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Lakisha Blount ’04 is one of four African American alumni of �����Ƶapp’s who participated in the creation of a Black Lives Matter mural in downtown Asheville over the summer.

Blount painted the letter “M,” with imagery evoking a mountain range, an Appalachian quilt and an African kente cloth. 

More than 20 artists came together on Sunday, July 19, 2020, to create a Black Lives Matter mural in the heart of downtown Asheville coordinated by .

Additional images taken by David Huff and Reggie Tidwell, courtesy of Asheville Arts Council. Photos above include former WCU faculty member Marie T. Cochran, a lead artist on the project; WCU alumni LaKisha Blount ’04, Rahkie Mateen ’08, Kela Hunt ’98 and Trey Miles ’98;  Broderick Flanigan of Athens, Georgia; and Faustine McDonald, daughter of late WCU alumna Victoria Casey-McDonald ’73 MAEd ’78.