Our lives matter
Subtitle: the Ballou Story Project
By: created by the writers of Ballou Senior High School in collaboration with Shootback and Shout Mouse Press ; foreword by Kyle G. Dargan
Contributors: Shout Mouse Press; Shootback Project; Ballou Story Project (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: Shout Mouse Press, Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: [Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
ISBN-13: 9780692455388
Subjects: Students; High school students' writings, American; African American teenagers; Frank W. Ballou Senior High School (Washington, D.C.)
Other titles: Ballou Story Project
Description: Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou High School in Washington, DC came together to take part in this national conversation about race, inequality, violence, and justice. Through their powerful, personal stories these writers intend to Change the Narrative about youth of color. We are not thugs, they say. We are not victims. We are big sisters and sports stars, academic strivers and everyday heroes. We speak out for justice. We dream big dreams. These writers want more for themselves, more for their community, more for their generation. And they are challenging their readers to listen, and to recognize in each story a common humanity worthy of dignity, support, and respect. This riot of voices must be heard.
Notes: 9YA Childrens Plus, Inc.