The Role of Art in Democracy - Our Democracy

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Philadelphia | What does democracy look like? Our Democracy student journalist Katie Fang answers this question through a profile of local teen artist Mekala Kumar.

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Our Democracy at The Philadelphia Writing Project's Youth Journalism Camp 2021 Our Democracy PhilWP Youth Journalism Camp 2021

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