A DC high-schooler drew Monday’s Google Doodle

If you opened a Google search tab on Monday, the Doodle probably caught your eye.
The bright, complex, street mural-reminiscent piece is the work of Akilah Johnson, a sophomore at Eastern Senior High School in eastern Capitol Hill. Johnson is the national winner of Google’s “Doodle 4 Google” contest for grade schoolers.

Akilah Johnson from @EasternHS won a national competition to have her art featured on https://t.co/5VPgoXXwnC today! pic.twitter.com/XYNxT5lEgS

— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 21, 2016

The theme for the 2015 contest was “What makes me… me.”
“For centuries, artists have created paintings, sculptures, self-portraits, and more to offer insights into their personalities and values,” the contest FAQ page explains. “Now, we’re asking kids to do the same by creating a doodle that shows the world what they’re passionate about, what gets them excited, or what they dream about.”
Johnson’s Doodle is titled “My Afrocentric Life,” and showcases images of black power and the Black Lives Matter movement as well as the D.C. flag, and much more.
Johnson, who is the first-ever winner from D.C., will have the opportunity to visit Google Headquarters in California and will receive a $30,000 college scholarship in addition to having her art work grace Google’s homepage for the day. Her school will also receive a $50,000 Google for Education grant.
Curious to hear more about Johnson and the story behind her Doodle? The Washington Post‘s Comic Riffs has a profile — read the whole thing here. See the other national finalists, and state/territory winners, here.