Tag Archive for: The U School

To My Black Men

Jhena, , May 15, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

I am the black women that birthed you.I am the black women that died for slavery to be outgrew.Look...

love

Zyquell, , May 6, 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2

when I first saw youit took every ounce of me not to be yourswhen I saw u laughit took...

You

Destynn, , May 5, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2

You thought I didn’t know where you beenAnd that’s why it’s so hard to let you back inYou can’t...

Love

Johnathan, , May 3, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

To my future familyBuilding togetherGrowing togetherWedding, MoneyIn a mansionWith my three Beautiful childrenWatching them growSeeing us grow togetherYou my...

Jokes on me

Cierra, , April 23, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

I want you to remember this “thing” that we could never put a Name on was going to hurt...

Haze

Zyria, , April 23, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2

This is for you my true first love. I call you haze because I get so high off your...

Fat girl

Shakia, , April 17, 2019, Biases, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3

Fat girl, fat girl I heard all the jokes Fat girl this, fat girl that ohh you’re so fat...

Isadora “Missy” Randall

Gogisgksoquili, , April 17, 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0

Lost in the thoughts Oblivious to reality Vivacious you are Essential to me You hang up on my glowing...

Changes

Theodore, , April 17, 2019, Family, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1

You may have thought I didn’t see,Or that I haven’t listenedto your problems or lectures you’ve taught me over...

Evol

Tyahmiya, , April 16, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3

EVOL, LOVE it really doesn’t matter.The only things I love is my books and me.I might love a few...

Women

Karroline, , April 15, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0

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, , April 12, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, Violence, 3

True 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, , January 15, 2019, 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,...

A Crime Born

Jaicy, , January 15, 2019, 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...

Back to When

Kimberli, , July 21, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, 2

Back to when… I was 7… To when the smell of the burning wood To the sticky half burned...

Cops Versus Society

Jennessa, , July 20, 2018, Poetry, Police Brutality, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0

Walking out the door Cops siren and loud screams Fill the air with the smell of weed Blunts, and...

Roof

Milton, , July 20, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0

Oh, Serene Wonder. A place above all, the Sun that graces my Horizon. I turn my face to the...

February 1st

Amani, , July 20, 2018, 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 Street of Philadelphia

Alexis, , July 20, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, Where I'm From, 0

The powerful, painful and unpleasant streets of Philly Is what many call me I watched your mother grow up...

Germantown

K, , July 20, 2018, 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…...

Oh, White Light

Brianna, , March 16, 2018, 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...

In The Past

Janasia, , January 27, 2018, 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...

“Why Me?” asked Kahlil

Munier, , January 19, 2018, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Guns, Police Brutality, Showcase, 5

This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...

Changes

Theodore, , January 19, 2018, 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 Letter to the Policeman

Nyla, , January 18, 2018, 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 “...

Let Me Open Your Eyes

Ethan, , January 18, 2018, Education, Fall 2017, Politics, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 6

While crafting this essay I realized I am going against, the standard academic format my Humanities teacher, Mr. Reed...

This Is My Body Poem

Quenshawn, , January 18, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, 0

This piece was inspired from me trying to fit in school and how my grades wasn’t good and i...

A Short Convo

Dahmir, , January 18, 2018, 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...

Strong Minded

Brianna, , January 17, 2018, Fall 2017, Racism, Showcase, Women, 3

This poem is about a strong-minded woman who would not take no for an answer. A woman, named Bessie...

And Life Goes On

Brianna, , January 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, 3

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, , January 12, 2018, 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...

I know this…

Khala, , January 10, 2018, 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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