“Born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, Sadie Hernandez is a force to be reckoned with. Her work focuses on reproductive healthcare policy and the inclusion of Xicanxs (Chicanos) in social justice spaces. Her name became a trending hashtag #StandWithSadie when she staged a 17-day protest against the Texas Governor in the summer for 2015. Since…
“From opinions about gun laws to issues of inequality and immigration tactics, middle and high school students with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab asked teenagers across the country what is on their minds in the countdown to the 2018 midterms. Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
“Melania-Luisa Marte is a first-generation American. She was born in the Bronx and raised in the Lower East Side of New York City. She is a member of the 2018 Dallas Poetry Slam Team currently ranking 5th in the nation. She has performed, featured, and competed in cities across the country. Marte was a finalist…
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“500 young people from across the world take center stage at the 21st Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival for a week of workshops, poetry slam, performances, and civic engagement from July 18 – 21, 2018 in Houston, TX. Brave New Voices brings the world’s leading young poets together to slam, dream,…
“http://www.bravenewvoices.org 500 young people from across the world take center stage at the 21st Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival for a week of workshops, poetry slam, performances, and civic engagement from July 18 – 21, 2018 in Houston, TX. Brave New Voices brings the world’s leading young poets together to slam,…
“500 young people from across the world take center stage at the 21st Annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival for a week of workshops, poetry slam, performances, and civic engagement from July 18 – 21, 2018 in Houston, TX. Brave New Voices brings the world’s leading young poets together to slam, dream,…
“A look back at 20 years of Brave New Voices, the largest youth spoken word festival in the world. Watch as young poets from Brooklyn to Bermuda take center stage to get free through the power of poetry. Directed, shot and edited by Jamie DeWolf Documentary Film Crew Adam Parmalee | Camera – Steadi-Cam Operator…
“EL COLOR DE LA LIBERTAD | THE COLOR OF FREEDOM ft. 7th Graders from Alexander Mitchell Integrated Arts School, MC(mikal), Klassik & Sista Strings. Made in Milwaukee, WI. PROJECT LEAD: MC(mikal) EDUCATION COORDINATOR: Nora Justin DIRECTED BY: Wes Tank & MC(mikal) ADDT’L CAMERA: Angel Monroy, Leniel Flores Torres & Issac Sherman MUSIC PRODUCTION: Klassik (composition…
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” – Raquel Willis, activist, and writer, quoting Audre Lorde. 600 young poets from around the world converged in the San Francisco Bay Area for the 20th…