“[These] beautiful elaborate murals have been an expression of grief. It’s been a way for Black people to cope with what’s happening.” As Black Lives Matter murals are disposed of or defaced, Minneapolis activists launch an effort to preserve the art:
art popped up on walls, streets, signs and thousands of boarded up businesses that have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The murals and graffiti by protesters and professional artists tell a story of pain and resistance – expressions that will become historical artifacts from the largest civil rights movement in U.S. history.
Alongside other activists, Leesa Kelly is working to save the artwork created during the George Floyd protests.As video of a police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly 8 minutes went viral, Minneapolis native and activist Kenda Zeller-Smith tried to avoid the images. Protesting daily took a toll on her physical and mental health. “I would have days where I couldn't get out of bed,” Kelly told ABC News.
Minneapolis activist Kenda Zellner-Smith picks up plywood boards with Black Lives Matter art as part of her effort to preserve the boards.“It wasn't a big, colorful piece it was something more just straight to the point. And I remember that was like the first time, you know, in my car that I felt something -- like really felt something that wasn't these weird kind of gray area emotions,” she said.
Meanwhile, seeking other ways to support the protest and keenly aware of the power of visual art, Kelly said that she also became intrigued by the idea of preserving the murals honoring Floyd. “I feel like that art just deserves to be here and serve as a reminder of our power as a community,” she said, adding that it’s important to preserve all forms of expression and not just the “pretty” art because the authentic messages of expression were the pieces that “really started my healing process.
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