#BlackLivesMatter

SARA BARNES

People across the world are reacting to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Those creatively inclined are responding in the way they know best: art. Artists and illustrators are creating portraits of Floyd as a way to honor his life while condemning the way in which he was killed. And on a larger scale, they are highlighting the unequal justice and police brutality that black people face on a daily basis.

The tribute art to Floyd is ever-growing on Instagram and in public as murals, and it touches on many feelings no matter where it is seen. There is sorrow that the 46-year-old man died too soon and there is also anger that Floyd is far from the first black man to be killed. From these emotions, there is also a feeling that we, as a society, must act to dismantle the systemic racism that allows such atrocities to happen.[…]

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