Twin Cities street art honors George Floyd and Black life
June 17, 2020
It's been a few weeks since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, but traces of the ensuing uprising are still visible around the Twin Cities, particularly in the Powderhorn, Uptown, and Midway neighborhoods. After many business owners boarded up their storefronts, several artists treated these boards as a canvas; their work is astounding, and it's directly tied to graffiti writing, which is one of the four elements of hip-hop.
Photographers Awa Mally and Pierre Ware gathered more than 20 pictures of this Twin Cities art, presenting poignant quotes; images of world-changers like Maya Angelou and George Floyd; and the names of too many Black people, including several trans women, who have lost their lives to white supremacy.
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