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Orlando joins other cities with ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural in downtown

BLM painting New York Citys second Black Lives Matter mural is painted by volunteers between Borough Hall and the 120th Precinct in the Borough of Staten Island on June 19, 2020, as New York City marks Juneteenth. - The US marks the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth, with the annual unofficial holiday taking on renewed significance as millions of Americans confront the nation's living legacy of racial injustice. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images) (BRYAN R. SMITH)

Surely you’ve seen the major US cities who’ve painted giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ murals painted on streets there to support the growing protests calling for criminal justice reform across the country.

Now, Orlando joins that list of cities that started with Washington, D.C., and includes Seattle, Austin and New York.

The stencil work on the Orlando mural began Thursday and the city says they’ll have the painting completed by Saturday morning.

The mural is being painted on Rosalind Avenue in front of Lake Eola Park near the Disney Amphitheater.