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A giant sculpture will soon rise in Roselawn at the corner of Reading and Section roads as part of a citywide art installment. The 10-foot R sculpture, created by Annie Ruth, is the first installation of 16 giant-letter sculptures and an exclamation point that will appear in various places around Cincinnati, eventually spelling Black Lives Matter!

In a celebration of community, strength and diversity in Cincinnati, the work is part of local artist collective Black Art Speaks sculptural series. A dedication ceremony will take place in Roselawn on Thursday, May 2 at 11 a.m. when the R will be unveiled.

The works are inspired by two of Black Art Speaks own creations, Cincinnatis Black Lives Matter muraland Alandes Powell's poem "We Want What You Want.

Each of the giant letter installations will resemble about 70%

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Painting of the "R" sculpture in progress.

Ruth is a founding member of Black Art Speaks, as well as an internationally known artist. She is the project manager for many of the collectives installations and projects. Powell tells CityBeat that she plays a huge role in the organization.

Because of all [Ruth] does for Roselawn, for this community,how talented she is and the fact that she created the first letter that stands up is amazing to me, Powell says. So she continues to not just explode in her craft, but just for her community, and how much she loves Roselawn, how much

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The "R" sculpture before it was painted.

The next two sculptures slated for installation are A and !. The A will appear in Avondale near the end of May or the beginning of June; it represents the issue of gun violence, Powell says. The exclamation point will be installed in June in the West End of Cincinnati.

How can we have deeper dialogue using art and actually continue this conversation removing the noise of Black Lives Matter, but still making sure the movement is important? How do we take some of that political piece out of it and make people really understand our hearts?" Powell says. "So in Roselawn, just taking the R, knowing that it's about the bias of Black men and how important it is for them to see the beauty in themselves and for other people to be so inclined to see it as well, is just one piece of Black Lives Matter. So the vision and the hope is that we can have these courageous conversations and dialogue using the beauty of art to change us and change how people see us. It's an internal peace and external.

For more information about Black Art Speaks and its programming visit blackartspeaks.com.

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Cincinnati's Black Lives Matter mural being painted.

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Zach Trowbridge created the sign as part of Project Say Their Names, an effort he started to share names and stories of unarmed Black people killed by police.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. A Black Lives Matter sign in the Oak Park neighborhood will return after some repairs and updates, according to its creator.

Zach Trowbridge created and raised the sign as part of Project Say Their Names, an effort he started to compile and share names and stories of unarmed Black people killed by police. He created the sign shortly after George Floyds murder in May 2020; a history of Trowbridges sign can be read here.

The sign was located at McClatchy Park at the corner of 34th Street and 5th Avenue. It was removed for repairs and updates in 2023, Trowbridge said.

I took the BLM sign back in a few weeks ago for repairs and updates, and its been an incredibly slow, challenging process with all the fine detail work, Trowbridge wrote in a March 2023 Instagram post.

Some community members concerned about gentrification expressed to ABC10 they are worried the sign won't return.

I understand the urgency of returning the sign quickly and appreciate patience, Trowbridge wrote in a notice placed at the signs vacancy. Since its creation, we have lost many more Black lives to police violence. It is with a heavy heart that I am updating the sign to include the names of additional lives lost.

There is no set date for the projects completion.

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Lisa Alexander lost her job at a cosmetic firm after she verbally confronted a man stenciling Black Lives Matter on his apartment building using chalk. Now four years later, she has appeared on the online edition of Dr. Phil to give her side of the story.

My career was completely stolen from me when someone else decided who I was, said Alexander who said she wanted her life back.

The incident went viral when Filipino American James Juanillo posted this video in 2020 after being confronted by Alexander.

She was quickly dubbed the San Francisco Karen, a term used to describe privileged and racist White women.

Juanillo has responded to her latest comments saying She sat for Dr Phil Primetime because she Wants her life back. My response? So does George Floyd.

Alexander says she still received almost daily sometimes threatening messages about that encounter in June of 2020.

I didnt see what he was writing. I came up from behind him. He could have been writing I love Santa Clause. It didnt matter what he was writing. It was the fact that he was doing something on the historical monument house of my neighbor.

She continues to say that Jaunillo did not live in the building, which has long been confirmed that he did live there, although he has since reportedly moved.

Can you imagine if the Central Park Karen also resurfaced after almost 4 years and claimed that she did nothing wrong?, he said on X. Thats whats happening with my SF Karen aka Sidewalk Karen aka Chalk Karen aka Lisa Alexander, CEO on Dr. Phil Primetime! #Boycottdrphil.

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Im not going to stay quiet, said Lewis Hamilton when asked about his support for the Black Lives Matter movement post George Floyds unfortunate death. And he hasnt! The 7x Formula 1 world champion never leaves a stone unturned to raise his voice in support of equal rights and substantive representation. It all began in 2021 when Lewis Hamilton took budding black designers to the Met Gala, having booked an entire table for them. But this years iconic ode to Black history is unparalleled. It wont be wrong to say that Lewis Hamilton is taking on the world, one outfit at a time, and we are floored.

