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Richard Johnson puts the finishing touches on the Say Their Names Memorial at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The traveling memorial will remain in the parking lot of the center through March 13.
A photo of Malcolm X on display at the Say Their Names Memorial in the parking lot of the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The MLKCC sponsored the memorial.
Mary Hall of the MLKCC listens to speakers before the ribbon cutting at the Say Their Names Memorial at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The outdoor exhibit is sponsored by the MLKCC and will be available to viewing through March 13.
MLKCC President Dorothy Thomas speaks before the ribbon cutting at the Say Their Names Memorial installed in the parking lot of the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The memorial comes after a summer filled with Black Lives Matter protests across the country following the death of George Floyd.
Lake Jackson mayor Gerald Roznovsky speaks before the ribbon cutting for the temporary Say Their Names Memorial installed at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The traveling exhibit is available for viewing for the next two weeks.
A memorial dedicated to George Floyd is part of the larger Say Their Names Memorial installed in the parking lot of the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday.
The Say Their Names Memorial on display outside the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The traveling memorial began on the Juneteenth holiday last year, and has since been on display in more than 20 locations around the country.
Sharon Barnes reaches out to touch the flowers of a memorial Friday at the Say Their Names Memorial in the parking lot of the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday.
Members of the MLKCC stand in front of the Say Their Names Memorial displayed at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute on Friday. The MLKCC sponsored the traveling exhibit that honors Black lives lost to racial injustice.
CLUTE — Members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee of Brazoria County are hopeful the newly unveiled Say Their Names Memorial Exhibit engages communication about systemic racism for visitors now able to put a face on a victim.
The MLKCC and The Center For The Arts and Sciences on the Brazosport College campus joined together Friday morning to open the exhibit for public viewing.
Nick Irene is a reporter for The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0149.​
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