Slavery – Youth Voices

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To protect Black women and save America from itself, elect Black women

Arual, March 15, 2022, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Constitution, Decision Making, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Getting Started, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Stress, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Voting, Women in Action, Black Women, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 9

America has given women the right to vote through the 19th Amendment, yet there are still many obstacles that...

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Black Women: Fight for Equality

Arual, March 14, 2022, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Career & Job Readiness, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Slavery, #judgememorial, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0

Black women have to work harder to obtain a white man’s monthly salary in just a year. Black women,...

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Problem Section: Human Trafficking in South Asia

Paige, March 19, 2021, AAPI Heritage, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2021, Violence, Human Trafficking, RHS, 3

As Jacky Rosen said, “Human trafficking is a communitywide problem, and as such, it requires communitywide solutions.” Human trafficking...

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Dana, from Kindred, is determined, forgiving, and resourceful

Kaimea, January 27, 2021, Books or Plays, Character Traits and Relationships, Fall 2020, Guides, History, Literature Guides, Showcase, Slavery, Harvest Collegiate High School, Kindred, 0

Dana, the protagonist in Kindred, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. Dana tries to do...

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Crimes Against Humanity

Gerardo, November 6, 2020, Death Penalty, History, Slavery, holocaust, Orange Cove High School, 0

Basically during World War 1 there were lots of executions and it was basically Jews being executed. This war...

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The Harlem Renaissance

Drew, November 3, 2020, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Character Traits and Relationships, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Getting Started, Guides, Literature Guides, Media, Music, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Slavery, Violence, What do I stand for?, blm, Harlem, supportthemovement, The Harlem Renaissance, Veronica Chambers, 0

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

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The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers

Drew, October 21, 2020, Argument, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Race Relations, Read/Write Poems, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Stories, Youth Activism, African American History, book, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, life changing, Veronica Chambers, 1

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

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Involuntary Servitude in United States Prisons

Matylda, October 20, 2020, Fall 2020, Prison, Showcase, Slavery, #WeneedPrisonReform, prison, slave labor, 0

According to the Prison Policy Initiative, about 0.7% of the United States was incarcerated in 2016, this is approximately...

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Confederate Monuments, and the History That Should Be Kept

Milo, October 20, 2020, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Community, Fall 2020, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3

In a previous post I made, I tried to tackle the question of “what Confederate Monuments really are, and...

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Confederate Monuments of America

Milo, October 2, 2020, Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, Fall 2020, History, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, confederacy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, monuments, 6

The removal of Confederate monuments from our cities and gathering spots is necessary for our country to move forward...

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China’s Big Secret

Charlie, December 11, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, china, communism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, justice, 1

For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...

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Jim Crow’s Residue

Beverly, November 19, 2019, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, okemoshighschool, 2

In novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone, the story shows that the average black person has to struggle and...

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How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American

Aidan, October 16, 2019, American Creed, Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2019, Music, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Social Media, War, Writing, america, american, American Creed, argument, censorship, frank zappa, history, lizzo, music, Okemos High School, pop culture, prince, Racism, vietnam, 6

American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...

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End Child Sex Trafficking

Yasmin, May 10, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2019, Upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 1

My project was about Child Sex Trafficking and why is it a issue. Which for us and as it...

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Black Success in Weeksville: Incline or Decline?

Shaquala, May 25, 2018, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Community, History, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Weeksville's Legacy, #weeksville, The Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, 6

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

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Human trafficking: Modern Slavery

Lizbeth, April 11, 2018, Call to Action, Crime, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, 2

My issue that I decided to make a video on was human trafficking. Human trafficking is a form of...

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Today: SEXtrade

Rachel, April 10, 2018, Call to Action, Crime, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Love, Rape Culture, Refugees, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Violence, What do I stand for?, #StopTheViolence, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, change, education, forced sex, modern slavery, sex, sextrafficking, 3

I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...

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Modern Slavery

Elio, April 9, 2018, Minimum Wage, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, modern slavery, sweatshops, 1

Throughout the world many people experience unfair work conditions that are both torturous and inhumane. Shedding light upon this...

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Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Lalla-Aicha, March 29, 2018, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #asia, #southeast asia, #womenslife, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Prostitution, women, 4

My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...

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What Rights Should All People Living In The US Have?

Christine, March 3, 2018, 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...

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Post #8 (Third Blog Post)

Sophia, February 16, 2018, Race Relations, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, 0

I read three articles: The End of Corporate Imperialism, Corporate Imperialism for the Poor, and Policy Entrepreneurs and the...

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What it Means to be American?

Julieanna, December 7, 2017, 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...

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History passed, but discrimination hasn’t

Lexi, October 17, 2017, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Goals, History, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Race Relations, Slavery, Discrimination, education, history, ignorance, 0

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

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The National Anthem Is Racist

Taniya, October 16, 2017, 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...

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My Opinion on Racism

Naya, September 29, 2017, 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...

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My Media: Slavery Today

Mireya, May 31, 2017, Art, Media and Message, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2017, 1

I painted this acknowledging the prisoners who work on those hard days doing harsh labor. The background yellows and...

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No More Slavery

Mireya, May 30, 2017, Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0

Under the 13th amendment is states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the...

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Slavery in America Infographic

Mireya, May 30, 2017, Infographic, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0

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Prison Labor Protest, a Fight for Humanity

Mireya, May 30, 2017, Incarceration, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0

“‘It’s just dressed up slavery’: America’s shadow workforce rises up against prison labor” written by Carimah Townes who is a...

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Slavery Still Exists

Mireya, May 24, 2017, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, cheap labor, hypocrisy, prison, Slavery, USA, 0

Does slavery still exists? Why? How is it still in society today? Where is it happening? And why isn’t...

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Huckleberry Finn: To Follow Society or Your Own Beliefs

Abinaov, May 16, 2017, Huck Finn, Slavery, Social Class, 1

Abinaov Ms. Free American Lit., 2nd hour 14 May 2017 Huckleberry Finn: To Follow Society or Your Own Beliefs...

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The Malevolence of Leather

Shantanu, May 9, 2017, Life on Land, Rights, Slavery, Spring 2017, This I Believe, abuse, animal abuse, animal slavery, Animals, clothing, cruelty, injustice, 3

“Leather” is another word for skin. Imagine this: you were separated from your parents at birth, and spent your entire...

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Dialectic Journal for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Naomi, May 2, 2017, Books or Plays, Slavery, Stories, american literature, dialectic journal, Huckleberry Finn, 0

The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough...

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Dialectic journal from “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

Thomas, May 2, 2017, Huck Finn, Slavery, Huckleberry Finn, Slavery, 4

From reading: Pg. 4: “Say,, who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats efs didn’ hear sumf’n. Well,...

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Child Labor in Our World

Hannah, February 21, 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2017, child development, child labor, children, farming, tobacco, United States of America, 3

According to Mexico: Child labour and the perils of a lost education.” by Al Jazeera America, 2.5 million kids...

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Change the way you Think

Fernando, February 17, 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Point of View, Politics, Rights, Slavery, Social Class, Stories, Summer 2016, War, women LGBT People, 2

Hello, I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell in my english class and wanted to share my thoughts...

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Child Labor

Hannah, February 3, 2017, Call to Action, Crime, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, child development, child labor, mental illness, psychology, 3

Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...

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Has America forgotten about the things they’ve done to African-Americans?

Ricardo, January 17, 2017, Fall 2016, History, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, 3

Each year America makes us remember about 9/11 the tragically hijacked plane that crashed into The World Trade Center...