Artists begin painting Black Lives Matter mural on Race Street in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – In Cambridge, members of the community are painting the words “Black Lives Matter” in giant letters on Race Street.

Cambridge Mayor Victoria Jackson-Stanley gave the artists the approval to do this on Tuesday and community members started painting shortly after.

The project manager Shelton Hawkins says a local artist named Miriam Moran crafted the design, which incorporates the Maryland state flag, Harriet Tubman and more. He says Adrain Green Holmes and Jermaine Anderson at Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation also helped make this project a reality.

People we spoke to say this painting not only supports Eastern Shore heritage and the Black Lives Matter movement but its also an opportunity to bring people together.

“At the end of the day, it wasn’t only African American people painting, it was people from all different colors, all different races out there painting,” said Hawkins, “So, to me, it’s all about coming together trying to fix the problem by coming up with a solution.”

“The artwork is inspired by the Eastern Shore and people before us that have done so much,” said Hawkins.

Hawkins says more volunteers are welcomed to come to paint every single day starting at 5 PM until the painting is finished.

The painting is expected to be completed by this Friday and organizers say it should last about a year.

Some people who are not in support of this painting say they would rather see it say “All Lives Matter.”