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The Last Free Speech: Street Art at Manual Arts High School

World renowned artists are heading to South Los Angeles to collaborate with students and visually give voice to social and political issues.

Liz Dwyer
By Liz DwyerMar 10, 2011
Liz Dwyer
Liz Dwyer is the education editor at GOOD. She was previously the education editor at TakePart and has written about education, parenting, and social justice for several national websites and print publications.
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photography by Layli Samimi-Moore

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