Black Lives Matter: The Black Lives Matter Mural in Bedford-Stuyvesant

This past summer, a Black Lives Matter mural began to cover Fulton Street, the heart and soul of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood in Brooklyn. It was a bold, vivid, sidewalk-to-sidewalk statement that no one in the community could ignore. As the mural became more and more defined, so did the energy and spirit surrounding it. It became a gathering space. A safe area for the people of Bed-Stuy to congregate dance, sing, talk, learn, and meditate a space to build community. This docu-style piece produced by Mustache tells the story of how artists, organisers, and neighbours all came together to reclaim their streets. Ty West, Bed-Stuy resident and designer at Mustache, was involved from the beginning stages of the project. He was admiring how the yellow paint emboldened the chalk-outlined 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' blueprint on the cement from his rooftop and within days he was on the ground shooting footage of the mural being painted and the culture that was emerging alongside it.