Sir Lewis Hamilton arrived at the MET Gala 2024 right after an exhausting race weekend in Miami. This is not the first time he has pulled something like this as in 2018, Hamilton partied in New York to celebrate his first collection, then flew to Singapore and delivered the best lap of his glorious career. He faced everyone, including the late Niki Laudas (triple F1 world champion and senior advisor at Mercedes) displeasure at his other ventures. But Lewis never backed down. He only grew stronger in his expression of his love for fashion. And 6 years later, The Garden of Time came alive.

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I hope the sun pours light upon our skin. And we melt into each other, into everything. Maybe the trees will speak, as they sometimes do. Whispers from the shade. , , Thisis a poem called The Gardener byAlex Wharton. If you think why am I in a full-blown recitation amid a fashion article, it is because Lewis Hamilton chose to express this poem by a black poet on his outfit dedicated to Britains first black gardener. Lewis was wearing a custom Burberry look which was created after researching this years theme, The Garden of Time. And what is more timeless than the history of those who couldnt write it for themselves?

Lewis Hamilton spoke to Vogue Magazine and said that while deep diving into and researching for the theme, he came across an 18th-century gardener who, through slavery times, came over from Africa to Wales and became the first Black gardener in Wales [John Ystumllyn]. Thats where the inspiration for his look [and jewelry] came from. The slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807 and the Slavery Abolition Act went into effect in 1834. But Hamilton remembered to pay homage to people who suffered through this. He talked about John, saying, Through adversity, he really triumphed.

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Explaining his outfit, he said, Its Burberry. I did a lot of research, [and] came across this 18th-century gardener that through slavery times came over from Africa to Wales & became the first black gardener in Wales, so through adversity really triumphed. So thats really where the inspiration has come from. I like that the thorns here are ready to show the pain through that slavery trade time. Explaining his process, Hamilton added,I like to get deep with it you have to [take the theme seriously], you have to get in character.

But this wasnt the only time he made a statement via his fashion statement. His last Met Gala appearance had him making a generous gesture for budding black designers.

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In 2021, Lewis Hamilton paid for three designers Theophilio, Kenneth Nicholson, and Jason Rembertto sit at his table with other Black innovators including Zendayas stylist Law Roach, Alton Mason, Kehlani, and athletes Miles Chamley-Watson and ShaCarri Richardson. Its believed an individual ticket for the Met Gala costs approximately $30,000 (21,000), while designers pay at least $275,000 (198,000) for tables.

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Lewis explained his step, stating The Met is the biggest fashion event of the year, and for this theme, I wanted to create something that was meaningful and would spark a conversation. So that when people see us all together, it will put these Black designers at the top of peoples minds.

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Lewis is the only black driver in Formula 1 history, amongst a rich history of 776 drivers. He has conquered the sport, shattering ceilings in a place where nobody looked like him. Despite being the most successful F1 driver ever, he doesnt spare a chance to utilize his platform to further his agenda of a better world where we accept our past mistakes and treat everyone with equal respect.

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A US appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the upscale grocery chain.

In a 3-0 decision released on Wednesday, the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals said the firing of Savannah Kinzer, an outspoken critic who worked in a Cambridge, Mass., store, arguably deviated from Whole Foods disciplinary process.

The Boston-based panel also upheld the dismissal of similar claims by two other workers, Haley Evans and Christopher Michno, finding no proof that Whole Foods discipline of them was unusual. Whole Foods is owned by Amazon.

Neither Whole Foods nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment. A lawyer for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to similar requests.

The lawsuit is one of many arising from protests that followed the May 2020 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

It began as aproposed class actionover a Whole Foods dress code that barred workers from wearing Black Lives Matter attire.

Whole Foods has long maintained that its dress code, which also covered visible slogans, logos and ads, was meant to foster a welcoming, safe and inclusive shopping environment. The appeals courtdismissedthe class action claims in 2022.

Kinzer said she was fired in retaliation for protected conduct including protesting outside her store, rejecting demands to stop wearing a mask, talking to the press, and filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Whole Foods said Kinzers poor attendance, including attendance points for wearing a mask, justified her firing.

Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez, however, said it was unclear whether Whole Foods imposed a final, decisive attendance point against Kinzer through a normal application of its time and attendance policy, or because of her protected conduct.

It is the province of a jury to decide such a dispute, he wrote.

The appeals court returned Kinzers case to US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston, who dismissed all of the plaintiffs claims in January 2023.

Whole Foods employed Evans in Marlton, NJ, and Michno in Berkeley, Calif.

The case is Kinzer et al v Whole Foods Market Inc, 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Nos. 22-1064, 23-1100.

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