Pocket Privilege [VIDEO]

Mar. 30, 2020 / By Crystal Niebla, Yesenia Pacheco and Chantera Walton
Tags: Equal Rights, Long Beach, pockets, women’s rights, womens history month

Got pockets? Well, if you wear women’s clothes, probably not.

QUIZ: Which Feminist Icon Are You?

Mar. 23, 2020 / By Chantera Walton, Anabelle Custodio, Crystal Niebla, Snigdha Barua and Briana Mendez-Padilla
Tags: feminism, herstory, History, icons, quiz, rights, Women

Based on your preferences, discover which feminist icon you are most like!

It’s Easy To Be In A Saint In Paradise

Mar. 16, 2020 / By Ceferino Martirez
Tags: community, Narrative, Retreat, Youth, Youth Activism

A youth retreat in the San Antonio Mountains is exactly what Ceferino Martirez needed to continue his and the community’s struggle.

Racial Bias Trainings to Help LBUSD Students and Teachers – Youth Commentary

Mar. 10, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
Tags: bias, implicit, lbusd, race, schools, students, teachers

While an uncomfortable topic, implicit bias still looms in our nation and is especially visible in our schools.

Op-Ed: Missing Herstory – A critique of school textbooks

Mar. 6, 2020 / By Yesenia Pacheco
Tags: curriculum, herstory, History, sexism, textbooks, Women

If represented at all in history books, women are likely presented to young minds as promiscuous and troublesome.

The stigma against liberal arts is counterproductive and just plain wrong – Youth Commentary

Mar. 2, 2020 / By Anabelle Custodio
Tags: Liberal Arts, Youth Commentary

Liberal art students are often scolded that their desired careers are not profitable and do not contribute to society, but this is simply not true.