{"id":8953,"date":"2017-02-07T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T10:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/?p=8953"},"modified":"2022-12-06T11:26:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T11:26:30","slug":"black-history-month-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/black-history-month-art\/","title":{"rendered":"#GivingTuesday Roundup: 40 Artists Leveraging Their Art To Commemorate Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since 1976, February is observed as the &#8220;Black History Month&#8221; in America. While the black community of U.S. has never ceased to be a victim of racial profiling and prejudice, Three years ago, the #BlackLivesMatter movement was born after the unwarranted and brutal deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Trayvon Martin, stemming from decades of disregard and injustice. As the movement took root to defend the lives of the Black community and speak up against the bashful injustice and incompetence of the forces, it planted seeds in the minds of the artists. From those seeds sprung the images of empowerment, hope, fear, and outrage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:40px; margin-bottom:40px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/logos\/search?utm_source=black-history-month-art&amp;utm_medium=topbutton&amp;utm_campaign=ctatracking\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cta-button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Logo Maker Tool<\/a><\/div>\n<p>In the moments following such grave travesties, words often  fail to express the anger, shock, and despair a person might experience. That\u2019s  where art comes into play. Artists took to streets and the social media to  share images for support for the movement and the Black community in general,  long with impassioned calls for action and justice. In order to commemorate the  black history month, let\u2019s take a look at some of the most outstanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/10-designers-who-inspired-social-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>designers  who inspired social change<\/strong><\/a> and helped the movement reach unprecedented  heights:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Dolly Li<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly Li\" title=\"Dolly Li\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8956\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li-308x300.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Dolly-Li-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/dollyli.com\/portfolio\/black-lives-matter-illustrations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Dollyli.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera illustrator&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dollyli\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dolly Li<\/strong><\/a> was  a resident of Oakland during the #BLM protests in the aftermath of the  unfortunate Ferguson incident. One night, she stood facing the riot cops,  petrified and questioning how much worse the situation could have been if she  were a young black man, facing an unyielding police line, demanding justice.  She felt an emotional pull to create the imagery, diligently calculating and  planning out every small detail, from choosing a suitable color palette to  portray a suit of silhouettes to balancing out an exceptionally&nbsp;charged  color, such as red. #BlackLivesMatter&nbsp;cannot simply be condensed down to a  few heart-wrenching words on a piece of paper, intended for an American  audience fully proficient in English; we need so much more than&nbsp;that as a  society.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Bedelyn Dabel<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel.jpg\" alt=\"Bedelyn Dabel\" title=\"Bedelyn Dabel\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8957\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bedelyn-Dabel-726x1024.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/45182969\/I-HAD-A-DREAM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Behance\/Bedelyn Dabel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For an artist who seeks to empower different cultures and  embrace diversity, this striking illustration of Martin Luther King Jr. by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/Bedelyn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bedelyn Dabel<\/strong><\/a> perfectly sums up  everything the #BLM campaigns have been trying to convey; Black people have  dreams, aspirations, and hopes just like their fairer counterparts, until they  were all ruthlessly trampled upon. &nbsp;In an attempt to look back at the  Civil Rights Movement and to MLK himself and compare it to the brutality of  today, the illustration draws upon the public speech delivered by the American  civil rights activist&nbsp;Martin Luther King Jr., named \u201cI have a dream\u201d, in  which he called for an end to racism in the U.S. and demanded civil and  economic rights. Did his dream die with him?<\/p>\n<h2>3. Alim Smith<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alim-Smith.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alim-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"Alim Smith\" title=\"Alim Smith\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8958\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alim-Smith.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alim-Smith-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHANKRRyxU2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram\/YesterdayNite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yesterdaynightl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alim  Smith<\/strong><\/a> protests against the supposed  quandary of&nbsp;whether \u201call lives matter\u201d, versus taking up the cause for the  preservation of&nbsp;\u2018black\u2019 lives specifically. Smith argues that \u201cAll\u201d lives  aren\u2019t endangered here, while Black lives are being mass targeted ruthlessly.  Artworks for #BLM, like the one above, give a visual identity to America\u2019s  historic bigotry against&nbsp;its black residents promoting stereotypes of  danger, criminality, and violence.