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Kevin, , Poems and Stories, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2023, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Art, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Black wall street, The U School, 1Black Wall Street, a community of black people that thrived. Attacked from below and in the sky, in their...
Black wall street, Wonderful place, wrong time. You showed black excellence always had a time to shine. Others hated...
this is a fictional piece representing the bailiff in this mock trial. Hello and good evening. I’m The Bailiff,...
Putting America on trial
Emery, , This is America, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2023, The Hate U Give, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, america, The U School, 7WARNING BEFORE YOU READ: this is a piece of fiction for a class assignment that takes my country on...
America Mock Trial
Akira, , Showcase, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Writing & Communication, Spring 2023, writing, The U School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 36The views expressed in this piece are fictional and do not represent the views of the writer. Good afternoon...
America on trial
Hector, , The Hate U Give, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Writing & Communication, Spring 2023, The U School, TheHateUGive, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 19I’m here with my daughter after what happened on the night of khalil’s death which happened right in front...
america on trial
Akeem, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Writing & Communication, Spring 2023, The Hate U Give, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, The U School, TheHateUGive, 15Good afternoon. My name is DeVante and i’m from garden heights I’m here on behalf of the shooting that...
american on trail
Saqua, , The Hate U Give, Writing & Communication, Spring 2023, The U School, TheHateUGive, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 12Good afternoon. My name is uncle Carlos and I am from garden heights. Thank you for allowing me to...
Mock Trial – Davante Statement
Seo, , Spring 2023, Crime, This is America, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, The U School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, The Hate U Give, 1Good afternoon. My name is Davante and I am from garden heights, in the United States of America. Thank...
Mock trial – America on trial
Majae, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Taking responsible risks, Spring 2023, Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Reduced Inequalities, United Nation, The U School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 17What steps have been taken to reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system? Good morning everyone.Thank you for...
America On Trial
Aaliyah, , Reduced Inequalities, Thinking flexibly, Striving for accuracy, Taking responsible risks, Showcase, Spring 2023, Rights, The Hate U Give, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, civil rights, The U School, 19Good Afternoon. My name is Starr and I’m the protagonist of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I...
The Payback Challenge taught me that I need to sustain balance
Gaia, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Persisting, Managing Impulsivity, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2022, Showcase, Gaming, Career & Job Readiness, Payback, The U School, 10College is a resource that opens the gateway to many opportunities. At the end of high school one is...
250-WORD-PAYBACK-CHALLENGE-ESSAY(Final Draft)-FROM Willisam Jones…
Wilson, , Writing & Communication, Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2022, College Tuition, The U School, career path, 2Going into the Payback Challenge I assumed the difficulty by checking out other people’s playthroughs and learning about the...
PAYBACK Challenge Essay
Zahir, , Fall 2022, Career & Job Readiness, College Tuition, The U School, career path, 3Before I played the payback challenge I knew that I didn’t want to go to college and that I...
This My Body Poem
Saqua, , Writing & Communication, Career & Job Readiness, The U School, #DopePoetry, 7My body is strong from working out and lifting dumb bells My body is free to do the things...
Me
Ismael, , This Is My Body, Fall 2022, Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, Thinking flexibly, Striving for accuracy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, sports, body, The U School, 3Ismael. what am I, am I the anime kid or am I the oldestwhy not both. Yes I can be...
Why Statement.
Kaena, , Career & Job Readiness, Writing & Communication, Why statement, The U School, career path, 0You asked, “why?” so let me tell you why I do the things I do, why I need to...
Power in Decision
Raniyah, , Career & Job Readiness, Good Health and Well-Being, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Taking responsible risks, Thinking interdependently, Fall 2022, Showcase, Beauty, Goals, Life Skills & Fitness, #The U School, Health and Beauty, The U School, 3For my Math and Personal Finance passion project, I am going to dig more into what I am/maybe passionate...
Why do I feel the need to want to be an influencer? Is it because I like it, is...
Whhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyy Bro wwwhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy So I gotta do this assignment for my teacher Mr.Reed and the question I have to...
I’m a 16-year-old black teen Into things that most black people don’t necessarily put much work into Would say...
For my Math and Personal Finance passion project I am going to focus on carpentry and I am going...
This Is My Body
Aaliyah, , Poetry, Writing & Communication, Fall 2022, poetry, body, The U School, 6This is my body. Black girl. Tall girl. Skinny girl. In this world. North Philly. Tall Black Skinny girl. ...
