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Burton AME Studio Make-over

A year ago, the tables, student desks, file cabinets and moving boxes were stacked to the ceiling. The room…

Fourth Estate

The media and free press plays a vital role in preserving a democratic society. Our country is run by a government, that is, a body of people that governs our society by creating laws and regulating them. Though we do have a fairer system than many countries around the world, we are still susceptible to…

Coates — Opening Worlds

A time when I went through a transformative experience was when I discovered my love for baking and cooking. I had read a graphic novel about a girl that really loved cooking and how she was determined to go to culinary school to perfect her art. Reading about how dedicated this girl…

Letter to my 14 year old self

Dear me,

As a freshmen you are scared, I know of course. You are timid and alone in this new school, you see new faces everywhere and you are too afraid to look up in the hallways. As a girl with insecurities you are scared to speak because you are…

Letter to a Young Person

Drawing inspiration from these two letters or other epistolary works, write a letter to a young person you know. (You might consider writing to someone around the same age of the recipients of Coates’ and Baldwin’s letters — or even a 14 or 15 year-old version of yourself). To whom…

Coates on Education

Reflect on Your Own Learning. What has your formal education been like up to now? What kind of student were you? What drove you? What were the values of your school? Did they fit you? What have been your most formative informal learning experiences? In what way were they different from your…

Coates — Opening Worlds

A trans-formative experience that opened me to a new world is when I first move to San Francisco. The different America culture opened a new world to me. Such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, all different kind of holiday is a new experience to me. Also, internet is a good for us to open to…

At The Mecca (Howard University): “I first witnessed this power out on the Yard, that communal green space in the center of campus where the students gathered and I saw everything I knew of my black self multiplied into seemingly endless variations.” (p. 40)

The Fourth Estate

What are some ways that the free press and media protects the freedom and rights of the public? How are they covering the current administration? What is one example of ethical news coverage and what is an example of unethical news coverage?