With bright rainbow colors and exuberant smiles surrounding me, I looked across the seemingly endless mass of students marching—demanding that their identities be affirmed and accepted—with a feeling of sheer awe at where I was. This past weekend was my first ever opportunity to attend a Pride Parade...

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Going to college was something I always thought was normal, but when it came time for me to start the process, I realized it was not normal for someone like me. I would hear...

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Another Asian killing is plastered all over the news and it seems like we can’t get a break. However, this time, it was in Georgia, the state where I grew up...

As an indigenous youth, I have learned that the communities that we belong to are the foundation of our lives. How we relate and care for one another is how we shape our environments. As we move forward, I must understand that there is an inherent...

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As I stepped inside the classroom for the first time, I remembered the abundance of resources and opportunities that awaited me at the start of my education. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case for many students...

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By ELLA DAMERON 

Photo by Zeke Dameron, 14 

Around a year ago, my best friend texted me, “I was just diagnosed with depression.” Unfortunately, I thought she was joking and simply...

A broken system, a system that only works for a few
Only the privileged, the wealthy, the six figure revenue
Schools underfunding when our scores don’t improve
Not enough books, paper, pencils, for 30 kids to reuse
How you gon’ tell us...

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On Monday, January 11, the Denver Public Schools Budget Advisory Committee will meet to recommend the allocation of funds from the recent mill levy override. As a member of Our Turn, I’m...

I was sitting in my hammock Wednesday, September 23rd listening to my peers talk about Black liberation and community-led safety when I heard the news. It had been a long, hard day already, even though it was only 2pm, as I sat there still reeling from the loss...

My roots of identity, culture, and traditions sprout from the rivers streams deep in the mountains of Oaxaca. My name is Salma Ocelotlxochitl Perez, I am a young indigenous Zapoteca and Mixteca, I belong to the cloud people. I am a student, organizer, and activist. I grew up...

As Pride Month has come and gone, it’s important that we reflect and celebrate the amazing progress that has been made, while remembering the ongoing fight for true LGBTQ equality, especially within our education system. This past Pride, the LGBTQ community and allies across the world commemorated the...

I opened up the document and read the first question: “Have you ever been discriminated against? If so how did that...