Meet Tony Hawkins, the Westwood artist giving back through public art

By , Daily Memphian Published: May 31, 2022 4:00 AM CT

Westwood artist Tony Hawkins, a product of the southwest Memphis neighborhood, will paint a mural in Westwood to convey the significance of his community. 

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Westwood Uplift Westwood CDC Boxtown Whitehaven Tony Hawkins Urban Art Commission Mount Vernon Baptist Church Rev. James L. Netters Rev. Melvin Watkins JB Blocker IV
Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry

Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter. 


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