Open a Book

Open a Book

Spread the love Volume 2: Issue 2 By: Salma, age 11, CA   Open a book And you will find People can be kind. Open a book And you can be Anything you want to be. Open your eyes And you will see Red lights and sidewalks. Look around There are people here to stay and...
Who Gave Them Permission…

Who Gave Them Permission…

Spread the love Volume 2: Issue 2 By: Selma, age 11, CA   Who gave them permission to look down on someone just because the color of their skin is different? Why is it that Black people get treated differently than a white people? We never chose to be this way....
Pieces of Me

Pieces of Me

Spread the love Volume 2: Issue 2 By: Maryama, age 12, CA   The life of a Black person is full of fear. Fear that they will die young, fear that they will never be able to succeed. The reason they have that fear is because of all their Black brothers and Black...
Why?

Why?

Spread the love Volume 2: Issue 2 By: Sydney, age 14, NC Why can’t I stand up and say, This is wrong Because the rest of the world is blind to the fact That it isn’t right. The problems that they have created in this world Call to them But they are deaf to its...
Basketball

Basketball

Spread the loveIn recognition of National Youth Sports Week Volume 1: Issue 1 By Scarlett, age 13, NC   The ball, the hoop, the court, the shoes The crowd cheering loudly, never any boos. The sounds of shoes squeaking, The tick of the clock, The feeling of...
Gone Away

Gone Away

Spread the love Addison, Age 11, MA No School, No Friends, Everything is a change No high fives, or pass by’s. Everything is strange.   More family time and walks More crafts like painting rocks   No movies, restaurants or stores More writing, reading, and...

Created for girls ages 10–14 to encourage and inspire each other as they write the feature articles.