Posts Tagged ‘Activism’

Kids Write to Burger King

Burger King Vice President received more than 100 letters from the elementary and middle school studentsl in Sunrise, Florida.



Racism & Resistance in Louisiana: How a ‘White Tree’ Led to the Trial of Six Black Youth

A year ago, in the small northern Louisiana town of Jena, a group of white students hung three nooses (ropes tied in a loop) from a tree in front of Jena High School. Now six black students who spoke up against racism are facing a lifetime in prison.



Do You Remember 2005?

Here are just a few of the major events that took place last year



Veggie Kids

“I BECAME A VEGETARIAN because I was eating sausage for breakfast, and I realized that it was once a living, breathing creature, and I vowed never to eat [meat] again,” said Montrose, Pennsylvania ninth-grader Nikki Printz.



Hurricane Stories

THERE are many first-hand reports of various relief organizations being refused entry into New Orleans by bus and boat.



Who Am I?

I was born on November 18, 1787 in …



Democracy in Action

This fall U.S. citizens have the chance to vote. Voting is just one small part of a functioning democracy.