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Boston artist paints backdrop to national dialogue on racism

Season 2020 Episode 219 | 5m 15s

As protests and rallies against racism continue throughout the country, one Boston artist says he’ll paint the backdrop to the momentous national conversation. Robert “ProBlak” Gibbs has been creating street art for years, teaming with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts to breathe fresh air into urban Boston neighborhoods like Roxbury and Dorchester. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of WGBH reports.

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