The year was 2018. I was sitting in my 8th grade social studies class as whispers went around the room. Are you walking out? Do you think he will let us? I’ll do it, if you do. When the time came for the walkout, I looked through the thin glass window on the door to… Read on
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VOX ATL staff writer Daya Brown shares an essay with her thoughts on America's justice system and the death penalty. Read on
Black children are forced to face the question, “Which America do I live in?” The ability to survive and thrive in a country that doesn't want us in power. Read on
Black Women are often among the most unprotected group of women on the planet. I took Breonna Taylor’s death so close to heart as if she had been my own sister. Read on
Our eighth-grade class takes a course focusing on race, class, and gender as a part of our social studies class. We went to Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, in order to learn about what it was like to live in the times of slavery and segregation, and how our law system today impacts people of color.… Read on
MLK wasn’t just a person who stood up for African American rights. He wouldn't stop until segregation ended. Until integration was present and breathing. Read on