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im from the city that never sleeps, im from where they ask you where you from and if you...
And Still I Rise

This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack...
Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes

Selected poems by langston hughes The Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes makes me feel “educated” (in a sense) because...
Why people are protesting and getting mad at the death of innocent Black people

Recently, I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I appreciated this book. I say this because it...
BLM and the Representation of Kneeling During the National Anthem

The action of kneeling during the national anthem began back in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during...
The Harlem Renaissance

(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Police Brutality vs. Equality

Race has always been a big factor in the type of life you have in America. Most minorities have...
America; All Unique But All One
In American culture, there are many different values, cultures, and creeds that shape the way we all exist as...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers

(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Confederate Monuments, and the History That Should Be Kept
In a previous post I made, I tried to tackle the question of “what Confederate Monuments really are, and...
To Be American

Jack Guggemos Mrs. Reed American Lit 18 October 2020 To Be American What it means to be American is...
Being an American is not Always as Amazing as it is Explained to be.

For many people America is an amazing country where people have free will and can be anything their heart...
Riot- Walter Dean Myers plot
Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
Ferguson in Black and White by Jeff smith

This book is about the life of being a Black man/woman. The book tells you different perspectives of people...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
Crisis in Syria

The US had decided to pull out of helping Syria and fight against the terrorist group “ISIS” since 2011....
Confederate Monuments of America
The removal of Confederate monuments from our cities and gathering spots is necessary for our country to move forward...
Athletes Asking for Change

A lot of athletes all over the world are asking for change around the community because of the Black...
In the article ¨George Floyd´s Death Sparks MAssive nationwide Protests¨ by Patricia Smith regarding the long and repeating history...
The Impact of George Floyd

In the article, “George Floyd’s Death Sparks Massive Nationwide Protests” by Patricia Smith, I learned that the upsetting of...
Desperate for Change
In the article “How Our World Changed”, Joe Bubar talks about the changes our country needs in order to...
Race vs. School

Characters: John Williams, father of Joshua, Black male Joshua Williams, son of John, Black male Mrs. Miller, principal at...
Breathe

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...
Why do people protest with looting & violence?

Characters: Stephanie, an 18-year-old, is a student who supports the protest “Black Lives Matter.” She believes it is finally...
Stop the Violence

Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
History Not Left Behind

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...
Police Brutality In America

Everybody has an alternate meaning of being American, albeit a large number of us can concur that being American...
The Bullets you Shoot

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...
Cops for Injustice

One concept that has been paved in American minds is the American Creed. The American Creed includes the ideas...
Black Lives Matter summit

On April 18, 2019, my peers and I from the Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice attended the 5th...
Reflection On Quilt

This year in my race and social class at Nelson Mandela School For Social Justice My peers and I...
Skin Color

Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
Black Lives Matter Summit

I was able to attend the 2019 Black Lives Matter Summit at Laguardia Community College with my teachers, principal,...
“I HAVE A DREAM” (MLK SPEECH) – Blackout Poem
Martin Luther Kingwill go downinhistoryA great Americanwhose hopeas a Negroisof segregationon a lonely islandNegroAmericanSocietyina conditionofrightslibertyand happinessisAmerica In this assignment, we...
Overcoming Hardships

I think Angela Davis should receive the Award from Birmingham Civil Rights because she has overcame much adversity and...
Do The Police Deserve Our Trust

What is police brutality? Police brutality is abusive power using excessive force in situations where it’s not required and...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
Police Brutality Cause and Effect in Oakland

What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
Police Brutality in Our Country

The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
Black Success in Weeksville: Incline or Decline?

Recently in Current Events, we´ve been studying Weeksville. At first I thought about the project buildings wondering why we learning...
A Free Black Community

Recently in Current Events, we’ve been studying Weeksville Heritage Center At first, I knew what my teacher was talking...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”

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 strong...
How can gun violence be avoided?

The question i have is why is gun violence still playing a big role in the number of deaths...
Black lives matter

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...
Racial Discrimination

My topic revolved around Racial Discrimination and through prior knowledge I know that it is a very serious topic....
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!

