The artist behind the mural, Roger Maximo, hopes it can spark more conversations about race.
“Hopefully I can paint more murals like this that will definitely inspire the community to come together instead of separating,” he said. “I hope that this mural can be the focal point of that movement in San Antonio.”
Adrian Ortega is a news producer for the Nightbeat. He joined the station in 2016.
Adrian helped expand the Nightbeat to a one-hour newscast on the weekend and is now producing for the Nightbeat 5 times per week.
He's helped cover the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 winter storm, race and policing in SA and the Alazan-Apache Courts on the West Side.
