, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 0
I’m suffocating , I can’t breatheThey on our necks with their knees,They shooting at us before they tell us to freeze,We tired of...
, , , Black Lives Matter, George Floyd Protests, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Characters: Stephanie, an 18-year-old, is a student who supports the protest “Black Lives Matter.” She believes it is finally...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Showcase, Spring 2020, Violence, 3
Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3
Racial profiling in the United States has become really serious, not just now but back in history. No small...
Today in America many black people are being killed by the cops because of their skin color and that’s...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Police, Showcase, 0
When I first look at an image of a man holding up a sign which says “Hands UP DON’T...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Guns, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, This is America, 1
Everybody has an alternate meaning of being American, albeit a large number of us can concur that being American...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, 1
American values include the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of The Black...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Guns, Police, Politics, Showcase, 3
Everyone has a different definition of being American, although many of us can agree that being American is about...
In novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone, the story shows that the average black person has to struggle and...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Showcase, 1
One concept that has been paved in American minds is the American Creed. The American Creed includes the ideas...
, , , Art, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
On April 18, 2019, my peers and I from the Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice attended the 5th...
, , , Art, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
This year in my race and social class at Nelson Mandela School For Social Justice My peers and I...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Found Poetry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I was able to attend the 2019 Black Lives Matter Summit at Laguardia Community College with my teachers, principal,...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Martin Luther Kingwill go downinhistoryA great Americanwhose hopeas a Negroisof segregationon a lonely islandNegroAmericanSocietyina conditionofrightslibertyand happinessisAmerica In this assignment, we...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I think Angela Davis should receive the Award from Birmingham Civil Rights because she has overcame much adversity and...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2018, Police, Showcase, Spring 2017, 13
What is police brutality? Police brutality is abusive power using excessive force in situations where it’s not required and...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Crime, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, 9
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Police, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, 3
What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, This is America, 1
The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Community, History, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Weeksville's Legacy, 6
Recently in Current Events, we´ve been studying Weeksville. At first I thought about the project buildings wondering why we learning...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Showcase, Spring 2018, Weeksville's Legacy, 7
Recently in Current Events, we’ve been studying Weeksville Heritage Center At first, I knew what my teacher was talking...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 7
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Dear Alicia Garza: We are writing to you, the co-founder of Black Lives Matters because you are a...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Decision Making, March for Our Lives, No Poverty (Economy), Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
The question i have is why is gun violence still playing a big role in the number of deaths...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 1
The issue I am focusing on is police violence toward blacks especially when the victim was unarmed. What’s worse...
The issue my video is on is the lack of clean water that various parts of Africa are facing...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 1
My topic revolved around Racial Discrimination and through prior knowledge I know that it is a very serious topic....
Police Brutality has been a widespread issue around the world. Reviewing trends, we are able to see that minorities...
Black Lives matter is considered a leaderless movement, but it doesn’t stop us from promoting it and trying to...
Stephon Clark is now being added to a long list of wrongful deaths in the black community. Clark was...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
No one should be shot 20 times because the police felt like they were in danger. Police have different...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
There have been countless protests that have taken place in history and they range from as large as the...
A lot of people may notice but not stand up and speak out about what is taking place...
Black Lives Matter is the issue of bringing attention to the African-American lives being lost due to police brutality....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 0
Lately things in the world haven’t been the same. Kids have been dealing with school gun violence and citizens...
“Black lives matter, black lives matter, black lives matter.” Black Lives Matter there’s no one way to define it....
Black lives matter is an international activist movement, originating in the African American culture. this movement stands up for...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Guns, Media, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Black Lives Matter will never receive the recognition nor support that other modern protest have gotten. The movement is...
Tuskegee Experiment The tuskegee experiment has risen up many very important questions. Were the health professionals who were...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
“Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Drugs, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why should Henrietta Lacks’s family be compensated to use her mother cells? if they are getting consent and money...
