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Related: About this forumThe current Google doodle winner from Washington, DC
The national winner is from Washington, DC. I can't get the picture of her doodle to show here, or the photo of her in front of her doodle. It is very cool.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/03/21/d-c-student-wins-national-google-doodle-contest-with-art-that-invokes-black-lives-matter/
JUST LAST month, Akilah Johnson was surprised and overwhelmed when she learned that she was a national finalist in the Doodle 4 Google contest for elementary through high school students.
Imagine how she feels now.
Akilah, a sophomore at Eastern Senior High School in Northeast Washington, has just been named Googles big winner in the national contest, topping the 53 state and territory champions, whose work had been culled from about 100,000 student entries.
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This years contest theme was: What makes me me. Akilah drew a box-braided Doodle, titled My Afrocentric Life, using color pencils, black crayons and Sharpie markers. The Doodle includes symbols of black heritage and signs representing the Black Lives Matter movement.
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The current Google doodle winner from Washington, DC (Original Post)
kwassa
Mar 2016
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Digital Puppy
(496 posts)1. Very Impressive!
MADem
(135,425 posts)7. Talented student/good teacher! Great combo! nt
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)2. Fantastic!
Yes, I cant drag it over here either but it is a MUST SEE!
qwlauren35
(6,112 posts)3. It's beautiful.
I love looking at it.
Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)4. Thanks! I was wondering what
was going on with Google this morning.
It Is Cool. Great composition, lots to see and it all flows so nicely. And cool she had a teacher who urged her to enter.
Great story
JustAnotherGen
(31,681 posts)5. It's lovely
lexington filly
(239 posts)6. Creativity and originality like hers is inspiring!
gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)8. Congratulations, Ms. Johnson!
As a professional artist, it delights me to say, "Well done!" I look forward to seeing your work when I open Google!
And cultivate your creativity. You have talent! Best wishes to you.
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)9. You're welcome.
rocktivity