Today, and every day, we honor George Floyd. A loved one whose life was so much bigger than the oppression that killed him. We send our condolences to his family as they continue to grieve his unjust murder.
Here are some tributes from the Peale team and friends:
Mama Linda’s Chapbook: Blues Lamentation for George Perry Floyd, A Poem and Interview
Recorded in the immediate wake of George Floyd’s killing, Mama Linda performs a song she wrote about Floyd and the “rallying cry that was hurled all over this world.” In a companion interview with Baltimore fillmmaker Myles Banks, Mama Linda also reflects on her own history and the hardships of life in 2020.
“Stoop Shoots” by Daisy Brown, Episode 2 with Loring Cornish
The Peale’s storytelling ambassador Daisy Brown talks about her friend Loring Cornish, a Baltimore artist who spoke out about the injustice of George Floyd’s murder last May by displaying a series of poignant paintings outside his studio.