In this episode we meet Ava, a 15 year-old girl from St. Louis who brings us into her process of finding her voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for racial justice as a biracial teenager. Ava gives us insight into some of the complicated spaces she navigates--her experiences of racial division in school, how representation has impacted her identity development, her complex family and friend dynamics, and her journey of finding her voice in youth activism. 

Resources:

"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race" by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD

"We Want To Do More Then Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom" by Bettina Love

"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Annie Segarra: youtube.com/theannieelainey 

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