Dear Oakland
Why are you making our young people into something they’re not? Heartless with no values or care in the world, they look up to people who aren’t positive examples and just make our community worse.
life
Light Skin vs. Dark Skin
“Distrust is stronger than trust, and envy is stronger than adulation, respect or admiration.”
Health in the Making
The panel consisted of 7 health professionals who work around the Bay Area. They shared their stories of struggling in life and making it to jobs in the health industry.
Dropping Out of School
I still come across dirty looks, distrust, and people looking down at me for leaving school early, as if i was inferior from them or their children because I chose the “easy” way out.
My Life
When I was 13, my parents got divorced. Before that, my family and my life made sense. School was easy, I wasn’t reserved and I talked to people.
My Mom and Dad
Have you ever imagined living without your parents? I don’t have to imagine it because I lived it. I was nine years old when my dad left us and shortly after, my mom was incarcerated. For a very long time I was mad. I didn’t know who or what or why I was mad, but I was mad and I showed it.
High School is so Hard
They can remember the day a pair of Jordans came out but not remember vocabulary words or something a teacher has told them.
My Brother
My brother just saw bullets flying through the car and he covered his face from a bullet that was coming towards him.
Past to Future
We all have a past and all have obtained various different life lessons through every experience encountered. As for myself, my childhood was a complex time period within my life.