Amplifying black voices and encouraging meaningful conversation around the liberation of black lives

One way we do this is by transforming boarded up store fronts and walls into protest messages throughout Los Angeles

Founded by

Poet and Teaching Artist, Natalie Patterson & Artist and Muralist, Allison Kunath

Curated by

Poet and Teaching Artist, Natalie Patterson

Bringing voices that need to be heard to neighborhoods that need to hear them

 

Featured Murals

 
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Coates

Location: Lawson Fenning

 
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Morrison + Tutu

Location: Croft House

 
 

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Bell Hooks, helping us find the sweet spot in teachable moments: “For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to beli
Number 11. We went residential on this one. Corrugation conquered! Shout out to our amazing team for putting in hours on this one! Have you made your support of black lives known in your neighborhood?
Our first permanent piece!!!!! #madeforyou
Elliot at Whimsy and Row. There are only a few white voices in our curated list of quotes. Jane Elliot was important to include. She has been doing anti-racism work since the late 1960’s. Her website has a wealth of information and resources.
Edmonds at @owlvenice. Besides seeing my own work on walls, THIS is the most meaningful to me. 😭😭@arianneedmonds is a sister to this city. Her family should be considered black royalty in LA. Her great great grandfather founded “The Liberato
Patterson at The Butcher’s Daughter. Natalie: this is the first wall I couldn’t be there for the installation. I was holding space for black folks with @_beamorg through Heart Space. After, @allisonkunath sent these beautiful pictures. M
Today we headed to Abbot Kinney. We gathered a few volunteers, painted and really discussed race in a America. At each site we talk. Sometimes it’s with strangers walking by, our friends that pull up or just with each other. Each conversation i
Over and over again until the world doesn’t need such an obvious reminder #madeforyou
@natalieispoetry artfully and intentionally curated the list of quotes that our brand partners choose from when they jump on board and @lululemon asked for words by her at 4 of their LA locations - the first went up yesterday! #madeforyou