Spring flowers blooms blossom.
Baby birds trip for their food.
Sunshines and snow melts.

"Remember where you came from. Remember the rice paddies and blazing sun and Peking duck and polluted skies that are your own. Remember your heart, your dragon, your fire." - Hallie, 10th grade

"Two police cars pulled up. They approached my brother and they handcuffed him and put him against the front of the car. My mother was very upset." - DeAnthony, 7th grade

"We need to recognize our personal and historical negative patterns and start a new pattern based on understanding empathy and revolutionary love." - Arameni, 6th grade

"Being biracial can be pretty difficult a lot of times. There are days where I feel like my cultural worlds are totally on opposite poles of this world." - Anja, 8th grade

"During the COVID lockdown after the murder of George Floyd, I was confused. There were so many questions and not enough answers." - Evan, 11th grade

"My teacher used the common excuses like 'I have Black friends', her being a white woman trying to justify that she said the N word." - Kate Marie, 12th grade

"Me and my family were at the George Floyd Square. My mom was tearing up, my dad was crying and my sister was crying. And I didn't want to cry because I wanted to be strong for my sister." - KiKi, 5th grade

"I wash my hair on odd days. I love my hair because it's curly and puffy. This is why my hair is special." - Kasia, 4th grade

"When I get my hair done and I get some weave in my hair, people will ask me if I dyed my hair in our hate that when people ask me that because people look at me weird." - Fhrrah, 4th grade