Imagine going to drink from a public water fountain. Mouth quenched of thirst, right when you take your first sip… BOOM! You wake up in a hospital bed, and doctors say you’ve fallen unconscious. They’ve taken a blood test, and high amounts of lead have been found in your blood. Water fountains are an extremely […]
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Imagine you are on a beach, swimming with your family, then you see a black figure inside the water that seems to be following you. You start swimming back to shore, and once you gain the courage to go check out what that was under the water, you find out that it was a black […]
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Have you ever seen something unfair happen in school? Was it a girl that you knew? Maybe she’s Black and getting discriminated for something as minor as talking during class. This is unfair. It shouldn’t be happening, but sadly, it is. We should stop this from happening. You may be asking why I am saying […]
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I have lived in D.C. for 11 years, and I used to trust the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to keep our city safe. But today, that trust just isn’t there for my community and me. There’s no denying that the sense of security we want from the Metropolitan Police Department is not there anymore, and […]
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Imagine waking up every morning feeling exhausted, anxious, and very overwhelmed, but everyone expects you to act like everything is fine. Stress and mental health among teenagers are very serious problems that are rapidly growing. This directly impacts teenagers’ emotional well-being, academic performance, and long-term development, making early awareness and support critically important. The way […]
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Have you ever faced discrimination? Well, a lot of women in D.C. have! Discrimination against women is when a person has a prejudice against women because of their gender. Women should not be objectified by anyone in their community, but instead informed at a young age about sexism and how it affects them. Parents in […]
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Imagine if your child could not pursue their sport because you did not have the money to send them to that program. Well, that is what’s happening to lower-income families at 6 times the rate of higher-income families. Kids should have programs that support them in pursuing their sport because they should not be limited […]
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Imagine spending 10, 20, or even 30 years in a cage for a crime you did not commit, or worse, a direct, targeted lie. You missed your children growing up, your parents passing away, and your life passing you by. This is not a horror movie; this is the reality for thousands of innocent Black […]
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You just had the best day of school, ready to go home and tell your parents about it, but instead, you are getting tackled by two police officers, stuffed in the back of a police car, and locked in a cell overnight. What caused this situation to happen? You broke a zero-tolerance rule even though […]
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Imagine someone you loved being murdered and killed, but when the police investigate, they don’t have the time or resources, and in the end, the case is dropped, leaving you and your family concerned and confused. Well, this does happen, and according to the New York Times, almost half of murder cases and about two-thirds […]
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Imagine that you are walking down the street to your favorite coffee shop, only to find that all of the windows have been smashed in, and there is glass on the floor and spray paint everywhere. The owners and the employees are sweeping up the glass and there are tears in their eyes because they […]
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Actor Mark Ruffalo once said, “Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody’s going to buy their way out of its effects.” Picture this: a world where summers are hotter than usual, winters are uncertain, and the animals you love are losing their home. These are […]
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