Stereotypes can overcome the minds of even the nicest people or at least people with good overall intentions...
The city of Richmond cops have been enforcing checkpoints in the city of Richmond for drunk driving. However, many feel that these checkpoints are targeting the Latino community. After attending a city council meeting advocating against checkpoints I heard people make a lot of good points. Of course we don't…
A day I cannot forget at RYSE was when we had the L.O.V.E (leaders, opposing, violence thru, entertainment) event. The Digital Justice Team, which I am a part of, was the lead organizers. It was the hardest I had ever worked in my life but it was all worth it.
An instant assumption made about me is that I've been active in the community for years. The truth is that I have only been active for about a year now. The truth of the matter is that I just became conscious of the injustices in the world. For almost my…
