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I am young, Hear Me Speak my Truth

(The following pages of "I am young, Hear me Speak my Truth" represent countless hours of expressions, homework questions and reflection captured from inner city kids participating in an after school program for "at-risk-youth."  These writings capture their authentic voice and thoughts.)

Fatima

How do I view myself?  I view myself a kindly shy woman.  I view myself as a on going person with lot of potential but deep inside I view myself as a brave woman.  When I was little, I fell on a glass table and cut my ear off.  Now I have this condition that I cant hear very well in my left ear.  I never tell people because it really not that important.  In 3rd grade I got all C’s because I couldn’t hear very well.  Now I am a straight A student because it didn’t back me down.

 

Homework:

 When I look at my society the things I would like to change if I could are make sure that all homeless have a home, feed the hungry, donate clothes to the less fortunate but most important I would try and have weekly and weekend things for the youth to do because if they are just home doing nothing they might think of violent things to do in the world.  I would like to change these things because our generation is falling apart due to the things we young and older do in the world are to our environment.

 

The reason why I wasn’t here was because I learned the hard way by doing something I didn’t have no business doing.  I went to a place no one should be and I feel that all the things I didn’t listen to wile I was here I didn’t hear.  I was to busy doing me for money.  I’ve experienced horable treatment for teenagers and its for a people that live street life that know what the possibility is for them when they do what they do.

 

Local:

I went to juviniel hall for a home ivasion that wasn’t nessecary.  It wasn’t worth a month or money and I learned from it because ive been in there long enough to make a choice.  I caint be around people that don’t have respect for there selfs and don’t want to learn nothing to become something.  If I had the mind to stop and think before I did it I wouldn’t have done it.

 

Homework:

I deel with my love one’s by keeping them safe from danger I protect them and I be a good role model for them and my elder love ones I show them respect and care and show them how I still want education.  I think it is ok to cry because its for a reason and people should be their selves but pain hurts.

 

02/18/13

Local:

This week there was a shooting Sunday on 79th and Holly.  There was a drive by as I was walking towards Arroyal Park.  2 Cars has gotten shot but no one was injured and the shooter drove off as well as the victims.  No police came in time because the three cars left in time and there wasn’t any witness.  Three hours later I was at home and I heard AK 47 shots not to far from my house & I haven’t heard anything on the news this morning.  A couple days ago 2 people has gotten killed located on 77th & Bancroft and Ritchie St. and MacArthur.  All of the crime around my neighborhood is a message for me to just stay in my area and watch my sarroundance.

 

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