Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Atlanta Mural Of Colin Kaepernick Demolished Days Before Super Bowl LIII, Artist Says Timing Is “Odd”

by carmen_roxanna
February 2, 2019
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, launched a movement in 2016, kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality. Due to his protest, Kaepernick hasn’t played in the league since 2017, and there’s a pending National Football League Players Association collusion lawsuit against the league, alleging that team owners, influenced by #DonaldTrump, conspired against him and his ability to continue his NFL career.

When Kaepernick wasn’t able to get another job, #Atlanta artist Fabian Williams painted the quarterback in an Atlanta Falcons uniform standing next to Muhammad Ali on the side of an abandoned building across the street from Morehouse College basketball arena, a mile from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Williams said, “I thought Atlanta, because of our civil rights history, would be a perfect place for him.”

Well now, during #SuperBowlLIII weekend, the mural and the building have been demolished, according to Williams and the video he posted to his #Instagram. Williams said, “I just happened to be driving by when they were doing it, and it took a minute for me to mentally recognize that it was happening.” He continued, “Symbols matter man. You destroyed the whole building it was on? If I were an interpreter of performance art, what message would you take from that?”

Williams, who also goes by his IG name “Occasional Superstar,” said the wall had been used as a space to promote advertisements for albums, parties, and movies and that he never got permission to paint on the wall,  but met the building’s owner once. “He said he liked it,” Williams stated. “But said that the city was complaining to him  [building owner] about it.”

Six months ago, a fire destroyed the building but left the wall intact. Williams planned on spending all day Saturday touching up the mural in time for the Super Bowl on Sunday. He said, “I figured at some point they would tear the building down, but it has been sitting up this whole time. The fact that the Super Bowl happens here and the weekend when the festivities are gearing up, the building gets demolished is very odd.”

But, Williams is not deterred. He painted another Kaepernick mural on a wall on Peeples Street and just completed a mural commissioned by #Nike, “Where Dreams are Made,” on the side of the Westside Cultural Arts Center in Midtown.

You go, boy!

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: Colin Kaepernick

Related Posts

James Harden’s Nephew Accused of Assaulting Woman During NYE Mansion Party—Security Team, NBA Star Sued
News

James Harden’s Nephew Accused of Assaulting Woman During NYE Mansion Party—Security Team, NBA Star Sued

June 24, 2025

NBA superstar James Harden is now a defendant in a lawsuit tied to an alleged sexual assault that occurred at...

Norwegian Tourist Barred From Entering U.S. Over Bald Meme of JD Vance
News

Norwegian Tourist Barred From Entering U.S. Over Bald Meme of JD Vance

June 24, 2025

Mads Mikkelsen, a 21-year-old Norwegian tourist, says his summer vacation to the U.S. ended before it could even begin, all...

Karmelo Anthony and Self-Defense: Was His Response Just?
News

Karmelo Anthony Indicted for Murder in Fatal Stabbing at High School Track Meet

June 24, 2025

A tragic moment at a Texas high school track meet is now moving through the legal system. Karmelo Anthony, the...

#image_title
News

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Warns Against Blind Trust in ChatGPT Despite Its Popularity

June 24, 2025

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is surprised by how much people rely on ChatGPT, even though it’s far from perfect. “People...

Next Post

Tekashi 6ix9ine Is Spending Big Bucks To Protect Mom From Blowback Threats

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d