02220cam a2200361 i 4500 876403103 TxAuBib 20230101120000.0 150720s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780692455388 0692455388 (OCoLC)914190535 UOK eng rda UOK UOK OCLCF CLE TxAuBib rda Our lives matter. [Volume 2] / : the Ballou Story Project / created by the writers of Ballou Senior High School in collaboration with Shootback and Shout Mouse Press ; foreword by Kyle G. Dargan. Ballou Story Project. [Washington, DC : Shout Mouse Press, 2015. 73 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Ballou Story Project ; ; 2, 5 Shouot Mouse Press. Through the course of a historic year of civil unrest and the emergence of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement, thirty teen writers from Frank W. Ballou High School in Washington, DC came together to take part in this national conversation about race, inequality, violence, and justice. Through their powerful, personal stories these writers intend to Change the Narrative about youth of color. We are not thugs, they say. We are not victims. We are big sisters and sports stars, academic strivers and everyday heroes. We speak out for justice. We dream big dreams. These writers want more for themselves, more for their community, more for their generation. And they are challenging their readers to listen, and to recognize in each story a common humanity worthy of dignity, support, and respect. This riot of voices must be heard. 20230101. Frank W. Ballou Senior High School (Washington, D.C) Students. African American teenagers Washington (D.C.) High school students' writings, American. Dargan, Kyle. Ballou Story Project (Washington), D.C.) Shootback Project. Shout Mouse Press, Inc. Ballou Story Project ; ; 2, 5.