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Jamal Tyler Nyanyo<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jamal-Tyler-Nyanyo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jamal-Tyler-Nyanyo.jpg\" alt=\"Jamal Tyler Nyanyo\" title=\"Jamal Tyler Nyanyo\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8959\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jamal-Tyler-Nyanyo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jamal-Tyler-Nyanyo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jamal-Tyler-Nyanyo-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/blacklivesmatter.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">BlackLivesMatter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This potent illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/jamaltyler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jamal Tyler Nyanyo<\/strong><\/a> perfectly sums up everything the #BLM campaign seeks to promote. Black people are human, yet they are judged, ridiculed, abused, mocked, and their innocent lives taken in vain. This Ad tears at the heart by depicting everything the Black community feels and yearns for others to see. The monotone color palette serves to depict the severity of the message and the hand-lettered typography perfectly echoes the heart-felt words of the message.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Allan Andre<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre.jpg\" alt=\"Allan Andre\" title=\"Allan Andre\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8960\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Allan-Andre-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: Black Lives Matter-Ottawa Coalition<\/p>\n<p>In order to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement as a  whole, and honor the spirit and life that was taken too soon, artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/art_life_andre\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Allan Andre<\/strong><\/a> painted this  inspiring mural of Sandra Bland in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The heart-wrenching  mural is painted on a public and legal graffiti wall, which was noted for an  incidence in which the phrase \u201cBlack Lives Matter&#8221; was erased off it by a  bunch of graffiti artists who couldn\u2019t stand a socially relevant message  covering up their work. While a simple message wasn\u2019t construed as art by them,  this beautifully painted mural offers a sharp retort.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Nadia Hannah<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah.jpg\" alt=\"Nadia Hannah\" title=\"Nadia Hannah\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8961\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nadia-Hannah-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/40611531\/BlackLivesMatter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Behance\/Nadia Hannah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This deeply meaningful illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/nhnnh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nadia Hannah<\/strong><\/a> incorporates driving slogans  and heart-rending questions that challenge everything wrong with the world  today. The illustration outlines one of many rallies for the #BLM  campaign viewed on a tablet device, with banners inscribed with powerful  slogans held up high. Artwork like this allows people across the globe to earnestly&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2014\/04\/grieving-in-public-tragedy-on-social-media\/360788\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>connect in moments of grief<\/strong><\/a>, no matter how fleeting the  connection is.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>7. Chris Kindred<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Kindred\" title=\"Chris Kindred\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8962\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Chris-Kindred-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/chriskindred.tumblr.com\/image\/147098710199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr\/ Chris Kindred<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itskindred\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chris  Kindred<\/strong><\/a> was a college student when he was  eventually depleted of the emotional strength to attend every demonstration  around his campus in Richmond. In an attempt to empower and uplift those on the  ground, he designed \u201cspeak up!\u201d which fueled him with the energy&nbsp;he needed  to contest racism \u201cat face value at every single turn.\u201d The charcoal  illustration of a hand, ringed with splatters of blood, with the negative  spaces forming an open mouth speaking out, is a call to stand against justice  instead of cowering in fear.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Jada Cash<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash.jpg\" alt=\"Jada Cash\" title=\"Jada Cash\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8963\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jada-Cash-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/36822691\/Digital-illustration-Black-Lives-Matter-Magazine-cover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Jada Cash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/jadacash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jada  Cash<\/strong><\/a> designed the cover for Time, in which she  attempted to \u201cbreak the cycle of violence and silence\u201d. The image of a black  woman, with her mouth covered in duct tape, portrays the helplessness of the  Black community when it comes to safeguarding their lives and the right to  speak out. The slogan \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d is highlighted in red over a yellow  barricade strip to command immediate attention and to depict the gravity of the  message. In addition, the chain of barrier strips over the background, insinuates  at the proliferation of crimes committed against the Black community.