As advocates, we’ve all had that pivotal moment when doing nothing was no longer an option and the time to act was at our feet. Whether from boiled-over anger or powerful optimism, we chose to organize and to look toward those who came before us to help us lead the charge. For many, that leader, thoughtful voice, powerhouse of passion, tireless force, and champion for […]
Head start, Dr. Edmund Gordon & Closing the Gap for Marginalized Students For decades Black American communities called on state and federal governments to address the needs of severely underserved Black and low-income children. Finally, in 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson announced the establishment of Project Head Start. The project sought to holistically address the physical, […]
We don’t have to head a march of 100,000 people in order to be leaders in our own communities and make changes that make the lives of those around us a little safer, easier, fairer.
How much time do you spend on your phone each day? If you’re anything like the average U.S. adult, according to a recent YouGov poll you’re averaging more than 5 hours a day of screen time— and that doesn’t even take into account your TV, smart fridge and robot vacuum cleaner. We all know that […]
The growing frustration of students came to a head on March 1, 1968, when more than 200 students walked out of Wilson High School in East LA. The walkout was motivated by the principal of Wilson canceling a play students wrote about social issues Chicano youth were facing.
This spontaneous act ignited students across East LA to organize similar, though more structured, protests that would come to be known as the Chicano Blowouts.
