Beauty in the middle of a pandemic
"Beauty in the Middle of a Pandemic" by high school junior Amiracle Sanaa Laney won the Congressional Art Competition for the 9th Congressional District. The spray paint art work is a tribute to Laney's mother, Pamela Burroughs. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
If the pandemic allows, the young artist and her family will fly to Washington, D.C., in September for a special reception and viewing of her painting on display in The Capitol.
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