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Embracing My History & My Values

August 9, 2021

Nisa, The New 3Rs Class of 2021 It was never about what I could and couldn’t buy. It wasn’t about how many pairs of shoes I owned. It wasn’t about blending in with the rich White kids. It was about the twinge I got when I realized that I have to be mindful about money […]

School Boycott! Freedom Day February 3, 1964

July 24, 2021

By Dannie Gore On Monday, February 3, 1964, about 45 percent of all New York City students stayed out of school in the boycott to protest against school segregation. An estimated 464,361 students and teachers participated overall making the event the largest U.S. civil rights demonstration of the 1960s, nearly twice as big as […]

No Voice

November 10, 2019

Jamya, Age 10, New York I began patting the black leather seats and thinking about how I got to skip school on this windy Thursday morning. As my mom began to speed up, I could hear the tires screeching. I wanted to tell her to slow down because my life was in her hands. That […]