“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.”

Supporting young people’s mental health and well-being is essential in addressing vulnerabilities to harmful disinformation.

LGBTQ+ youth activists from the ChangeMakers Leadership Institute advocate for inclusive education and community resilience in the face of oppressive legislation in Florida.

Activist Carol Lerner advocates for children’s rights in Florida to reclaim the public education narrative from groups with discriminatory agendas.

Tulsa teacher Akela Leach helps her school district implement new lessons about their city’s painful history.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn contends that civics should “represent the agency and change of each generation, demonstrating the needs of the time and how people showed up for the collective good.”

Local history advocates say preservation, education and healing should include community redevelopment and respecting the agency of descendants of enslaved people.