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Tomashi Jackson<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson.jpg\" alt=\"Tomashi Jackson\" title=\"Tomashi Jackson\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8964\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson-763x1024.jpg 763w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tomashi-Jackson-335x450.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacktiltongallery.com\/artists\/jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tilton Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomashi_ashi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tomashi Jackson<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;plays a vital role in Simone  Leigh&#8217;s&nbsp;\u201cBlack Women Artists for Black Lives Matter\u201d. She is involved in  plenty of street and political activism. For her project titled \u201cDajerria\u201d, she  studied Josef Albers\u2019 writings dating back to the early 1960s, and attempted to  conjecture comparisons to the civil rights movement. All the images featured  over the project are drawn from the landmark court decisions and police-brutality  cases from the civil rights movement, while the color palette is all albers.  For instance, the \u201cMcKinney Pool Party\u201d case alludes to the Texas pool party  incidence in 2015, where a bikini clad black teenage girl was restrained on the  ground on account of racism.<\/p>\n<h2>10.\tMariosupa<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa.jpg\" alt=\"Mariosupa\" title=\"Mariosupa\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8965\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Mariosupa-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/shots\/2827069-Black-lives-matter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dribbble\/Mariosupa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The potent image by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMariosupa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mariosupa<\/strong><\/a> illustrates  the anatomy of a black man, with fist held high in a gesture of  acknowledgement. The image is further reinforced with the slogan, Black Lives  Matter. The contrast of red and black seeks to lend gravity to this illustration  and delineates the fact that white or black, we are all made of the same  material!<\/p>\n<h2>11. CorDarius Curtis<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis.jpg\" alt=\"CorDarius Curtis\" title=\"CorDarius Curtis\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8966\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/CorDarius-Curtis-724x1024.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/44726599\/Black-Lives-Matter-Campaign\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/CorDarius Curtis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this strong illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/cordariuslfbe9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>CorDarius Curtis<\/strong><\/a>, the artist twists the classic \u201cwhy did the chicken cross  the road\u201d jest to portray a stark reality. The illustration conveys an  important message; racial profiling isn\u2019t a joke! The AD is a direct protest  against the brutality of our forces and their prejudice against their black  charges.&nbsp; The message is further  strengthen by the reflection of a black innocent child in the police officer\u2019s  sunglasses!<\/p>\n<h2>12.\tAndrea Levy<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Levy\" title=\"Andrea Levy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8967\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy-768x1299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Andrea-Levy-605x1024.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/andrea-levy\/index.ssf\/2014\/08\/andrea_levys_opinion_art.html#incart_river_index\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Cleveland.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cPortrait of Michael Brown\u201d&nbsp;created for the  Cleveland Plain&nbsp;Dealer is an illustrated opinion&nbsp;piece by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/levyart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andrea Levy<\/strong><\/a>. The artist was so deeply  impacted by the police shootings that in her own sense of endless futility, she  realized she couldn\u2019t even begin to image it from the perspective of the victims.  After all, how could she possibly relate? In a deep moment of melancholy, Michael&nbsp;Brown  became a poster child for her! She aspired to capture a sober observation with  this image, which was a \u201clack of identity\u201d. The image is a silhouette with a few  accompanying words. A portrait of a young black man in America for whom the  general public doesn\u2019t even bother to define context, history, or features,  unless there is controversy, crime, or fame involved. The crude outline looks  intimidating at a glance, but is actually the depiction of our society\u2019s most  susceptible and vulnerable citizen facing overwhelming odds.<\/p>\n<h2>13.\tCraig Wards<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards.jpg\" alt=\"Craig Wards\" title=\"Craig Wards\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8968\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Craig-Wards-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/40543895\/Painted-Typography\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Craig Ward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This powerful image by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrCraigWard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Craig Wards<\/strong><\/a> immortalizes a dark message in white text to amplify the meaning of the  deep words. The crude lettering and the melancholy palette directly reflects  the condition of one of the most vulnerable communities in the U.S; the African  Americans.<\/p>\n<h2>14.\tRohanie Lucero<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rohanie-Lucero.