Love & Hope: 20 inspiring murals in Detroit’s neighborhoods

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“Respect, Love It, Live It, Show it.”

Among the blight and poverty in many of Detroit’s neighborhoods are colorful reminders of perseverance and pride.

Most of the murals were painted by residents who see hope and promise in a city that refuses to give up.

Here are 20 murals in Detroit neighborhoods captured over the past year. All photos by Steve Neavling.

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“#West Detroit”
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“Keep It Clean Detroit” on the east side.
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“Brightmoor Ultimate Frisbee”
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“God Love U.”
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“Welcome to the Grandmont Rosedale Communities”
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“We shall overcome” on the west side.
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“Hip Hop Forever” on the east side.
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“Love will hold us together.”
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Church on the west side.
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“Black Women Lives Matter”
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Detroit mural.
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Mural off of W. Grand River.
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Mural at Jefferson East.
Storefront murals
Storefront mural on the west side.
Obama mural.
Obama – “Never Stop Dreaming.”
Detroit lives!
“Detroit lives!”
Detroit – City of the Future.
Detroit – City of the Future.
Underpass at Beaubien and Milwaukee.
Underpass at Beaubien and Milwaukee.
"8 Mile Wall" that once divided black and white homes.
“8 Mile Wall” that once divided black and white homes.

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Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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