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Oakland’s 15th Street now features a mural that spells out “#BLACK LIVES MATTER” with yellow paint between Harrison Street and Broadway.

The visuals in Oakland have become as vibrant as the movement that exploded in the outcry over George Floyd’s death at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers now charged in his killing. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.

A stretch of 15th Street in downtown Oakland has been transformed into a mural featuring the phrase “#BLACK LIVES MATTER” in yellow paint.