When I was a sophomore in high school, my friend Annika and I took it upon ourselves to create a civil rights mural after realizing our school district didn’t recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There was a blank wall in our school, and we decided to turn it into something meaningful. With no official support, no funding, and just our determination, we designed and painted a large-scale mural that honored Dr. King and celebrated the broader civil rights movement. The mural was later featured on WISN 12 News and sparked real conversation in our community about representation and justice. It remains one of the projects I’m most proud of, both for its message and for the courage it took to make it happen.