QT Social Movements: a Facilitation Reflection
I never who Marsha P. Johnson or Sylvia Rivera was in relation to the Stonewall Riots until these students explained them to me.
Journalism
“For We Will Have Paid Mother Nature Our Dues”: How Nature Shapes Human Behavior
Remix Your Life poet Kyle Lamberson grew up in Oakland, and he writes about how natural resources shape human endeavors.
“Blacks Don’t Belong Here”: I’ve Heard This Argument 1,000 Times
Remix Your Life poet Jaylyn Burns grew up in Oakland, and she imagines a conflict between young people and police officers, from the perspective of one of the city’s parks.
“The Rose”: That Strong, Tough Rose Flower is Me
Remix Your Life poet Darelle Brown writes about the relationship–and occasional friction–between the natural world and city life. He imagines what it’s like to be a rose pushing it’s way up through his city’s soil.
Overmedication
I thought it would be a shortcut to happiness — until I experienced the side effects.
For Juvenile Offenders, Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door To Parole
Originally aired on NPR’s All Things Considered on February 15, 2016 In 2012, The United States Supreme Court ruled that…
Teen Crooner On Love And Stage Fright
I was trembling throughout the song. And at the end, I stared at the audience for maybe two
seconds in silence.
Do Teens Care About the Oscars?
The Oscars have never been a big deal to me. The few times I’ve caught the show on TV, it seems like a small group of people celebrating themselves. Of course, they’re famous, wealthy, and mostly white. As a teenager and a person of color, it’s never felt relevant.
Oakland Teens At The Forefront Of White House Computer Science Initiative
When I was a student at Oakland High School just a few years ago, my classmates and I had never…