Our Voices’ mural brings art to community (11/11/2020)
In one letter, “You are worth more. You are beautiful. You are smart. You are kind. You are perfect. Queens and kings of the world, you are heard,” is proclaimed. In another, a series of hearts in different shades rests atop a red background. The letters, which spell out “Hear our voices,” make up a recently unveiled mural in Winona that was designed and painted by members of Our Voices, a local group for students who are Black and students of color.
Winona Senior High School (WSHS) freshman Maliyah Reed, who designed and painted the letter “H,” included rain falling down in a rainbow of colors in her work on the mural. “Everyone comes in different shapes, forms and colors, so I was like, it would be great, because black lives do matter, and we come in different shades of brown, so that just came to mind at the time,” Reed shared.