Future Leaders Build Bonds, Grow from Diversity
by Maisie Brown Photo above of Rikyla Brown by Jordan Mahoney The large room with huge African flags plastered over the huge walls shows signs of black liberation and power... Read More
Overcoming Black Girls’ Barriers to Success
by Asia Mangum Black women may be the most educated group in the country, but the employment and salary rates don’t match up, and they often face barriers to success in the... Read More
From Shabbat to Interviewing: Learning So Much So Fast
Sixteen-year-old Darryn Price decided to spend her summer between 11th and 12th grade doing something other than binge-watching Netflix and started living outside her comfort zone- “Shabbat Shalom.” Photo Courtesy Onelia... Read More
Punched in the Gut: On Police and Distrust
Zeakyy Harrington, 17, grew up in the Washington Addition, a neighborhood west of downtown Jackson, Miss. When he was 16-years-old, one of Harrington’s friends threw up their middle finger to a cop... Read More
‘My World’: Kenytta Brown
by Kenytta Brown Imagine a world with no problems Imagine our people picking cotton Thunder storms and dark skies Politicians and many lies There’s crime every hour Sometimes I wonder... Read More
Is America Really the Land of the Free?
From the time we are bright-eyed, bushy-tailed five-year olds learning our ABCs, we are taught one essential phrase: America is the ‘Land of the Free.’ Growing up as an African... Read More