Jennie Matos, 14, chronicles her journey as a black girl attending a PWI. "I can go to their school but will never be a part of their school community." Read on
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VOX ATL staff writer and Westlake High School student Isabella Cavienss highlights the successes of her classmates after a local news station did the opposite. Read on
By Kyra Rogers, VOX Media Cafe Reporter Students of color at predominantly white schools are fed up with the way they are being treated. They are tired of their schools’ poor responses to reports of racism and discrimination. In an attempt to yield responses from predominantly white schools in the United States, these students have… Read on
In the wake of the global issues of police brutality and ongoing racial discrimination among African Americans, should African American athletes consider attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCUs] over opportunities at Predominantly White Institutions [PWIs]? This topic has sparked ongoing conversation, thanks to a viral tweet shared by San Ysidro High School’s Mikey Williams,… Read on
One year ago teens Amariyah, Jasmine, Aaliyah, Lyric, Rin, Christina, Emma, and Jaya recorded a podcast reflecting on their years in high school and what they believed the future would hold. Now during quarantine, they virtually connected once more (along with new participants Haley Henderson and Sophie James) to talk college expectations vs reality, gap… Read on
For many high school students, the Bernie Sanders campaign meant a vision of the future with no college debt. Now, amid a pandemic, that future is cloudier. Read on
