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If there’s a “can’t make it up” hall of fame, this report warrants induction on a first-ballot, unanimous vote. Our “strange but true” tale began in Phoenix, Arizona, last summer, when artist Jeremie “Bacpac” Franko painted a George Floyd mural in downtown Phoenix to “start a conversation” about Floyd’s death while in police custody.
But after several acts of vandalism which Franko repaired and continuing complaints about the mural from residents, she finally gave up and painted over the mural on Friday.
The mural depicted Floyd’s face on a $20 bill, with the title:
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Artist Jeremie Bacpac Franko painted a George Floyd mural in Phoenix last year to start a conversation about the Minneapolis man’s death in police custody.
But after complaints from residents, and an act of vandalism earlier this year, Franko painted over her mural Friday, according to a report.
The mural showed Floyd’s face on a $20 bill and included the title, #the price of black lives.
The events leading to Floyd’s May 2020 death – for which former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder April 20 – were sparked by Floyd’s alleged attempt to use a counterfeit $20 bill in a store.