This is my body My body is healthy and strong Im a five six african american I have two...
This is my Body….
Hajeer, , Media, Black Lives Matter At School, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Art, student, The U School, school, poetry, 0This is my Body…. This is my body. It’s unique to me. From the hair on my head To...
This is my body. A colored girl. Not too much to see but much to say about it. I’m...
Chica mixta negra y puertorriqueña
Shanelle, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, This Is My Body, Fall 2022, Showcase, Poetry, Writing & Communication, Reduced Inequalities, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, poetry, The U School, 1This is my body Small and petite Mixed black and Puerto rican girl . ‘’Chica mixta negra y puertorriqueña.’’...
This is my body, The body I love, My own skin, my own flesh, I’ve been in here for...
This is my body in it are hidden feelings. Feelings from a very scary, dark, and empty place. A...
This is my body, I say that i’m skinny but others say that I’m thick.My body makes people look...
She cried to the southern wind. Her tears were like waterfalls. An undying hate. With an untamed eruption. Her...
What they hide
Jupree, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, History, The U School, Tulsa, 1One say if you are looking for information you gotta Look long and far for itAnd so I did Because...
Ray Miller (community member of Black Wall st.)
Raiyyan, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating Community, Spring 2022, Racism, The U School, Black wall street, 0Feb 16, 2022 Ray Miller 211 greenwood Tulsa, Oklahoma 74210 Dear Brad Girson, I’m writing this letter to you...
fire of black wall street
Kylah, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Black wall street, The U School, creativity, 0My picture is showing the downfall of black wall street. I feel like people always show the good things...
Judged because of our skin
Niazia, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, The U School, Black wall street, Racism, 4Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic Ventures The Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer 60 Madison Avenue 6th Floor: The Atlantic New...
Black wall street letter
Keith, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, The U School, Tulsa Race Massacre, Black wall street, 1Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic Ventures The Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer 60 Madison Avenue 6th Floor: The Atlantic New...
“Face to face”
Samyah, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Black Lives Matter, The U School, Black wall street, Black Lives Matter, Racism, 0My pictures” face to face” is a response to your publication “the HBO watchmen sponsored partnership production,The Massacre of...
Black wall street letter
Asiyah, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Striving for accuracy, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, The U School, Black wall street, 0Dear Brad Girson (Editor/Executive Director) I’m writing to you about The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel. I...
the discussion of black wall street
Emily, , Spring 2022, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 0Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson I...
Black Wall Street Letter
Lisvez, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Semester Published, Spring 2022, Racism, The U School, Black wall street, 0I’m writing to you about The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel. I am a student at the...
Eli’s Regret
Jayden, , Stories, Creative Writing, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fiction., creative writing, The U School, 4Eli wakes up at the crack of dawn on Monday morning in the middle of Fall. Eli hates waking...
“The Black Street Response” by Kevin Johnson
Kevin, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2022, Racism, The U School, Black wall street, 0Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Executive Director,...
Black Wall Street Egalitarianism
Chester, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Spring 2022, Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Black wall street, Racism, The U School, 2Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson, In...
Dying From My Past
Raniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Short story, The U School, 3*TRIGGER WARNING, STORY INCLUDES SUICIDE* Here I was in Chicago, Illinois. As I pass the big green bushes, I...
What’s Next?
Jaylen, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Black wall street, The U School, 2Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson: I’m writing...
Questions about “The Massacre of Black Wall Street: Graphic Novel”
Aaron, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Questioning and posing problems, Responding with wonderment and awe, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Art, The U School, Black wall street, Racism, 3Brad Girson, Executive Director Atlantic VenturesThe Atlantic ATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Developers and...
Hate Crime
Raniyah, , Youth Activism, Call to Action, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Community, Showcase, Spring 2022, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, March for Our Lives, Poetry, This is America, Crime, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, justice, black power, Tulsa Race Massacre, #hatecrimes, The U School, Black wall street, black history, Black Lives Matter, Activist, 14The Hate caught my attention.But white folks say it was the eventthat took place that caused them to make that...
What if Dick Rowland Could Tell His Side of the Story?
Ny'Aira, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Arts & Entertainment, Thinking flexibly, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Spring 2022, Showcase, Race Relations, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, The U School, Black wall street, Racism, 3Executive DirectorAtlantic VenturesThe AtlanticATTN: Hayley Romer60 Madison Avenue6th Floor: The AtlanticNew York, NY 10010 Dear Brad Girson: I’m writing...
