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Mural and concert honors Tampa veteran

Scott LoBaido put the finishing touches on a massive American flag mural on the side of the Tampa Fire Fighter's Museum, just 14 hours after he started painting. He drove himself to Tampa from New York to take part in this special piece of art.Full story

Wall that once divided races remains, teaches

When Eva Nelson-McClendon first moved to Detroit's Birwood Street in 1959, she didn't know much about the wall across the street. At 6 feet tall and a foot thick, it wasn't so imposing, running as it did between houses on her street and one over. Then she started to hear the talk. Full story

Meet the man who defends ‘Obama’ from vandals

  Martin Bashir introduces Marcus Davis, a Houston restaurant owner, who has spent four years defending a mural of President Obama on the side of his popular eatery, The Breakfast Club, from vandals - and is willing to go to great lengths to protect his First Amendment right.

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Missing Banksy street mural up for auction in Miami

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  Open Walls Baltimore  

A massive mural showcase is giving Baltimore’s  Station North neighborhood a new look. It’s is part of an effort to revitalize the long neglected area, and help residents consider their community’s future and potential for change. NBC’s Ana Moroianu reports.

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