YPSILANTI, me. – Celebrate Saturday June 10th with the unveiling of two new Black Lives Matter murals in downtown Ypsilanti.
From 11 a.m. community members can listen to live music, learn dance steps and shop at local suppliers.
The celebration will take place in the parking lot behind Puffer Reds on West Michigan Avenue, next to one of the new murals on South Washington Street.
In early June, community members gathered to create two 60 meter high murals in different parts of downtown Ypsilanti.
Black Lives Matter’s first mural stretches across South Washington Street between Ferris Street and Michigan Avenue. The second is at the entrance to Riverside Park on Cross Street.
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Each light yellow set is made up of 6-foot letters stenciled by muralist Barney Judge for the project.
During Saturday and Sunday, 5-6. June, about 80 volunteers were working on the project, Trische ‘Duckworth said via email.
The project was led by Duckworth and the co-leader of the Ypsi BLM Street Mural Project, Trevor Stone.
Material and color were donated by community members and Ypsi Ace Hardware. According to social media posts, money was also raised to bring the streets into better condition before the murals were painted.
The project is working towards a target of $ 25,000 to meet expected and unexpected expenses.
Donations are still accepted and can be sent to Duckworth via CashApp, PayPal, or by mail.
Discussions are in progress about similar murals of Black Lives Matter in Ann Arbor.
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“We met with the Ann Arbor Art Commission in hopes of doing murals in Ann Arbor. They were involved in the project, ”said Duckworth, who is also the executive director of Survivors Speak, a nonprofit that has organized several social justice protests and networks in the Washtenaw district.
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