Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
After the deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery , towns and cities nationwide commissioned artists to paint BLM street murals in solidarity with the reckoning on police brutality and racism prompted by the unprecedented, multiracial mass rallies.
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