Now, the new black and yellow Black Lives Matter banner hangs next to it in a frame with protective glass, from which Kindred said she hopes will be easier to remove paint should it happen again.

Black 4.0 compared to a typical black acrylic art paint. Credit: Stuart Semple Beyond its greater light absorption, the paint has also seen a usability upgrade over Semple’s past releases.

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

Vandals repeatedly used spray paint to deface a Black Lives Matter banner at a Clearwater church last year. The church tried to remove “x”s that crossed out the statement, but after multiple ...