Artist chosen for Courageous 12 memorial in St. Petersburg
Artist chosen for Courageous 12 memorial in St. Petersburg Local artist Ya LaâFordâs artwork will honor the dozen officers who integrated the St. Petersburg Police Department. Â Â "Badge of Justice," a concept from local artist Ya La'Ford, who was chosen by a committee to create artwork at the site of the old St. Petersburg police headquarters to honor the Courageous 12. [ Ya La'Ford ] Published Dec. 18, 2020 ST. PETERSBURG â Public art to commemorate the Courageous 12, the group of Black officers who sued the cityâs police department for equal rights in the 1960s a...
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