Yates High School graduate bringing Black Lives Matter mural to Third Ward community
Re Chelle Turner, KPRC
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HOUSTON – A Jack Yates High School graduate is bringing a massive mural to Houston’s Third Ward community. The Black Lives Matter-inspired street painting is located across from the school on West Alabama Street.
The mural will recognize the life of George Floyd, whose death sparked protests across the country. Floyd was also a Jack Yates High School graduate.
“After the word matter, we are going to have a George Floyd football Jersey. Before black, it’s going to be an emblem of the mascot, the lion, and above it will say, ‘The Lions United together,’” said Jonah Elijah, the Houston artist behind the mural. He has been painting for five years.