John Lewis Young Leaders
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From Access to Belonging: How Mentorship Changes the Way Young People See Themselves
Tags Share Some of the most important lessons I learned did not come from a classroom or a textbook. They came from folding clothes at Abraham’s, a local clothing store in Indianola, Mississippi, and serving customers during a Chick-fil-A lunch rush. Long before I had a title or a clear plan for the future, I
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Protecting Local Democracy in Queens
Tags Share Often hailed as the world’s borough, Queens is one of the most diverse places in the United States. Walking through Diversity Plaza, it is easy to hear a few dozen of the hundreds of languages spoken in Queens. It is also the perfect place to indulge in jhol momos, watch a traditional Filipino
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Outgrowing the Yard: The Reality of Off-Campus Life at Howard University
Tags Share Every spring at Howard University, a familiar anxiety returns for rising juniors and seniors: the Fall Housing Application. For many, this moment signals the end of living within the relative stability of university-managed housing and the beginning of a scramble to secure safe, affordable, and accessible off-campus accommodations. Students often enter this process
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John Lewis Young Leaders North Carolina Youth Summit
Share The North Carolina Youth Summit is a collaboration between the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center providing students with leadership development workshops and networking. This summit will also be in collaboration with The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt that will
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John Lewis Young Leaders Minority Student Informational Session
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders HBCU/HSI/MSI Informational Session
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders Alumni Panel Information Session
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders General Information Session #2
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders General Information Session #1
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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The Human Rights Cost of Nuclear Weapons
Tags Share Two decades after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Robert F. Kennedy warned the world about the catastrophic danger of nuclear proliferation. In his 1965 speech addressing the urgent need to control the spread of nuclear weapons, he stated, “…the proliferation of nuclear weapons immensely increases the chances that the world might
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Advocacy, Education, and Healing: How My Journey Shapes My Capstone
Tags Share My path into education has always been guided by one core commitment: the belief that Black and Brown youth deserve more than the punitive systems society too often imposes on them. Long before I entered the classroom as an educator, I was deeply engaged in social justice and restorative justice advocacy, working alongside
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Don’t Pull the Ladder: Ending TPS for Cameroonians Now Creates Risk Without a Plan
Tags Share I’m writing as someone who has lived the story we too often file under a tidy word: migration. But there is a difference between choosing to move and being pushed out by violence, state repression, or fear. While both involve a decision about whether to stay or go, one is deliberate and planned;
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