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Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art

An artist and educator in Washington, D.C., is using her work to celebrate her students while confronting the lasting effects of redlining. Blu Murphy is helping young people see themselves and their communities as works of art.

Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art

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An artist and educator in Washington, D.C., is using her work to celebrate her students while confronting the lasting effects of redlining.

Blu Murphy is helping young people see themselves and their communities as works of art.

Shane Mukasa of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story.

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An artist and educator in Washington, D.C., is using her work to celebrate her students while confronting the lasting effects of redlining. Blu Murphy is helping young people see themselves and their communities as works of art. Shane Mukasa of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story.

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