One Struggle has an article on the website Salty Eggs. It was written collectively by our investigation team. Watch for future articles, every 2 weeks.

It starts like this…

Graffiti, in one form or another, has been a form of human expression since the birth of our species. Its modern incarnation developed during the late 1960s in the Northeastern United States, primarily in Philadelphia and New York. A few aspects differentiated it from simply writing political slogans or obscenities in public spaces and on private property. One was the practice of “bombing,” or writing stylized versions of an artist’s name in as many locations as possible. Its origin is credited to two graffiti writers who went by the tag names of Cornbread and Cool Earl, who gained notoriety and limited local press coverage in Philadelphia. Bombing soon spread to New York City, which became widely acknowledged as the epicenter of street art. Although some admired the novelty of the practice, its illegal nature and association with gang activity and criminality led many to perceive bombing and graffiti as a social menace.

Read the rest on the Salty Eggs website: http://saltyeggs.com/wynwood-graffiti-gentrification/