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kwassa

(23,340 posts)
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 11:09 AM Mar 2016

The 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 Google’s 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 year’s 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 OP
Very Impressive! Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #1
Talented student/good teacher! Great combo! nt MADem Mar 2016 #7
Fantastic! Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #2
It's beautiful. qwlauren35 Mar 2016 #3
Thanks! I was wondering what Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #4
It's lovely JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #5
Creativity and originality like hers is inspiring! lexington filly Mar 2016 #6
Congratulations, Ms. Johnson! gregcrawford Mar 2016 #8
You're welcome. rocktivity Mar 2016 #9

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)
4. Thanks! I was wondering what
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:54 PM
Mar 2016

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

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)
8. Congratulations, Ms. Johnson!
Sat Mar 26, 2016, 09:50 AM
Mar 2016

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.

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