Black Wall Street
Sianni, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Spring 2022, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Tulsa Race Massacre, Black Wall Streer, The U School, 5Hello, my loyal listeners, I’m back today to talk to you about one of America’s most horrific events. This...
Am I Somebody?
Yniyah, , Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, The U School, Body Image, 8my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...
This Is My Body
Adayiah, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Thinking flexibly, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, magazine, The U School, Body Image, 1Seeing people and taking a glance at them can make you thinkSome good and bad thoughts, but who would...
My Body
Ziyair, , Taking responsible risks, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, magazine, poetry, The U School, 1I like my body from head to toe.I have many part my feet take me where I want to go.my...
Colors and Dirt
Ruby, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Showcase, This Is My Body, Art, Poetry, Beauty, #identities, The U School, Body Image, #poemlife, magazine, 1I see this any many of them now,all about their body of how it glistens,how it glows and showing...
This is my body
Makayla, , Poetry, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, The U School, Body Image, magazine, 0This is my body, I’m hiding with a smileThis is my body, I’m hiding in my own styleThis is...
Black Female
Donyae, , Showcase, Poetry, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, poetry, The U School, magazine, 5This is my body,An african-american female,Light skin eyes shaded brown,This is my body,Spirit and might full of confidence,Mind and...
Tatted
Shania, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, magazine, The U School, Body Image, 10This is my body tatted ButterflyBeautifulBoldCaterpillarsThis is my body Like a caterpillar Grow, eat , sleepThis is my bodyMy heartIt represents beauty,...
M6y body
Iajanay, , Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, body shaming, magazine, The U School, 1From being 196 to 223 it’s horribleFrom the name calling to the body-shaming To the depression to the loving myself,From...
i love my skin….
Samyah, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, magazine, The U School, Body Image, 9This is my body… my body came a long wayin the eye of everybody else watching it.Being judged about being “too...
Talking to the Previous Life
Daniel C, , Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Family, Poetry, History, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, family history, magazine, The U School, 0A FOREIGNER IN THE STATESMY ANCESTOR WOULDN’T BELIEVE ITWAS BORN HERE AND STILL GET LOOKSJUST LIKE THEMYET I’M DIFFERENT.BUT FOR...
Dealing with the Hate
Jupree, , This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7This is my bodyBorn in the cold month of Januaryraised in South Philadelphia and now MY BODY is just a...
My body creates
Sianni, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, poetry, The U School, 4The reason for my being here has always been quite clearMy body can create. It creates friendship and cheer,Trust...
Misunderstood from the Hood
Imeria, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, magazine, The U School, #poem, 5This is my body.I got the strengthStrength from my motherThat came from my mother That came from the struggleThis is...
Hidden Emotions
Raniyah, , Community, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Fall 2021, Poetry, This Is My Body, Psychology, History, The U School, #TheTruth, #emotions, magazine, 15This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....
Staying True
Zahir, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, Body Image, 2This is my body… I can bring positive vibes Born during the scariest month of the year, OctoberBorn and raised...
Wildfire
Jaylen, , Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, poems, The U School, magazine, 1This is my body and I’m not sure how to explain it My head is a wildfire imagination but I...
Master Strength
Byron, , Good Health and Well-Being, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Poems and Stories, Fall 2021, Showcase, This Is My Body, Family, Poetry, Bio, The U School, struggle, magazine, 2This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...
Immigration through Ysrael’s eyes
Melody, , Showcase, Immigration, Books or Plays, Spring 2021, The U School, Juno Diaz, 1There’s many things going on in this short narrative story “Ysrael,” by Juno Diaz, such as immigration stories from...
WE NEED TO CHANGE
Saniya, , Spring 2021, Showcase, Poetry, Call to Action, This is America, change, The U School, Inspirational poem, 8We need to change our waysWe need to change our mindsWe need to change our heart to recognize Recognize that...
Revolutionary Poem in The Pocket
Christian, , Spring 2021, USvsHate, Showcase, #say their names, #END THE HATE, Black Lives Matter, The U School, #StandUpForWhatsRight, 0Let me know what you think!
Let me know what you think of my graphic poem!
Failure is part of your success.
Saniya, , Showcase, Arts & Entertainment, Spring 2021, success, The U School, #inspirational, 4Let me know what you think.
Freedom is not a privilege. It’s a right.
