
A Message to Young Men From the 2016 PADV Teen Summit
“I know people who have been victims of domestic violence, and a lot of times, that’s a story that people don’t get to tell,” says

“I know people who have been victims of domestic violence, and a lot of times, that’s a story that people don’t get to tell,” says


Original poem from Atlanta Teen Voices contributor Carlos Perez.

In the past few years alone, Georgia has identified hundreds of victims of child sex trafficking and many youth who are vulnerable to exploitation and

Disperse my children For the birds of prey have finally come to hunt. I was idle in their absence. Unmotivated, yet paranoid as if the

I look into the eyes of another soul I see their heavy burden, the harshness of life’s toll Ignorant they scream and shout Without understanding

“Tell Me My Dream,” Pearl Cleage’s First Play For Young People Is A Delight

Demon of Darkness My demon of darkness no longer rules over my world But yet shares the power with her angel of light. Together they


I’ll start a revolution, make my own brand./ I’m blocking out all the white noise;/ but your eyes are like a black hole, I just

Fallen leaf,/ Fallen leaf,/ Why have you left your tree?

Trees claw,/ Birds crow,/ Stuck in the mud -/I have to go.