JilChristina Vest never intended to have a mural this big on the side of her house. They drove the vans, Vest says. They fed the kids, they printed the paper. They were the editors. They were the teachers. They literally did everything.
After the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Vest wanted to create something to bring her joy. I didn t want to memorialize things that had been done to us, Vest says. I wanted to find a way to honor what it looks like when we do things for ourselves when we fight for our liberation.
The mural was the result. It highlights the women of the Black Panther Party who provided food, education, health care and more in local black communities.
West Oakland Mural first to honor Women of the Black Panther Party
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Black History Month: West Oakland Mural first to honor Women of the Black Panther Party
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