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Graffiti writers are painting over a pro-police “street art” campaign backed by a tech billionaire in San Francisco

Originally published: It's Going Down on May 22, 2023 by It's Going Down (more by It's Going Down) (Posted May 25, 2023)

A “street art” campaign backed by Welsh tech billionaire and venture capitalist Michael Moritz is being targeted by graffiti artists in San Francisco, California.
The Obama Presidential Center will displace Black people

Originally published: Black Agenda Report on October 13, 2021 (more by Black Agenda Report) |

The Obama Presidential Center will inevitably displace a working class Black community in Chicago. The center is in keeping with Obama’s history of doing the bidding of the powerful, including accelerating gentrification.