... es. It is normal to see posters...It is normal to see flowers honoring the lives of black and brown youth that have lost their lives to a bullet.”
Emma Gonzalez
Gonzalez, a survivor of the Park ...
... white. Prisons are full to bursting with youth and adults of color who’ve been locked away for years just for possessing a little bit of weed.”)
IMPACT, NOT INTENT: Ditch defensiveness before it arrives. ...
... been floated in the media since Columbine. Originally, this idea allowed people to digest and make sense of novel and unheard-of actions committed by our nation's youth. Attempting to make sense of a cultura ...
A teenage girl shouts into a microphone in a shaky YouTube video viewed over 160,000 times. She’s backed by two other girls, all three dressed in skinny jeans, sneakers, white tops, and white hijabs. ...
... “I’ve always been interested in activism. After my time at ACLU Summer Institute, I saw all these amazing other youths who were so engaged. And I knew so many people wanted to be engaged, but just didn’t ...
... da passed a bill criminalizing same-sex relations in 2014, the CWA praised the "Biblical and cultural stand against the radical homosexual agenda.” She has said that gay youth are “probably troubled kids ...
... within a death-denying culture, with an emphasis on anti-aging and youth,” she says, especially for women. Just as “the idea of loving your body and celebrating what you have in a culture that body shame ...
... s will go to charities: the “Trans people are not a disruption” tee sends cash to the True Colors Fund, which works to end homelessness among LGBTQ+ youth; 50% of the “Climate change is real. Trump is ...
... first voting experience, she gives a sad laugh and a sigh before reminding me why the youth will save us. “I was filled with rage and hurt and pain and at the same time I do believe that things happen ...
... sorority member, for example, told me about a coalition to encourage underrepresented Latina youth in Santa Barbara to matriculate at UCSB. She said, “[F]all quarter we put on the Latina youth leadershi ...
... funds from a Kickstarter campaign. Along with hosting music gigs and art shows, Junior High organizes community events with the goal of making the art world accessible to youth and emerging artists i ...
... wo girls kicking ass and taking names as they see people getting away with abuse on their college campus, and take matters into their own hands.
Panelists of Queer Representation in All-Ages and Youth Me ...
When I think of Riot Grrrl, I think of Allison Wolfe. In fact, I owe a lot to her and her band, Bratmobile. With songs like “Girl Germs” and “Gimme Brains,” Wolfe soundtracked my youth, perfectly articulating ...
... struck a gay nightclub and has personally hit the LGBT community. Show support by donating to Orlando’s LGBT Center or the Orlando Youth Alliance. Find local organizations with It Gets Better’s state-by-state ...
... who? For whose access? When the price of rent and the price of our homes are going up? When police are still targeting black and brown youth, who the fuck is this beautiful scenery meant for at the end ...
... of our youth culture. Slowly but surely, people are finding themselves, they are coming out of hiding for all to see, and they are not compromising. They are they. They are genderqueer, genderfluid, genderquestioning. ...
... Atlanta’s own communities are doing the work that the state government chooses to ignore. “Wussy cares about a number of causes, namely: feminist activism, LGBTQ youth, transgender equality, the preservation ...
... flag removal, planning to keep the flag in a box while the funerals for the victims of the mass murder were held this week. Youth educator and organizer Tamika Lewis told the New Yor ...
... youth by taking a head role in the numerous organizations she joined.
3. Clara Luper (1923-2011)
“My biggest job now is making white people understand that black history is white ...
... UN floor at the Youth Assembly, where she advocated for education for all.
Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize along with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian advocate for children’s rights. Satyarth ...