COMMUNITY NEWS AND UPDATES
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INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS DETAIL ANTI-BLACK RACISM WITHIN NYC SCHOOLS
"In the past two weeks, administrations within the Interschool consortium have written many letters to parents and students. They promise change and create detailed anti-racist action plans, but it is vital that the steps private schools claim to take will actually become a reality. It is long overdue that we see such institutional change."
NYC TEENS MAKE THEIR MARK ON PROTESTS - IN THE STREETS AND THE CLASSROOMS
"Bronx high-schooler and student activist Leanne Nunes has been to her fair share of protests — and her harrowing experience in one of the demonstrations sweeping the city in the wake of George Floyd’s death was the most frightening and empowering yet."
BSDC: THE YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR ANTI-RACISM WORK IN EDUCATION
"While the last few months in the United States have been characterized by political turmoil and the harsh effects of a global pandemic on civilian life, this chaos has helped bring individuals together to ignite change."
L'CHAIM CELEBRATES JEWISH LIFE
"L’Chaim, founded by Maddie Shapiro and Sarah Phillips, is a multifaceted organization aiming to connect high school students from across the NYC metropolitan area who display pride in Jewish identity and culture."