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Arts Innovator: Favianna Rodriguez

Speaking out against injustice is nothing new for Favianna Rodriguez. In high school, the Oakland native led marches and walk-outs against California’s Proposition 187, a ballot initiative that prohibited undocumented immigrants from accessing state services. Today, Rodriguez’ butterfly imagery, together with the slogan “migration is beautiful,” has become a national symbol for the immigration reform movement, appearing in The New York Times and in pop performer and producer Pharrell Williams’ Voice of Art web series.

Growing up, Rodriguez was a...

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