Black Lives Matter street mural | |
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Year | 2020 (2020) |
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Coordinates | 39°06′16″N 84°31′08″W / 39.1044°N 84.5188°W / 39.1044; -84.5188 |
A "Black Lives Matter" street mural has been painted in Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
The mural appears on Plum Street between Eighth and Ninth streets.[2]
Black Art Speaks, ArtsWave, and ArtWorks painted the mural in front of the Cincinnati City Hall in June 2020.[3][4]
Plans for a $118,000 restoration were confirmed in June 2021.[5][6][7] Black Art Speaks completed the restoration.[8] City manager Paula Boggs Muething recommended using $250,000 in federal stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan to fund the project.[9] Cincinnati City Council approved spending $125,000.[10] Some streets were closed during the renovation.[11] A block party was held on the site.[12]