A 13-year-old Judson Independent School District student has won this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. youth art contest.

Angelina Paez, a student at Kirby Middle School, was named the winner by the City Council District 2 office, the MLK Commission and the San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture on Wednesday.

The artwork is a collage comprised of newspaper pieces and depicts clasped hands in front of the Tower of Americas. The theme of this year’s march is “Diversity Unites Us: Love Leads Us & Action Propels Us!”

“My artwork shows that it’s not the differences that define us, but the ability to celebrate and accept those differences,” Paez said. “At the end of the day, we are all just human and deserve the right to be treated equally.”

Paez’s artwork will be featured in the 2026 MLK M

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