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rohanie-Lucero.jpg\" alt=\"Rohanie Lucero\" title=\"Rohanie Lucero\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8969\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rohanie-Lucero.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Rohanie-Lucero-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/36871787\/Illustrations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Rohanie Lucero<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever since the #BLM campaign sprung up, another campaign  titled \u201call lives matter\u201d has been clamoring to take its place. The  illustration by artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tinydoodlefists\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rohanie  Lucero<\/strong><\/a> depicts a pencil-eraser, engraved with \u201cAll  Lives Matter\u201d, wiping away the one last hope for the Black community to stand  for justice and a place in society.<\/p>\n<h2>15.\tFaysal Boukari<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Faysal-Boukari.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Faysal-Boukari.jpg\" alt=\"Faysal Boukari\" title=\"Faysal Boukari\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8970\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Faysal-Boukari.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Faysal-Boukari-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/21769385\/Black-Lives-Matter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Faysal le Karibou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order to portray the fact that African Americans are true  patriotic Americans in spirit, this powerful illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lkaribou\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Faysal Boukari<\/strong>,<\/a> represent a  man with his eyes gouged out, apparently in an act of violence, clad in a star  spangled attire. No matter how hard the prejudiced white community wishes to  alienate their black neighbors, the Black community is truly American in  essence.<\/p>\n<h2>16.\tHakeem Dixon<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon.jpg\" alt=\"Hakeem Dixon\" title=\"Hakeem Dixon\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8971\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon-500x178.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Hakeem-Dixon-1120x400.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/32394343\/Black-Lives-Matter-Shirts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Hakeem Dixon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The powerful range of T-Shirts by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/Hakd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hakeem Dixon<\/strong><\/a> proudly  flaunts the slogan, \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d over the front, and a separate excerpt  from the diary of a black victim on the back. The heart-wrenching incidents  incurred by a common Black person in America, ingrained deeply in his daily  routine, is a true eye opener. A brilliant move by Hakeem Dixon, in an  attempt to make their sorrows known to all and sundry and to open our eyes to  the everyday woes of the Black community.<\/p>\n<h2>17.\tLincoln Rivera<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera.jpg\" alt=\"Lincoln Rivera\" title=\"Lincoln Rivera\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8972\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lincoln-Rivera-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: Twitter\/Ilegal_Prod<\/p>\n<p>The potent illustration by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ilegal_Prod\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lincoln Rivera<\/strong><\/a> depicts a woe-stricken Black man, sitting against a  fire-blazed backdrop, asking for help and recognition by holding up a \u201cBlack  Lives Matter\u201d banner in his hand. The illustration articulates a strong message; our Black Community is slowly extinguishing and each fallen hero is a silent plea for mercy.<\/p>\n<h2>18.\tRaphael Jiya<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya.jpg\" alt=\"Raphael Jiya\" title=\"Raphael Jiya\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8973\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Raphael-Jiya-424x300.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZa1WlHHknw\/?taken-by=raphaeljiya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram\/raphaeljiya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The illustration by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raphaeljiya\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Raphael Jiya<\/strong><\/a> articulates more  than what meets the eye. The hand shooting the bullets and the gun itself is  made up of the images of the fallen black heroes. Instead of bullets, the gun  is churning out the people it has brutally murdered. <u><\/u><\/p>\n<h2>19.\tCarly Larsson<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carly-Larsson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carly-Larsson.jpg\" alt=\"Carly Larsson\" title=\"Carly Larsson\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8974\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carly-Larsson.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carly-Larsson-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/carlylarsson.com\/eric-garner-protest-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">CarlyLarsson.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a grand jury refused to impeach the NYPD officer who  killed Eric Garner, artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlylarsson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Carly  Larsson<\/strong><\/a> drew an image in New York City\u2019s  Foley Square, to capture the energy and mood and record the ongoing protest on  location. She even immortalized the protest banners and slogans, and the  outrage of the mob to perfection.<\/p>\n<h2>20.\tTes One<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tes-One.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tes-One.jpg\" alt=\"Tes One\" title=\"Tes One\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8975\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tes-One.