Oscar Grant mural @ Oakland Fruitvale BART
by Senay “Refa One” Alkebulan
photo by Styrous®
Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California.
Local artist Senay “Refa One” Alkebulan was commissioned to create the mural on a west exterior wall by the bus area of the station. The cost of the mural was $38,000, according to BART officials.
A previously unnamed street next to the Fruitvale BART station has been renamed Oscar Grant III Way.
Local artist Senay “Refa One” Alkebulan was commissioned to create the mural on a west exterior wall by the bus area of the station. The cost of the mural was $38,000, according to BART officials.
A previously unnamed street next to the Fruitvale BART station has been renamed Oscar Grant III Way.
Oscar Grant III Way
photo by Sonja Hutson
Street art/graffiti articles
Net links:
Huffpost ~ Oscar Grant Mural @ BART Station 10 Years After He Was Killed
KQED ~ BART Unveils Oscar Grant Mural & Street Sign at Fruitvale Station
KQED ~ Refa One, Spraypaint in Hand, Honors West Oakland History
MSN ~ Oscar Grant Mural Unveiled @ Fruitvale BART Station
Styrous® ~ Monday, July 22, 2019
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