Jaylen, , Showcase, Books or Plays, Spring 2021, The U School, Born A Crime, 0Freedom is not a privilege. It’s a right. by Jaylen
This is America!?
Christian, , Showcase, Books or Plays, This is America, Spring 2021, Literature Guides, World Connections, Guides, The U School, Born A Crime, McDonalds, 1McDonald’s is America by Christian
The World Don’t Love You
Ahmir, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Showcase, Books or Plays, Spring 2021, The U School, Born A Crime, 1My response to Makayla’s Youth Voices Commentary The World Doesn’t Love You; My Mother’s Life (Feminist Perspective), a book review...
The World Don’t Love You
Christian, , Showcase, Books or Plays, Spring 2021, The U School, Born A Crime, 0My response to Makayla’s Youth Voices Commentary The World Doesn’t Love You; My Mother’s Life (Feminist Perspective), a book...
RUN!!!!!
Saniya, , Fall 2020, short fiction, Showcase, War, Stories, Environment, Science, Writing & Communication, supernatural, thriller, The U School, 0I watched as The giant, poisonous, green looking cloud rise into the sky and flooded the whole city, I...
Looking for a cure for Covid
Donyae, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Short story, The U School, 0The cure had to be somewhere because in the USA the vaccine for the coronavirus was a matter of...
THE CURE :)
Daniel W, , Stories, Coronavirus, short fiction, Spring 2021, Finding Humor, Showcase, humor, Short story, The U School, 0The giant, poisonous cloud rose into the sky, The rash was spreading, pulsing, hurting. Test subject A is unaccounted...
No More Y's Dr. Young surveyed the jars,each one lit with a purplish-pinkish glow. It was important to replicate...
The Zombie Deer
Melody, , Environment, Writing & Communication, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Short story, Zombie, The U School, Animals, Mystery, 0A drunk driver mysteriously had hit a deer but it became a “zombie deer.” That deer went into the...
lil key x lil baby
Keyaira, , Fall 2020, Showcase, Poetry, Arts & Entertainment, artist, The U School, entertainment, 0Lil key x lil baby I say lil baby on the track ayyyy , I got my mans from...
The Lab 6 Feet Under
Raniyah, , Environment & World, Fall 2020, The U School, 6feetunder, Short story, 0The cure had to be here somewhere in this lab room. A disaster was happening. People were dying and...
women in prison
Saniya, , Showcase, Poetry, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2020, Life In Prison, The U School, Prison system, Women's Rights, 1Women in prison Women in prison we go through a lot. Women in prison we don't get the proper...
Emergency Services
Ahmir, , Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Empathy, Emergency Workers, The U School, 1Hospital Workers in Particular Hospital workers go through thick and thin working. They are the only people I...
R.I.P Selena Reyes-Harnandez
Ashanti, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, Poetry, Transgender, poetry, The U School, 1While I was growing up I was raised to hate trans people. Because trans people are men trying to...
My Equal Rights
Aniya, , Poetry, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, poetry, The U School, rosa parks, 1I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...
Body positivity
Melody, , Showcase, Poetry, Gender Equity (Women), Social Media, Fall 2020, Media, Writing & Communication, #poems, #inspirational, #the us school, #poem, #body positivite, #BodyImage, #Positivity, The U School, #goodvibes, #empathy, #Emapthy, 11People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
Never Change
Raniyah, , Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Empathy, Teenbullying, Never change, Be yourself, The U School, Stopbullying, 0I never really understood why I got treated so badly by my classmates. People would say nasty things like “Why...
I feel like this is a common question that occurs in every young teens life. And that question is ...
Why I always go with my heart
Raniyah, , Showcase, Family, Reduced Inequalities, Fall 2020, overcoming, The U School, 9“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...
Six Word Memoirs
How the “History Of Septa” Represents My Neighborhood
Raniyah, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Fall 2020, Showcase, Art, History, Community, Arts & Entertainment, Philadelphia, The U School, 2The mural I am doing in my neighborhood is titled the “History Of Septa.” It is located near Cottman...
Running
Inez, , Showcase, Stories, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Writing & Communication, Spring 2020, June 2020, story, The U School, 6July 10th 2057, Screaming, yelling coming from behind me but I keep running. The wind howling like the banshees....
Tim The Tornado
Khala, , Showcase, Stories, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2020, June 2020, The U School, iambestayinghome, 3Tim was an ordinary boy until he became a tornado. It happened so quick and Tim was hurt ever...
