{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art","publication_date":"August 13, 2026","summary":"An artist and educator in Washington, D.C., is using her work to celebrate her students while confronting the lasting effects of redlining. Blu Murphy is helping young people see themselves and their communities as works of art. Shane Mukasa of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story.","author_name":"By Shane Mukasa, Student Reporting Labs, Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/08\/1c2fa8cdab15ba2e352dad421eed1180-art-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}