Going back to the end of May in 2020, the United Kingdom was in the middle of one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. Meanwhile, across the ocean in America, a social awakening was happening. The "Black Lives Matter" movement had begun to bring the awareness of prejudice and social injustice. Several murals across London had been painted along the same lines, which I managed to photograph as soon as the lockdowns ended and as soon as I was able to get out. I obviously was unable to capture everything, but here are a few photographs of some of the murals painted. Additionally, one of the murals I'd already posted up with street artist's Zabou's mural here: Racism is a Virus.
The above mural appeared on Great Eastern street and is mainly typography sreet art. I am unsure who painted it.
Street artist David Speed, who has been painting many murals in pink neon style across east London for the past couple of years, painted the words "I can't breathe" on a gate across from Shoreditch High Street station. Unfortunately, this was the best photograph I could get before it was tagged over. On my first visit, it was blocked with a white van that would not move. On the second visit, the colour had faded a lot more, and it was being blocked by a motorcycle.
Street artist Pegasus, who has been painting paste-ups and social concern street art in London for the past many years, created a mural on a wall around Redchurch street: "I'll tell you what freedom is to me: No fear."
On Brick Lane, the railway bridge was painted in big and bold letters "United against racism".
The above mural was painted as a memorial to Ebow Graham.
Located near Great Eagle Street behind Brick Lane is a grafitti "BLM".
Last, but not least, is one of the favourites of this time that I discovered in Allen Gardens. It is a very gold "I can't breathe" along the wall here, and you can't miss it.
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