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tes-One-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1xrun.com\/runs\/Stand_Our_Ground_-_Screen_Print\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">1xrun.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In reaction to Trayvon Martin\u2019s death and the inability of  the state to indict his murderer, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tesone\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tes  One<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>felt it his duty to suppress any hesitation  he was personally feeling and call out the injustice. The message, \u201cStand Our  Ground\u201d is all that mattered. This was the first time the artist felt deeply  compelled to leverage his art to address a social issue such as this one  publicly.<\/p>\n<h2>21.\tMichael D\u2019Antuono<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono.jpg\" alt=\"Michael D Antuono\" title=\"Michael D Antuono\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8976\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Michael-D\u2019Antuono-379x300.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DAntuonoArt\/photos\/a.238363812880072.51947.181734831876304\/1433331503383291\/?type=3&amp;theater\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\/DAntuonoArt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the Trayvon Martin case and the utter  ruthlessness of it, this painting, titled \u201cA tale of Two Hoodies\u201d by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artandresponse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Michael D\u2019Antuono<\/strong><\/a>, denotes the travesty of racially profiling innocent  and guilt free children, by illustrating an exchange between two hooded  individuals; a kid offering a bag of sweeties and receiving bullets in exchange  by a nameless police officer, against a backdrop set by the American flag. The  Painting is a perfect depiction of how present-day prejudices affect policy!<\/p>\n<h2>22.\tKendrick Daye<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kendrick-Daye.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kendrick-Daye.jpg\" alt=\"Kendrick Daye\" title=\"Kendrick Daye\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8977\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kendrick-Daye.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kendrick-Daye-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Kendrick-Daye-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/images.huffingtonpost.com\/2016-02-16-1455665364-1029124-20162_Political_Prisoner_KendrickDayewithwire_WEB.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HuffingtonPost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The powerful illustration by artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kendrickdaye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kendrick Daye<\/strong><\/a> depicts a black fist, chained to barbed wires and  held by shackles. The Slogan of \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d is inscribed over the  shackles, with the lettering denoting more bounds and restraints.<\/p>\n<h2>23. Sandra Khalifa<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sandra-Khalifa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sandra-Khalifa.jpg\" alt=\"Sandra Khalifa\" title=\"Sandra Khalifa\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8978\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sandra-Khalifa.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sandra-Khalifa-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Sandra-Khalifa-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/art.blacklivesmatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/2016-2_EmploymentHousing_Sandra-Khalifa-WEB.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Art.BlackLivesMatter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Black Futures Month uplifts the right to employment and  housing for all African Americans residing in the U.S. This illustration by the  wonderful artist <a href=\"https:\/\/wagingnonviolence.org\/2014\/09\/bold-design-helping-birth-new-civil-rights-movement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sandra Khalifa<\/strong><\/a> offers another perspective to the #BLM campaign by  representing a rally echoing an important fact; Black lives are worth more!  Shelter and employment are basic human rights and the Black community shouldn\u2019t  be deprived of them at any cost.<\/p>\n<h2>24.\tAlyssa Etoile<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alyssa-Etoile.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alyssa-Etoile.jpg\" alt=\"Alyssa Etoile\" title=\"Alyssa Etoile\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8979\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alyssa-Etoile.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alyssa-Etoile-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/alyssaosasere.tumblr.com\/post\/147298418555\/etoilearts-blacklivesmatter-black-futures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Tumblr\/Alyssa Etoile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This powerful illustration by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alyssaosasere\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alyssa  Etoile<\/strong><\/a> contests the right to vote for the African American community of the U.S. As  legal citizens of the U.S, their votes count and their voices matter; something  the white community often fails to remember.<\/p>\n<h2>25.\tNina Chanel Abney<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nina-Chanel-Abney.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nina-Chanel-Abney.jpg\" alt=\"Nina Chanel Abney\" title=\"Nina Chanel Abney\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8980\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nina-Chanel-Abney.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nina-Chanel-Abney-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nina-Chanel-Abney-351x300.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/payload8.cargocollective.com\/1\/1\/53086\/2465507\/NinaChanelAbneyWhat96x11222-min_1000_1000.