A group of artists are using chalk to inspire conversations about the shooting death of Michael Brown.
draws chalk outlines of people on public sidewalks or plazas. The artist then adds the name of an unarmed black man who was killed by a police officer, with the date and location of his death.
Educate. Disrupt. Honor. Chalk body, write name of unarmed black male killed
— M. Rukhsana Nezam (@activatethecity)
Derek Laney, an organizer with Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment, and Mallory Nezam, director of STL Improv Anywhere and a public artist, joined us Friday to talk about #ChalkedUnarmed.
鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in using art to engage the public and get people involved in things that I think are important,鈥� Nezam said.
Before the interview, a team of #ChalkedUnarmed enthusiasts tagged the sidewalk outside of 漏 2024 外网天堂.
鈥淭his is about an issue that is rampant, its epidemic 鈥� black men being killed by police and being racially profiled,鈥� Laney said.
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