Last week, Jaime challenged youth in our Wicked Truth program and the Youth Advisory Board to introduce themselves using “I am From…” poems and illustrative photographs. Each participant used a digital SLR camera, equipped with editing tools and guided by basic...
Tabitha is a student from Amundsen High School who participated in Alternatives’ GreenCorp program which started last summer and continued through the school year. We sat down with her at the end of the program to talk about her experiences with GreenCorp. What...
Youth Advisory Board + Wicked Truth present on the prevalence of gun violence in the city of Chicago. They conducted interviews with adults and peers to get many perspectives on this issue.
I am One who desires Gold For all my potent efforts Always striving to do better Despite the situations, I may encounter Standing firmly on my own two feet, As I think of all that I aspire To be From that 773 But my parents Nigerian Smooth dude From the townies...
What I Call Home by Shannon Puerto Rican and Dominican descent I could say Or perhaps I could utter American From a not so safe neighborhood before I was two That changed when I was a toddler Lived in the same building for more than ten years And still live there now...