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NinaChanel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninachanel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nina Chanel  Abney<\/strong><\/a> is renowned for creating abstract paintings that scrutinize and  question the relationship between the minority communities and the police  officers, and will continue to do so until she sees progress. Her works talk  about the \u201cnow\u201d, and will continue to be until her dream of U.S becoming a safe  haven for the black community, is realized.<\/p>\n<h2>26.\tTiffany Lenoi Jones<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tiffany-Lenoi-Jones.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tiffany-Lenoi-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Tiffany Lenoi Jones\" title=\"Tiffany Lenoi Jones\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8981\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tiffany-Lenoi-Jones.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tiffany-Lenoi-Jones-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Tiffany-Lenoi-Jones-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/tlcbytlj.com\/2016\/02\/08\/healing-the-past-present-for-the-future-a-tlcbytlj-black-lives-matter-collaboration\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">tlcbytlj.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wonderful painting by <a href=\"http:\/\/teachlearnchange.tumblr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tiffany Lenoi Jones<\/strong><\/a> depicts the black community in a moment of peace and  reprieve, in which they have the leverage to heal their past, present, and  future, and nurture the wounds left over by decades of prejudice.<\/p>\n<h2>27.\tLangston Allston<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston.jpg\" alt=\"Langston Allston\" title=\"Langston Allston\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8982\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston-768x731.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Langston-Allston-315x300.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIXUW7bBdGx\/?taken-by=langstonallston\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram\/langstonallston<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of&nbsp;Alton Sterling&#8217;s unfortunate death, people  all over the country mourned another in a seemingly-never-ending series of  unwarranted police shootings of the black community. Throngs took to the  streets in protest, while others grieved and reflected in solitude. Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/langstonallston?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Langston Allston<\/strong><\/a> , on the other hand, started painting. Allston  hitched a ride to Baton Rouge in Louisiana, when he heard about Alton Sterling.  There, he picked up a paintbrush to play his part in the city&#8217;s healing and  anguish, and commemorate a striking and heart wrenching chapter in history.<\/p>\n<h2>28.\tAlexandra Svokos<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos.jpg\" alt=\"Alexandra Svokos\" title=\"Alexandra Svokos\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8983\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Alexandra-Svokos-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/imgix.elitedaily.com\/elite-daily\/2016\/07\/16033143\/black-america-art-rock-the-vote.jpg?w=640&amp;fit=max&amp;auto=format&amp;q=70\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EliteDaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asvokos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alexandra  Svokos<\/strong><\/a> denotes in his illustration how it is like  to be a Black man in the U.S.in the current chaotic era. Even free, innocent,  law-abiding members of the community are so frequently construed as guilty in  the eyes of the public and the police forces, that it becomes a part of their  identity.<\/p>\n<h2>29.\tAmerican Queen TJD<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ.jpg\" alt=\"American Queen TJD\" title=\"American Queen TJD\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8984\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/American-Queen-TDJ-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanqueentjd.com\/art\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">American Queen TJD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/americanqueentjd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>American Queen TJD<\/strong><\/a> has created a series of inspiring  paintings, each depicting the chaotic state of the Black community in the U.S.  and incorporating impactful messages. The kaleidoscope of conflicting colors  and the disfigured crowned images embody an essential concept; empowering the  Black community residing in America.<\/p>\n<h2>30.\tCurt Merlo<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo.jpg\" alt=\"Curt Merlo\" title=\"Curt Merlo\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8985\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo-308x300.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Curt-Merlo-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtmerlo.com\/personal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">curtmerlo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artists vary in their manner of drawing inspiration. For  artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curtmerlo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Curt Merlo<\/strong><\/a>, sitting quietly and deeply contemplating a subject  matter for long time periods, much like a form of meditation, helps him in understanding  the situation and the feelings that lie at the bottom of these issues. Merlo  designed this illustration in 2015, when the murmuring regarding the rising  black&nbsp;voices in America was all anybody talked about. Outrage and protests  was wide spread, causing the Black Lives&nbsp;Matter movement to spread like  wildfire. This illustration was an attempt to capture that excitement, the  palpable energy, and the hope he heard in&nbsp;people\u2019s voices.