Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Headstones are a traditional form of memorialization that loved one's of the deceased can visit time and time again. What if there were such a thing as "walking memorials"?
There is.
All around the world, and primarily within Black and Brown communities in the U.S., individuals have created wearable and visual memorialization like jewelry, shoes and R.I.P t-shirts to honor deceased loved ones, who were usually unjustly and violently killed.
In our final episode of Dead and Buried, Curly Velasquez explores the rise of R.I.P T-Shirts in the U.S., how they've functioned as a tool for social activism, and a way to keep loved one close, and their memory alive.
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Headstones are a traditional form of memorialization that loved one's of the deceased can visit time and time again. What if there were such a thing as "walking memorials"?
There is.
All around the world, and primarily within Black and Brown communities in the U.S., individuals have created wearable and visual memorialization like jewelry, shoes and R.I.P t-shirts to honor deceased loved ones, who were usually unjustly and violently killed.
In our final episode of Dead and Buried, Curly Velasquez explores the rise of R.I.P T-Shirts in the U.S., how they've functioned as a tool for social activism, and a way to keep loved one close, and their memory alive.
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
*****
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: to.pbs.org/DonateVoices
*****
View the work of our expert interviewee, Dr. Robin Brooks, drrobinbrooks.com/publications
Keep up with us!
Facebook: facebook.com/PBSDigitalStudios
Twitter: twitter.com/pbsds
Instagram: instagram.com/pbsds
