An activist says a Black Lives Matter crosswalk is a step in the right direction. Author: Rebecca Butcher Updated: 10:12 PM CST January 14, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee The Black Lives Matter movement has left its mark nationwide and here in Memphis.
A project to paint a BLM crosswalk was approved this week by the city.
“I think that it’s important Memphis lean culturally into its blackness and lean into what it means to black and in Memphis,” said activist Devante Hill.
Hill led several protests last summer in the Bluff City following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
“Much like many cities across the country I think Memphis has a unique place in the civil rights movement and more specifically we’ve been quite peaceful since 2016 as it pertains to protests.”
âBlack Lives Matterâ crosswalk planned near Hattiloo Theatre Hattiloo Theatre (Source: WMC) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 14, 2021 at 7:29 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:29 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A crosswalk with the words âBlack Lives Matterâ is coming to midtown Memphis.
The Memphis Public Art Review committee approved the rainbow-theme crosswalk Wednesday.
Itâs planned for Cooper and Monroe near the Hattiloo Theatre, the cityâs black repertory theater.
The installation date is still being worked out.
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