The mural celebrates the Black women who dedicated their lives to the fight for freedom, and with love as a guide, served the people, body and soul. It is also a tool for teaching, community building and healing. People of all colors, ethnicities, genders, and ages have been brought to tears upon arrival while taking photos and videos, speaking to the homeowner and neighbors, and reading the names of the women. The mural has quickly become a powerful centerpiece of this community, a destination for meeting, gathering, remembering, and looking forward with hope and determination to advance the women’s legacy.

This mural is honoring The Black woman Is God. It reminds us the Black woman is to be celebrated. An art piece so unapologetically huge, one can’t look at it without looking up to Black women. Stand in front of the women and feel the power and the love.

This mural is the only public art installation in the world dedicated to the Women of the Black Panther Party (WBPP) and the 65+ Survival Programs they created. Located in West Oakland, CA, the home of the Black Panther Party during the ‘60s and ‘70s, it is a massive, colorful and mesmerizing expression of pride, honor and the visibility of Black Women. As well, in honor of the #SayHerName Movement, the mural includes names of women in the BPP – in 2023 there are now over 300 names, the most comprehensive collection of names ever cataloged.