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Let’s Talk About Anti-Blackness
Resources for talking with students about anti-Black racism and related issues like colorism, U.S. history of slavery, and police brutality.
Tough Topics Discussion Guides
Let’s Talk About Mass Incarceration
And related issues like race, poverty, and punishment.
“Why Bother to Vote?” Student Writing Lesson
Is not voting a responsible option in a presidential election?
The YES! National Student Writing Competition
Students read and respond to a YES! article. Check out the winning essays from recent contests.
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“Your Wildest Dreams for 2020” Student Writing Lesson
What might you accomplish in your wildest dreams?
6 Student Stories on Change-Makers in Their Communities
Students look for positive actions in their communities and tell stories in a variety of media—from print essay to podcast to comic book zine.
Miles for Change
An interview with Mari Falco, director of Philadelphia’s MileUp, for the YES! Solutions Project.
Writing Contest
Seven Brilliant Student Essays on Your Wildest Dreams for 2020
Students wrote about what they might accomplish in their wildest dreams for themselves or for this nation.
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SPRING 2023
The “Endings” Issue
The Imposition of Black Grief
The Care(ful) Work of Abolishing Prisons
Ambition Won’t Save Us
Black History, Unearthed
Ending National Parks
