The Downtown Garner Association partnered with Kentrell Perry, owner of Locs, Naturals, and More (LNM), to commission a two-story mural by Garden of Journey, otherwise known as Charlotte-based artist Georgie Nakima and 3 local apprentices. The mural features a large portrait of a young Black woman, rendered in vivid color and surrounded by geometric and natural visual elements. Wings frame her neck, and contain smaller portraits of four influential members of Garner’s Black community. The people represented include (from left to right):
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- Coach Thurman Leach, a well-respected football coach at Garner Magnet High School,
- Helen Phillips, a local activist who championed Garner throughout her long life,
- Mal Selika-Perry,…