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Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
This book is about the life of being a Black man/woman. The book tells you different perspectives of people...
The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
The US had decided to pull out of helping Syria and fight against the terrorist group “ISIS” since 2011....
The removal of Confederate monuments from our cities and gathering spots is necessary for our country to move forward...
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In the article ¨George Floyd´s Death Sparks MAssive nationwide Protests¨ by Patricia Smith regarding the long and repeating history...
In the article, “George Floyd’s Death Sparks Massive Nationwide Protests” by Patricia Smith, I learned that the upsetting of...
In the article “How Our World Changed”, Joe Bubar talks about the changes our country needs in order to...
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In novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone, the story shows that the average black person has to struggle and...
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On April 18, 2019, my peers and I from the Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice attended the 5th...
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I was able to attend the 2019 Black Lives Matter Summit at Laguardia Community College with my teachers, principal,...
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The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
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Recently in Current Events, we’ve been studying Weeksville Heritage Center At first, I knew what my teacher was talking...
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
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Black Lives Matter will never receive the recognition nor support that other modern protest have gotten. The movement is...
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The players had every right to kneeling during the national anthem. A lot of people were offended by them...
the answer is yes we should take a knee because of all the killings and the discrimination between blacks...
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As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
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Money & Power power & money that’s all that we have ain’t trying to be funny. you act like...
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Dear Future President, Hi! My name is Layla and I am 10 years old. First, I want to say...
Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
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Dear Future President of the United States An important issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter. This...
Dear Future President of the United States, I believe that Black lives matter in our world because we are...
Dear Future President of the United States, Congrats on being the new U.S president. Was it hard to get...
Dear Future President of the United States Of America, Congratulations on being the new President of The United States....
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Dear next President of The United States of America, First of all new President congratulations on becoming the next...
Dear Future President, I would like to congratulate to for being the next president. I would like to talk...
Dear Future President, Congratulation for being the new President of the United States. Let’s get into business. An important...
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I have decided to pick the issue of Colin Kaepernick not standing for the National Anthem because this is...
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Dear Mrs. President Hillary Clinton, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write you a letter. I’m happy...
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Dear future president, I hope you’re not Donald Trump. If you are, i hope you burn. I hope...
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There are many problems facing America today, and many threaten the lives of citizens. I believe that one of...
I believe that racism and violence should be the main issues that the president addresses. Racism fuels violence, but...
Dear Future President, I am a 17-year-old student in Oakland California. I attend Fremont High School and I would...
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What is the world coming too? How ya got money for gunz but not for food? How ya try...
Dear Yanilsa, I am touched by your poem about Trayvon Martin, because the 17 year-old was walking home and...
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In modern times, people are used to certain situations that it seems justifiable for people to live under the...
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