding up a building on Black Lives Matters Plaza near the White House as protests continue in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
Memorials have also popped up in New York where muralists decorated the city's Chelsea neighborhood, as well as cities around the world, including Nairobi, Karachi and Berlin. “I decided to show black medics who serve in the military after speaking with some examples who were on site handing out water began to tell me their stories,” said Robinson of his piece adorning a boarded-up exterior window of a restaurant on Black Lives Matter Plaza.
“It’s hard to talk about this moment’s artwork with one common denominator, but what I see is this idea of humanity and community. People coming together to make positive, social change, messages that will last for generations.”
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