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George Floyd Statue in NYC’s Union Square Defaced 48 Hours After It Was Unveiled

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

Surveillance footage shows a skateboarder splashing gray paint on the newly-installed bust of Floyd.

Posted inNews

Mapping Anti-racist Street Art in Minneapolis and Worldwide

by Hakim Bishara April 18, 2021April 16, 2021

The George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database includes more than 1,800 images of artworks worldwide.

Posted inOpinion

Why Did a Scramble to Expand Black Representation Have to be Preceded by Tragedy?

Avatar photo by Isis Davis-Marks March 16, 2021March 17, 2021

In times of racial upheaval, we tend to ask Black artists to contribute to the discussion. But when the news cycle shifts, the demand seems to wane.

Posted inArt

A Virtual Museum Preserves Black Lives Matter Protest Art

Avatar photo by Leah Feiger August 24, 2020November 5, 2020

The University of St. Thomas has created the Urban Art Mapping George Floyd & Anti-Racist Street Art database, which has received over 1,000 submissions.

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Palm Springs Art Museum Criticized for Staying “Neutral” in Wake of George Floyd’s Killing

by Matt Stromberg June 16, 2020November 5, 2020

An open letter criticizes the museum for staying silent for 10 days and for then offering a “message of neutrality using the artwork of Alison Saar, whose work is far from neutral.”

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What Actually Happened When Trump Staged a Bible Photo Op

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel June 11, 2020March 11, 2022

The Washington Post has created a video timeline of the police attack on protesters in Washington, D.C. on June 1.

Posted inOpinion

A Toppled Statue In Bristol Reveals Limited Understandings of What Decolonizing Requires

Avatar photo by Aditya Iyer June 10, 2020January 11, 2021

Protesters’ removal of Edward Colston’s statue didn’t attack history; instead it corrected how we write it.

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Toppled and Defaced Racist Monuments in 15 Cities, From Richmond to Bristol

by Hakim Bishara June 10, 2020November 5, 2020

Worldwide, demonstrations protesting anti-Blackness gain steam, and people have torn down and graffitied monuments to Confederate leaders and imperialist figureheads.

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Warren Kanders, Former Whitney Museum Vice Chair, Vows to Exit Tear Gas Trade

by Hakim Bishara June 9, 2020November 5, 2020

Kanders, who was ousted from the Whitney board last summer after months of protest, says he will sell certain divisions of Safariland.

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The Disregard of Power in Journalistic “Objectivity”

by William C. Anderson June 8, 2020November 5, 2020

Images of the brutalized, dead, and dying can buy awards and recognition for journalists. When the opportunity presents itself, many rush to participate because they subscribe to the doctrine of redistributing pain as it is, not as it should be.

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Artist Titus Kaphar Honors Victims of Racist Killings

by Hakim Bishara June 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Slated for the upcoming cover of TIME, the border surrounding the painting will include the names of 35 American Black men and women who have lost their lives due to police brutality and racist vigilantism.

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Hundreds of Cultural Workers Urge NYC to Defund Police and Invest in BIPOC Communities

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 5, 2020November 5, 2020

An open letter by curators Natalia Viera and Patrick Jaojoco outlines a series of demands that would steer the city’s expense budget “away from the NYPD, and towards social and civic services and education programs.”

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