King County Metro unveils buses with Black Lives Matter artwork
Artwork centered around the Black Lives Matter movement, designed by Metro employees, is now displayed on hundreds of buses across the county. Author: Brit Moorer (KING5) Updated: 12:50 PM PDT April 3, 2021
SEATTLE King County Metro buses have a new look. Artwork centered around the Black Lives Matter movement, designed by Metro employees, is now displayed on hundreds of buses across the county.
This was an idea birthed out of last summer’s death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests for racial justice. I have a lot of emotion is going on with me over these, these, obviously a lot of people have over these last few years, especially this last year,” said Juan Gilbert Hood III, a King County Metro employee.
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ORGANIZATION: Freelance visual artist and illustrator
At the height of the social unrest over the summer in Grand Rapids, Jasmine Bruce used her artistic talent to raise awareness and bring her community together.
The freelance illustrator helped to lead four different art projects that featured artworks by herself and other Grand Rapids artists.
Bruce was a part of the Womenâs Way Initiative, which highlighted four women leaders in Grand Rapids. She painted a mural of Harriet Wood Hill, who was the first African American police officer at the Grand Rapids Police Department. The mural of Hill is in the alley of Louis Street NW at the northwest corner of the Grand Rapids Police Department.