They say girls shouldn’t go to school. And by they, we mean Boko Haram. We share the story of Serena, a Nigerian student whose family fled the terror group and settled down in Flint, Michigan, during the water crisis. Now, she studies pre-med in Houston. Join J.R. and Kelsey as they explore new beginnings.

Stories
• They Say Girls Shouldn’t Go To School: Serena’s story as told to Rylee Fritsch from The Facing Project at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. Performed by Sasha Donati.

Music Used in this Episode
• "Dog Soldier Stand Down" by Aglow Hollow Released under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. From the Free Music Archive.