News

NBC New York

NBC New York

Unarmed was recently featured on NBC New York during its coverage of the year since the murder of George Floyd.
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The New York Times

The New York Times

Founder Raafi Rivero speaks with Ben Osborne about the origins of Unarmed and plans for the future.  You can read the article here.
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Black Renaissance - Full Film

Black Renaissance - Full Film

It was a great honor to have Unarmed appear as part of the YouTube Originals special Black Renaissance. This five-minute film aired alongside segments by Barack and Michelle Obama, Anderson.Paak,...
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Unarmed Artist Panel

Unarmed Artist Panel

Join us this Saturday Feb. 13th, 2021 at 2PM MST for a panel discussion on the Unarmed Installation at Leon Gallery via Zoom.   PANELISTS -Raafi Rivero, Unarmed-Narkita Gold, Artist...
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Black Renaissance | YouTube Originals

Black Renaissance | YouTube Originals

We are thrilled to announce that Unarmed has been included in the YouTube Originals special 'Black Renaissance', that will feature President and Mrs. Obama, Jason Reynolds, Killer Mike, Desus Nice...
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Leon Gallery Installation

Leon Gallery Installation

After our successful pop-up last fall, Leon Gallery invited us back to create a full show inside the space. Longer blog post on the process at Raafi's blog. OPENING RECEPTIONJanuary...
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A Half-Year of Unarmed

A Half-Year of Unarmed

My life changed on May 25th, 2020. I just didn't know it yet. That's the day George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis by the racist Derek Chauvin. At the time...
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Denver

Denver

Leon Gallery hosted a pop-up installation of Unarmed on its front windows and we were able to meet artists and community members still feeling the sting of the Elijah McClain...
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Minneapolis

Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the epicenter of a global movement to protect black lives and the most vulnerable people from racist police violence. We felt honored to be welcomed into the community, document...
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Milwaukee Recap

Milwaukee Recap

 After two days of events with our friends at Snack Boys, we installed jerseys across the city.
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Louisville Recap

Louisville Recap

Louisville was the first stop on the Tour. We held a pop-up event at the Roots 101 African American Museum to install jerseys with community members and activists, then installed...
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Fall 2020 Tour

Announcing the first event of the Unarmed Fall Tour - this Sunday, October 18th, in Louisville! Come out and get your picture taken with the artwork. We have a great panel...
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