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...
No one should be shot 20 times because the police felt like they were in danger. Police have different...
The Power of Protests – by Rachel Gillespie

There have been countless protests that have taken place in history and they range from as large as the...
Not being noticed

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....
Whose really listening?

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...
Why does one movement get more support than another?

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...
Was it ethical to take Henrietta Lacks cells without consent?

“Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t...
Henrietta Lacks’s Family

Why should Henrietta Lacks’s family be compensated to use her mother cells? if they are getting consent and money...
What Rights Should All People Living In The US Have?

What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
How mental health is viewed, and how society addresses it

In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
How Would You Feel?

This is my poem based on the novel “The Hate U Give” for McGeehan’s class. Khalil’s spirit is talking...
My views of Oakland Introduction: Did you know that Oakland has a heart around it? This means it is...
A Letter to the Policeman

My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
BGWA – I Am Not

This video was produced by young women at The U School to break down stereotypes about Black Girls.
The Achievement Gap

The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
What Rights Do We Have As Americans?

What rights should people living in the US have? Here is a question that many non-citizens have while living...
What rights should people in the US have?

I believe that foreigner and former slaves should or should of had the rights us US citizens should have,...
What it Means to be American?

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...
Adultification of Black Babes

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...
The Time Is Now

We’ve all seen or heard of the NFL and NBA players kneeling, raising their fists, or etc during the...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?

I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
You should be able to choose whether you want to stand, sit, or kneel for the National Anthem because...
Its Time To Be Heard !

The message that the NFL players are trying to send out has been token the wrong way. NFL players...
Terms like ‘race’, ‘gender’, and ‘religion’ have become increasingly controversial terms. With campaigns like ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Gender...
It Is So About Race

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...
History passed, but discrimination hasn’t

Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
Kneel Down to take a Stand

As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
Why Should Expressing Your Beliefs Come At A Cost?

Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
Peacefully Protesting in the NFL

Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
The National Anthem Is Racist

The National Anthem is racist, people shouldn’t stand for it. The National Anthem we sing today is edited. It...
Dear Leaders of America

Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
Requests and Reflection after Charlottesville

Dear Leaders of America, My name is Amanda. I grew up just off of Lake Saint Clair in the...
My Opinion on Racism

For me, racism is something that makes me uncomfortable to talk about. It saddens me to know that there...
Neocolonialism in Africa

To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
NeoColonialism in Africa Video

https://youtu.be/B-HlbLzaL_I
Black Lives Matter

To me, I feel like this image is really sad because over the years you see African American people...
Safety PIn

The safety pin stand up to trump article made me look at people different cause people actually care about...
Safety Pins

There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
#Safety Pin

I agree with both articles views because they both brought up good points. For example the first article...
My Opinions About the Safety Pins

“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...
NE OH Takes on the Women’s March on Washington (updated with videos I shot that day)

Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
Black Lives Matter and my thoughts about it
Dear all Black Lives Matter movement people, The Black Lives Matter Movement is in my opinion a very...
Police Brutality

Police relations are very important to focus on because police officers have killed and harass people of color due...
Power by Anaja Patton

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...
Oakland’s Security

Crime remains one of Oakland’s most serious issues , which begs the question if police are doing their job?...
Attention youth activists!

The Women’s March is looking for youth activists under the age of 18 to apply for the #WomensMarch Youth...
The tale of the ice cream man

The Tale of the Ice Cream Man is a deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep deep and rich...
We Need You The Most

Dear Mr/Mrs. President, My name is Collyn Richardson. I am a 17-year-old African-American boy from Lansing, Michigan. I want...
Do we matter in this world?

Dear Mr./Mrs. President, Hi my name is Kathleen and, first I would like to congratulate you on winning! Second...
Black Lives Matter

Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
Time To Make A Change

Dear Future President, Hi! My name is Layla and I am 10 years old. First, I want to say...
Fight Against Racism

Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
Tell Police To Stop Shooting

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...
Calling for Respect and Equal Treatment

Dear Future President of the United States, I believe that Black lives matter in our world because we are...
Why is the U.S so unfair these days?

