The 'Black Lives Matter' mural near the White House has inspired street paintings across the US.
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The 'Black Lives Matter' mural near the White House has inspired street paintings across the US. Is it enough to bring change?
A massive 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' mural painted on the street leading to the White House captured the world's attention last week — an eye-opening visual that, remarkably, is large enough to show up on satellite images.
It also captured the imagination of artists, community activists and local officials across the nation seeking ways to express themselves in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned his knee to Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.
In Raleigh, North Carolina, a group of residents painted 'End Racism Now' in large, bright yellow letters on Sunday in front of the Contemporary Art Museum.
Charman Driver, a community activist and museum board member who led the effort, told USA TODAY on Monday that she was inspired by the street art in Washington. She originally wanted to paint the mural in front of the state capitol to demand the removal of Confederate monuments near the building.
"This ongoing glorification of the Confederacy, especially here in the south, through memorials on public property, just has to end," Driver said.
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