Bay Area museums reach beneath the surface for Black History Month
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Feb 02, 2021
If you've taken a stroll down Fulton Street anytime since this past June, odds are you've seen the bold yellow letters reading "Black Lives Matter." A collaborative effort between the African American Art and Culture Complex and the Bay Area Mural Program, the community-made street art spans several blocks—you can't miss it.
The slogan for the Black Liberation Movement is everywhere lately. From T-shirts to email signatures, the once-radical phrase is now plastered on nearly every surface. As Black History Month is here, I find myself wondering, as cultural critic and author of