<\/p>\n<h2>31.\tNikki Pressley<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nikki-Pressley.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nikki-Pressley.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Pressley\" title=\"Nikki Pressley\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8986\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nikki-Pressley.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Nikki-Pressley-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/blacklivesmatter.tumblr.com\/post\/140237683875\/black-futures-month-celebrates-black-economies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Tumblr\/BlackLivesMatter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Black history Month also celebrates Black Economies and  requests the government to support black businesses. This poster design by the  artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thequietwalk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nikki Pressley<\/strong><\/a> features a professional design, with a neat layout, and a  depiction of various Black businesses that are in need of funding.<\/p>\n<h2>32.\tKatie Wohl<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Wohl\" title=\"Katie Wohl\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8987\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Katie-Wohl-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/52421b15e4b0b7f5259fb9fc\/5696a94a40667ada32187682\/573b445340261d95040851c5\/1463501911584\/15889195_13150856-tsrww127_flp1.jpg?format=750w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram\/KatieWohl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AKWohl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Katie Wohl<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s range of T-shirts, titled \u201cBlack Lives Matter &#8211;  Black Voices,\u201d drew inspiration from the grief and frustration the artist  experienced after Darrell Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department killed Michael  Brown in cold blood. After decades of witnessing havoc wreaked on the black  community by the vigilantes, security guards, and police officers, she realized  that art has become an important outlet to contribute. Thus, she created art  that might act as a therapeutic vehicle for herself, garner attention from  those who remained blind to the institutional and structural issues of racism  in America, and resonate with a larger community of people trying to play an  active role in solving the problems of the society. All the proceeds from her  spectacular collection go to the National Police Accountability Project.<\/p>\n<h2>33.\tAaron Hodge Greenberg Silver<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Aaron-Hodge-Greenberg-Silver.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Aaron-Hodge-Greenberg-Silver.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Hodge Greenberg Silver\" title=\"Aaron Hodge Greenberg Silver\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8988\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Aaron-Hodge-Greenberg-Silver.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Aaron-Hodge-Greenberg-Silver-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a>Image: <a href=\"http:\/\/artistaviv.com\/artwork\/black-lives-matter-wrapped-in-a-tallit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">artistaviv.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the horrible week in July when Alton Sterling and Philando  Castille were murdered in cold blood, Minnesota-based graphic designer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artistaviv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aaron Hodge Greenberg Silver<\/strong><\/a>, crafted  paper cut out of the slogan \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d on&nbsp;an open Tallis, which  people went crazy over. By wrapping the all-too-known text in a Jewish prayer  shawl, to tie it to a central Judaism\u2019s ethical&nbsp;tenets, the artist hints  at the seriousness and the surreal gravity of the message. The&nbsp;black on  white incisions are reminiscent of the apocryphal stories about how the Ten  Commandments were carved completely through the stone or written on stone in  black fire. This stunning work of craftsmanship is a powerful design element.<\/p>\n<h2>34.\tMillisa Jackson<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson.jpg\" alt=\"Millisa Jackson\" title=\"Millisa Jackson\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8989\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Millisa-Jackson-500x198.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/millijack.com\/t-shirt-design-black-lives-matter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">millijack.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The impactful design by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/millijax\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Millisa Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, stresses the fact that the Black Community has rights and  the right to be treated accordingly, through an illustration of black hands,  inscribed over with the basic human rights; which by extension apply to the  black community as well. The artist has also designed T-shirts to support the  #BlackLivesMatter campaign. The hand-lettered typography infuse the design with  a humanly element, appealing to the emotions of the masses.<\/p>\n<h2>35.\tLindsey Lewers<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsey Lewers\" title=\"Lindsey Lewers\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8990\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers-768x1233.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lindsey-Lewers-638x1024.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/38110447\/Black-Lives-Matter-Poster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Lindsey Lewers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The amazingly creative design by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/lindseylewers.deviantart.