North Carolina City Where Andrew Brown Jr. was killed Backs Black Lives Matter Mural
Black Lives Matter painted on a Washington, D.C., street (Image: Twitter)
Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, was killed in April by a sheriff’s deputy in Elizabeth City, N.C. The town is now asking artists to pitch ideas for a ‘Black Lives Matter’ street art project.
The project would be painted on the street in front of the Pasquotank County sheriff’s office, WAVY reported. Councilman Darius Horton introduced the idea. He remarked that he hoped the project, which would paint the words “Black Lives Matter” on the length of Colonial Avenue outside City Hall in downtown Elizabeth City, would send a message to the community that “yes all lives matter, but right now black lives matter”.
Elizabeth City approves Black Lives Matter street mural. Here s when it could be completed
An exact cost is still unknown on how much the city will spend on the mural near downtown. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 9:28 PM EDT May 25, 2021
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. The rallying cries and words of protest from Elizabeth City will soon be cemented in the downtown of the coastal North Carolina community.
On Monday, Elizabeth City s City Council approved a street mural for the stretch of Colonial Avenue near the Public Safety building and Pasquotank County Sheriff s Office to memorialize the Andrew Brown Jr. case, which has thrown the small community into the national spotlight.
The city council in Elizabeth City has voted to hire a painter to paint the message ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ on the street in front of the Sheriff department over the death of Andrew Brown Jr, who was shot by police as he attempted to run them over with this car.
MY FOX 8 – Elizabeth City will hire an artist to paint the words “Black Lives Matter” on the street that runs past the Pasquotank County Public Safety building.
Elizabeth City City Council voted 5-1 Monday night to move forward with the idea brought by Councilman Darius Horton, who said the city needs to send a message to those still upset by the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by county sheriff’s deputies back on April 21.
Elizabeth City council wants sit down with county commissioners over Andrew Brown Jr. shooting
Elizabeth City city councilmembers held their first regular meeting since Pasquotank County Sheriff s deputies shot and killed Brown on April 21. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 12:07 AM EDT May 4, 2021
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Elizabeth City city council members will request a meeting with Pasquotank County commissioners to be held within the next 10 days.
A motion passed to make the request in the council s regularly scheduled meeting since the death of Andrew Brown Jr.
Pasquotank County Sheriff s deputies shot and killed Brown on April 21 while serving an arrest warrant.
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Family and friends of Andrew Brown Jr. will gather at a funeral service Monday to honor the life of the man fatally shot by North Carolina sheriff s deputies last month in a case that has drawn national attention amid calls for accountability and transparency.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to deliver the eulogy at the invite-only funeral at noon Monday. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is part of a team of lawyers representing Brown s family, and the Rev. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People’s Campaign, will also give remarks.