“You’re sassy!” “Who cares?” “OMG, here she goes!” These were the comments and questions I endured from classmates and faculty. They didn’t quite understand the confidence of a young black girl using her voice to implement change around her. Growing up in California, I was never afraid of being outspoken. In fact, it was my […]

A’Niya Bankston
A’Niya Bankston is a student at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, California and a member of Generation Citizen’s student leadership board.