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Lindsey Lewers<\/strong><\/a>, leverages a practicing  board to stress the fact that it is by no means OK to murder an innocent Black  person.<\/p>\n<h2>36.\tRichie Aguilar<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar.jpg\" alt=\"Richie Aguilar\" title=\"Richie Aguilar\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8991\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar-391x300.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Richie-Aguilar-650x500.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/45268889\/Black-Lives-Matter-Posters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Behance\/Richie Aguilar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/r7a7a7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Richie  Aguilar<\/strong><\/a> has designed  a series of impactful posters to remonstrate against the unlawful prejudice  against the Black community of the U.S. and contribute towards the betterment  of their condition. In one poster, an innocent little kid is being taught to  keep his Hands up, written on the board next to his ABC\u2019s. More potent in the  image is the reflection of the small kid; a silhouette delineating the American  Flag. All black individuals are patriotic citizens of America, and the murder  of innocent people shall never be tolerated.<\/p>\n<h2>37.\tCarson Ellis<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carson-Ellis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carson-Ellis.jpg\" alt=\"Carson Ellis\" title=\"Carson Ellis\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8992\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carson-Ellis.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Carson-Ellis-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfellis\/status\/542764249378861056?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter\/Carson Ellis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfellis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Carson Ellis<\/strong><\/a> was so deeply affected by the  decision of the Grand Jury that he sifted through the database of  police killings that resulted in severe fatalities of unarmed&nbsp;African  Americans. The artist chose 20 of them and read everything about them in order  to illustrate them and commemorate their bravery. The stark reality of the  killings made her confront some very hard truths about being white in America  and being black in America. While she was never oblivious to the existence of  racism in the U.S., she is now overwhelmed by the magnitude&nbsp;of it.<\/p>\n<h2>38.\tAdri\u00e0 Fruit\u00f3s<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s.jpg\" alt=\"Adri\u00e0 Fruit\u00f3s\" title=\"Adri\u00e0 Fruit\u00f3s\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8993\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Adri\u00e0-Fruit\u00f3s-427x300.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.adriafruitos.com\/the-washington-post\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">adriafruitos.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adriafruitos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Adri\u00e0  Fruit\u00f3s<\/strong><\/a> turned the bullet bursting forth from the weapon of a police  officer as a symbol of fatal error and horror. Every bullet that bereaves a  Black family is a symbol of shame and a stain upon the integrity of the laws of  the country.<\/p>\n<h2>39.\tYashua Klos<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yashua-Klos.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yashua-Klos.jpg\" alt=\"Yashua Klos\" title=\"Yashua Klos\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8994\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yashua-Klos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yashua-Klos-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Yashua-Klos-768x958.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbasel.com\/catalog\/artwork\/46222\/Yashua-Klos-Red-Like-Lightning\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art Basel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Artwork created by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashuared\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Yashua Klos<\/strong><\/a> is very personal  to him. It drives from his experience as a black man and his incriminating racial  identity. Growing up on the outskirts of Chicago, the artist has a knack for pulling  imagery from his surroundings, such as streets and bricks from buildings, and  leveraging them in his designs. In his artwork above, the black male, police,  and violence all come together to form a tableau.<\/p>\n<h2>40.\tLmponie<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lmponie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lmponie.jpg\" alt=\"Lmponie\" title=\"Lmponie\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8995\" width=\"570\" height=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lmponie.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.designmantic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Lmponie-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nImage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/xJ7YulpPY4\/?taken-by=lmnopimaize\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram\/lmnopimaize<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This amazing painting by the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/lmnopi.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lmponie<\/strong><\/a> is another in a great  series he had been working on since the murder of Mike Brown. Being a street  artist, he had been making work on paper and wheatpasting it on Brooklyn doorways.  His paintings often bought him face to face with the people whose kids he had  been painting, and he found a way to connect with those families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you suggest any  more amazing artists whose contributions to the #BLM movement have been  fruitful? Do let us know in the comments below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since 1976, February is observed as the &#8220;Black History Month&#8221; in America. 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