A mural commissioned by the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice was unveiled Wednesday evening at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity house in Shreveport.
The mural, titled "The Power of the Ballot," is by artist KaDavien Baylor. It features portraits of W.E.B. Du Bois, C.O. Simpkins, Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young and Thurgood Marshall.
Elaine Simpkins, widow of the late C.O. Simpkins, speaks during a ceremony to unveil a mural painted on the side of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity house in Shreveport, Louisiana, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. C.O. Simpkins is featured on the mural by artist KaDavien Baylor, alongside W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young and Thurgood Marshall.
“The Power of the Ballot” mural on the side of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity house in Shreveport, Louisiana, by artist KaDavien Baylor is on display after being unveiled during a ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The mural was commissioned by the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, one of four micro-commissions themed “Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Power,” granted to artists in Louisiana.
Artist KaDavien Baylor stands atop the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity house in Shreveport, Louisiana, and releases half of the covering over his mural titled “The Power of the Ballot” during an unveiling ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The mural was commissioned by the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, one of four micro-commissions themed “Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Power,” granted to artists in Louisiana.
Artist KaDavien Baylor, left, poses in front of his mural, “The Power of the Ballot,” for a photo with Billy Anderson, Northern Louisiana organizer for the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, after the mural was unveiled in Shreveport, Louisiana, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The coalition commissioned the mural.