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The Black Mural Map is an online guide to art in Jacksonville by Black artists or featuring Black portraiture.

Lakeshore mural gets new life after vandalism Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Local artists have raised funds to fix a mural on Blanding Boulevard and Palmer Avenue in Jacksonville’s Lakeshore neighborhood that was vandalized in December. “For me, in particular, my mural, is to show representation, you often don’t see images in museums or galleries of black or brown people a lot and so with my work, I just want to show that reflection of things I want to see, so I want to see ar...

Lakeshore street art vandalism being investigated as hate crime Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Blanding Boulevard near San Juan Avenue, several artists came together to paint three murals. But in the overnight hours on Thursday into Friday, the art was ruined. Now police are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime. The three murals originated from vandalism during the months of nationwide demonstrations that were sparked by the deaths of black men and women across the country....