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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Javier and Lauren are first generation university students who consider access to higher education as a right.  They believe that higher education is a gateway to society, which should be open to all, not just a...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="50px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][no_accordion active_tab="1" collapsible="yes" style="boxed_toggle" accordion_section_height="18" hide_icon="no" title_icon_alignment="icon_left_text_left"][no_accordion_section title="Submit your Video" title_color="#1ea2c0" title_hover_color="#24c3e2" border_color="#bfbfbf" title_tag="h2"][vc_column_text] Identify a civil rights issue or project in your school or community. Submit your original writing (prose or poetry) or...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bullying – repeated threats, intimidation, or assaults  – that is intended to hurt someone because of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion -- is a civil rights issue.   Federal guidelines state that repeated bullying affects the learning...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Arab American students in public schools represent many countries. They share similarities with other groups, but also face additional challenges in a society which has dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, and stereotypes about...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Constitution defends our rights to freedom of speech and freedom of speech and freedom of the press. But do you leave these rights at the schoolhouse door? This story is about the First Amendment,...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Diego is a top student at a competitive high school whose family came to the United States from Mexico. When he reads his history books, however, he cannot find Latinos and Latinas, or other immigrants and...

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" Overflow="" triangle_shape="no" css_animation="" overflow=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Harmony attends an almost all-black high school. When students were using the N-word in class, it upset her and affected the educational environment.   She expected her well-meaning teacher to handle the situation and facilitate a discussion. Instead,...