A while ago, a group of street artists took over Graffiti Alley and painted a number of murals and street art pieces dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. This is a large sample of the work that was completed as part of that project ‘Paint the City Black’.
below: A tribute to Breonna Taylor by elicsereliot
below: Martin Luther King Jr with “Police brutality ends now. RIP Jamal”
below: Free the Revolution
below: A Lovebot heart supported by a black hand a white hand working together.
below: No Justice, No peace, a mandala by Opola Karim
below: A mural by @sumartist (Paul Glyn-Williams) – I can’t breathe, the last words of George Floyd, surrounded by the words “But we can hear you”.
below: A poser bunny
below: RIP Jamal Francique by bubzart (aka Bubzlitto Brigante). Jamal was shot by Peel Region police earlier this year.
below: A portrait of James Baldwin (1924-1987) painted by Phillip Saunders. Baldwin was an American writer and activist.
below: A large paste up by Adeyemi Adegbesan
below: Leyland Adams painted this portrait of Malcolm X.
“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom.
All you have to be is an intelligent human.”
as I walk Toronto 