Sixteen-year-old Leanne Nunes has experienced inequity in her own education and is committed to changing the system. [more]

Lisbeth is bullied about her looks when she’s younger but upon reflection, and with the support of the women in her family, she creates her own definition of beauty. [more]

How should schools respond to racist behavior? Rainier looks at both sides of the issue surrounding a protest staged by students of color at Ethical Culture Fieldston high school this past winter. [more]

“I have learned that my disability isn’t the only part of my identity, and that my personality is more important,” says the writer. [more]

Rainier writes about the conflict between society expecting him to be unintelligent because he’s black, and his parents’ high expectations. [more]

Upset by her family’s traditional ways of having women handle household chores, Mariam decides to speak up. [more]
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Aaron Hoagland grew up around violence in his Flatbush, Brooklyn community. He joins a teen program to help train other young people learn nonviolent ways to solve problems. [more]

When Chelsea moves to New York from China she doesn't understand any English. Still, she takes on the challenge of reading her favorite childhood novel in the new language. [more]

For many months, Alexandra Villasenor has been striking in front of the United Nations to protest governments’ inaction about climate change. Now adults are starting to pay attention. [more]

Frustrated by school experiences that devalue her identity, Christina writes, “I don’t have to conform to this one-dimensional caricature of what it means to be black.” [more]
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