As a formerly incarcerated woman, I am ecstatic about Proposition 57. In this Q & A, I interview the team that drafted the legislation who say it will overturn decades of CA policy that criminalize youth.
Youth Reporter Nia Thompson asked school athletes about the Kaepernick kneel. But some shied away from the topic. "Their hesitancy is understandable, though disappointing," she writes.
South By South Lawn has shown me the beauty within myself and my community. It demonstrated that even though I am one, I can make a difference - that I matter.