From left, former Franklin High School students Amina Dawud, Tina Nguyen, Miles Grant, and Art of Resistance & Resilience co-adviser Lauren Holloway worked with Franklin’s after-school art-and-activism club in 2018 to create a 40-foot mural honoring the legacy of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. The sign was was vandalized earlier this year, and has been repaired recently.   (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
Former Franklin High School students Amina Dawud, Tina Nguyen, Miles Grant, and Art of Resistance & Resilience co-adviser Lauren Holloway stand near the 40-foot mural of the Black Panther Party that was vandalized this year. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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After Franklin High students’ mural was vandalized, they take on another art project

A mural created by students at Franklin High School, celebrating the Black Panther Party, was recently vandalized. The students are pushing back by creating more art that strives to unite the community in a fight against racism.  VIEW

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