, , , Black Lives Matter, History, Race Relations, Rights, Slavery, 0
What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
, , , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2017, Poetry, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 10
This is my poem based on the novel “The Hate U Give” for McGeehan’s class. Khalil’s spirit is talking...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Guns, Police, Showcase, 5
This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
My views of Oakland Introduction: Did you know that Oakland has a heart around it? This means it is...
, , , A Day in My Life, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Showcase, 2
My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
This video was produced by young women at The U School to break down stereotypes about Black Girls.
, , , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Debt, Decision Making, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Housing, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 5
What rights should people living in the US have? Here is a question that many non-citizens have while living...
I believe that foreigner and former slaves should or should of had the rights us US citizens should have,...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
Image by: Youthvoices I began to build the foundations of my research paper and I believe that I will...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
Voting was not an option for African Americans until decades after the constitution was ratified. While the constitution gave...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Getting Started, Police, Protest, Showcase, Taking a Knee, 3
We’ve all seen or heard of the NFL and NBA players kneeling, raising their fists, or etc during the...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 9
I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Showcase, 3
You should be able to choose whether you want to stand, sit, or kneel for the National Anthem because...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Con Gun Control, Fall 2017, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 4
The message that the NFL players are trying to send out has been token the wrong way. NFL players...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Gender, Showcase, 0
Terms like ‘race’, ‘gender’, and ‘religion’ have become increasingly controversial terms. With campaigns like ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Gender...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Taking a Knee, 5
Many home are divided on this topic. People can fully disagree with their own family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors....
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...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Goals, History, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Race Relations, Slavery, 0
Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Decision Making, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Social Media, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 0
As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Rights, Sports, 0
Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, Violence, War, 0
Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, History, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, Sports, Taking a Knee, 0
The National Anthem is racist, people shouldn’t stand for it. The National Anthem we sing today is edited. It...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 3
Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Bullying, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Community, Fall 2017, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, 3
Dear Leaders of America, My name is Amanda. I grew up just off of Lake Saint Clair in the...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, 3
For me, racism is something that makes me uncomfortable to talk about. It saddens me to know that there...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Family, History, Housing, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 1
To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Debt, History, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
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To me, I feel like this image is really sad because over the years you see African American people...
The safety pin stand up to trump article made me look at people different cause people actually care about...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, History, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 1
There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, Voting, 2
I agree with both articles views because they both brought up good points. For example the first article...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
“The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Everywhere” is a really positive article in such a difficult time. I...
“No one had anything to say to those cops, I don’t blame them, Because you’re are pretty much...
, , , 2nextprez, Abortion, Affordable and Clean Energy, Black Lives Matter, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Immigration, Latino Power, LGBTQ+ Rights, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Race Relations, Rape Culture, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Voting, 18
Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
Dear all Black Lives Matter movement people, The Black Lives Matter Movement is in my opinion a very...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 7
Police relations are very important to focus on because police officers have killed and harass people of color due...
Money & Power power & money that’s all that we have ain’t trying to be funny. you act like...
BIRTH OF ALL NATIONS SO I’M WATCHING BIRTH OF A NATION...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Guns, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, 4
Crime remains one of Oakland’s most serious issues , which begs the question if police are doing their job?...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Immigration, Latino Power, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
The Women’s March is looking for youth activists under the age of 18 to apply for the #WomensMarch Youth...
, , , Abortion, Art, Beauty, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Climate Action, Crime, Gender, Life on Land, Scratch, 0
The Tale of the Ice Cream Man is a deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep and rich...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, 1
Dear Mr/Mrs. President, My name is Collyn Richardson. I am a 17-year-old African-American boy from Lansing, Michigan. I want...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Death Penalty, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Police, Religion, Rights, Showcase, 0
Dear Mr./Mrs. President, Hi my name is Kathleen and, first I would like to congratulate you on winning! Second...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, 2
Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Race Relations, Showcase, 5
Dear Future President, Hi! My name is Layla and I am 10 years old. First, I want to say...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Race Relations, Violence, 3
Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, 0
To the Next President of The United States Of America: One issue is that a lot of policemen or...
Dear Future President of the United States An important issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter. This...
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