Ambassador Andrew Young and nature are the focal points of this mural, honoring the Ambassador's long-time advocacy for sustainability and environmental justice. Initiated in 2021 by Carolyn Young, the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Congressman, and former Mayor of Atlanta, the mural project was completed by the Fulton County Youth Commission (FCYC) and artists Petie Parker and Victor Walker as part of an Earth Day celebration.

The Andrew Young Earth Day Mural is part of an initiative entitled Affirmations Across Atlanta, in partnership with the B-Aware Foundation, a Fulton County Arts and Culture grantee. Affirmations Across America aims to combat negative messaging with positive visuals and affirmations to include supporting climate and environmental causes. Several youths from the FCYC worked with the artists in painting the Andrew Young mural and the Earth Day mural which flank each side of the Westside Trail near Rice Street, NW.

The mural was made possible by the B-Aware Foundation, Global Paint and B.A.M Creative with the support of the Atlanta Beltline.