Dear Future President of the United States, Congrats on being the new U.S president. Was it hard to get...
From the voice of a young black woman

Dear Future President of the United States Of America, Congratulations on being the new President of The United States....
Treat people from all races fairly

Dear Future President of the United States, Black lives is an issue in our country. I think this because...
Stop Racism and Enter Freedom!

Dear Future President of the United States, There are so many issues in my community, and country. For example,...
Why Police Should Stop Police Brutality

Dear next President of The United States of America, First of all new President congratulations on becoming the next...
Make Our Community A Better Place

Dear Future President, I would like to congratulate to for being the next president. I would like to talk...
Please Help This World!

Dear Future President, Congratulation for being the new President of the United States. Let’s get into business. An important...
Law Enforcement in America

The history of Law Enforcement dates back to the beginning of this country’s history. When the signing of the...
Blessings

I’m from Oakland where people do drugs and do not give a rat when they pop yo. I am...
“I am From”

“I Am From” I am from the hood When young ladie walk down the street And the men ask...
Colin Kaepernick: Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem

I have decided to pick the issue of Colin Kaepernick not standing for the National Anthem because this is...
Be Strong! Help Us!

Dear Future President, Please make good decisions and help my city of Oakland. We’ve been going through a lot....
Stop Police Brutality and Reduce the Rent

Dear Future President, I wonder if police brutality will ever stop. The reason why I’m writing this to you...
I worry for my friends and family

Dear Next President, There are a lot of issues surrounding my community and all over the country about unfairness...
What will a woman do?

Dear Mrs. President Hillary Clinton, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write you a letter. I’m happy...
To the next president of the United States how can you top the 44th president? Well you can start...
Dear future president, I hope you’re not Donald Trump. If you are, i hope you burn. I hope...
Institutional Racism

Dear Madame/Mr, President, In this letter, I would like to address institutional racism, one of the largest problems facing...
Gun Control In America

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...
We don’t need figureheads and false promises

Dear Future President, I am a 17-year-old student in Oakland California. I attend Fremont High School and I would...
From what I have researched the sole purpose of how the black lives matter movement became a thing was...
First, in identifying the root causes of racism and other forms of prejudice we must first differentiate between contemporary...
National Anthem Kneeling

Colin Kaepernick sat for first two preseason games without getting noticed. In the third game, a fan posted a...
People of today seem are often concerned with what makes them beautiful. But who and what defines beauty. Over...
Response to Deadly Force

In Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara’s essay, “Deadly Force, In Black and White,” from ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/deadly-force-in-black-and-white,...
Don’t Forget

What is the world coming too? How ya got money for gunz but not for food? How ya try...
Touched by a poem about Trayvon

Dear Yanilsa, I am touched by your poem about Trayvon Martin, because the 17 year-old was walking home and...
Jordan Davis: Killed for loud music

Happy, Glad, Joyful, Cheerful Teen He was shot At a gas station Jacksonville, Florida. November 23, 2012 ...
In a New York Times article by Richard Fausset, Richard Pérez-Peña, and Campbell Robertson, “Alton Sterling Shooting In Baton...
The separation of people . Supremacy and minority inferiority. Constant complexes that revolutionize climates of time periods . ...
Juvenile Justice

Dear President, Congratulations on the election. We hope that you can pay attention and solve many of...
Dear future President

Dear Future President, My name is Justin Young and I am writing you this letter, not to attack...
Police Brutality

Dear President, I am student that will soon be attending college in the fall, as I get older I...
Dear Future President!

06/27/2016 Dear Future President, My name is Chelsea Williams and I am a current incoming freshman at CSU,...
Unresolved Issues Concerning the Nation

Dear President Of The United States, Congratulations on winning the presidential elections! I know that you are a...
A Melting Pot Dividing

June 27, 2016 Dear Future President, This country is changing and as a freshman in college I’m scared of...
Why Immigration and minorities matter

Dear President, Hello, my name is Richard Mata and I am a current freshman at Chico State University...
Letter to the Next President

Dear Future President, My name is Andrea, I am an entering college student at Chico State University and these...
In modern times, people are used to certain situations that it seems justifiable for people to live under the...