Martin Luther King, Jr
mdevlin23, , Poetry, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2020, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, The U School, 4Martin Luther King always believed peaceHe never used violence he used his voice to fightNever used his hands he...
“Cool people” To be cool you don’t have to be cool put people down cool to put yourself up...
Charlie’s Enigma
Tahjmier, , Violence, Race Relations, Family, Fall 2019, Showcase, The U School, fathers, 0As a young black man in America, It seems like I have confusing examples to live up to. I...
“Raisin in the Sun” Mama Monologue
Diavionne, , Showcase, Race Relations, Fall 2019, The U School, 0You listen to me Karl Lindner it doesn’t matter if you don’t think we’ll feel at home as long...
I am the black women that birthed you.I am the black women that died for slavery to be outgrew.Look...
You
Destynn, , Poetry, Spring 2019, Showcase, The U School, 3You thought I didn’t know where you beenAnd that’s why it’s so hard to let you back inYou can’t...
Love
Johnathan, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2019, The U School, 0To my future familyBuilding togetherGrowing togetherWedding, MoneyIn a mansionWith my three Beautiful childrenWatching them growSeeing us grow togetherYou my...
I want you to remember this “thing” that we could never put a Name on was going to hurt...
Haze
Zyria, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2019, The U School, 2This is for you my true first love. I call you haze because I get so high off your...
Isadora “Missy” Randall
Gogisgksoquili, , Poetry, Love, Spring 2019, Showcase, family, Love, loss, The U School, 1Lost in the thoughts Oblivious to reality Vivacious you are Essential to me You hang up on my glowing...
Evol
Tyahmiya, , Showcase, Poetry, Spring 2019, The U School, 3EVOL, LOVE it really doesn’t matter.The only things I love is my books and me.I might love a few...
What must I protest to show you who are the emperor from earth i’m talking about the goddess on...
The Path to Peace
Christian, , Showcase, Violence, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, The U School, 3True peace cannot be obtained by violence, but only by coming together and understanding each other. True peace is...
Born A Crime – Book Review with a Feminist Lens
Markayla, , Spring 2019, Showcase, Quality Education, Fall 2018, Born A Crime, #feminism, The U School, 2“ If there was any doubt about Abel, the truth was right there in front of us all along,...
What was it like being born a light-skinned product of a white father and a black mother? Trevor Noah’s...
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...
Roof
Milton, , Summer 2018, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, 0Oh, Serene Wonder. A place above all, the Sun that graces my Horizon. I turn my face to the...
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...
I’m from Germantown where you get killed just for looking at somebody Where you sell drugs for your hustle…...
Oh, White Light
Brianna, , The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Rape Culture, Poetry, Gender Equity (Women), #MeToo, The U School, 7This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...
How Would You Feel?
Gogisgksoquili, , Poetry, Crime, Police, Fall 2017, The Hate U Give, Showcase, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, The U School, 13This is my poem based on the novel “The Hate U Give” for McGeehan’s class. Khalil’s spirit is talking...
I tried to imagine how a cop in “The Hate U Give” thinks: I park on the side, where...
“Why Me?” asked Kahlil
Munier, , Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, Police, Fall 2017, The U School, 5This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
Changes
Theodore, , The Hate U Give, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2017, The U School, 0You may have thought I didn’t see, Or that I haven’t listened to your problems or lectures you’ve taught me...
A Letter to the Policeman
Nyla, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Call to Action, Protest, A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, The U School, 2My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
Let Me Open Your Eyes
Ethan, , Fall 2017, The Hate U Give, Showcase, Quality Education, Politics, #PoliceBruatlity, The U School, TheHateUGive, Black Lives Matter, 8While crafting this essay I realized I am going against, the standard academic format my Humanities teacher, Mr. Reed...
This piece was inspired from me trying to fit in school and how my grades wasn’t good and i...
“A Short Convo” is an excerpt based on plot and events found within Angie Thomas’ book, The Hate U...
Strong Minded
Brianna, , Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2017, Showcase, Race Relations, The U School, 3This poem is about a strong-minded woman who would not take no for an answer. A woman, named Bessie...
This poem was inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate You Give”. The speaker from this...
Something to live for, Something to die for
Mckayla, , The Hate U Give, Showcase, Poetry, Books or Plays, Police, Point of View, Fall 2017, The U School, TheHateUGive, 5This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such...
This piece inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate U Give” The speaker in the...