COLLABORATING IN SUPPORT OF BLACK LIVES AND BLACK SPACE
Independence Heights Black Towns Matter Mural
Working in collaboration with Tanya Debose of the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council, the Community Design Resource Center brought together over 60 young designers, artists, and activists to plan, design, and implement the BLACK TOWNS MATTER street mural. The mural commemorates the powerful history of Independence Heights as the first Black Town in Texas. The mural was unveiled on Juneteenth 2020.
Project Team: Susan Rogers, Mario Lopez, Angélica Lastra, Cynthia Cruz, Maria Noguera, Kaede Polkinghorne
Partner: Tanya Debose, Independence Heights Redevelopment Council
Volunteers: Shata Abushaikha, Arica Bailey, Austin Baldwin, Samantha Callender, Camila Castro, Claudia Cepeda, Michael Chang, Ashley Chenevert, Ulises Contreras, Ariana Cuvelier, Desmond Davis, Krissy Diaz, Dario De Leon, Answesha Dubey, Avnika Dubey, David Espinoza, Luis Garcia, Brittany Griffin, Jeremy Griffin, Jonathon Griffin, Rahma Hassan, Danielle Jones, Donna Kacmar, Maheen Khizar, Terrain Little, Danielle Lossangoye, Cody King, Isabel Martinez, Marie Martinez, Melvalean McLemore, Davone Morgan, Rami Namani, Khang Nguyen, Nhi Nguyen, Alejandro Nunez, Sheridan O’Neal, Daniela Olivera, Michael Ortega, Constanza Peña, Hung Pham, Kristie Pham, Marcela Ramos, Eli Rebellon, Ana Sevilla, David Salas, Jasmine Small, Cynthia Suarez, Florence Tang, Angela Tran, Ben Tonthat, Nyx Valerdy, Fiama Villagrana-Ocasio, Paula Villagrana-Ocasio, Ashley Villalta, Princess Villalta, Charnice Williams, Lindsey Williams, Mario Yang, University of Houston NOMAS, Houston NOMA, Prairie View A&M University, Women in Architecture
2020
Special thanks to Marie Martinez
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Photo Credits: @repfletcher, @faithxdanielle, @cgesbaileyplanning, @madmanmario, @iseenit_rubens