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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Garrett walks in front of the People's Wall, a mural and the only visible reminder of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party's headquarters from the 1960s. The wall is located 1919 E. Spruce St., a couple blocks from Yesler Way.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Garrett stands beside a mural honoring community members who supported Central District youth at the Central Area Youth Association (CAYA) building, 119 23rd Ave. in Seattle.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Community organizers propose a festival street along 17th Avenue South between East Yesler Way and South Main Street in Seattle's Central District. The designation would require neighborhood support and approval from the Seattle Department of Transportation.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ K. Wyking Garrett, president of the Africatown Community Land Trust, stands at East Yesler Way and 23rd Avenue, near a historical marker of William Grose, Seattle's second Black resident and one of the city's wealthiest. Garrett is working to turn Yesler Way into a Black cultural corridor.]]></image:caption>
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