, , , Education, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
“ If there was any doubt about Abel, the truth was right there in front of us all along,...
, , , Books, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
What was it like being born a light-skinned product of a white father and a black mother? Trevor Noah’s...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, 1
Back to when… I was 7… To when the smell of the burning wood To the sticky half burned...
Walking out the door Cops siren and loud screams Fill the air with the smell of weed Blunts, and...
, , , Family, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
Brand new blue dress Hair & nails done She walks through the door “Surprise!!” Over 20 people in the...
The powerful, painful and unpleasant streets of Philly Is what many call me I watched your mother grow up...
, , , Poetry, Poverty, Showcase, Where I'm From, 0
I’m from Germantown where you get killed just for looking at somebody Where you sell drugs for your hustle…...
, , , Poetry, Rape Culture, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Violence, Women, 7
This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 3
I tried to imagine how a cop in “The Hate U Give” thinks: I park on the side, where...
This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
, , , Fall 2017, Inequality, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 0
You may have thought I didn’t see, Or that I haven’t listened to your problems or lectures you’ve taught me...
, , , A Day in My Life, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Guns, Inequality, Police Brutality, Protest, Showcase, 2
My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
While crafting this essay I realized I am going against, the standard academic format my Humanities teacher, Mr. Reed...
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, 0
This piece was inspired from me trying to fit in school and how my grades wasn’t good and i...
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 1
“A Short Convo” is an excerpt based on plot and events found within Angie Thomas’ book, The Hate U...
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, 3
This poem was inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate You Give”. The speaker from this...
, , , Books, Fall 2017, Poetry, Point of View, Police Brutality, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 5
This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such...
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, 11
This piece inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate U Give” The speaker in the...
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