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African American Male Mentoring Workshop
On March 20, 2018, five students from the Young Male Scholars’ (YMS) program at Gardena High School conducted an African American Male Mentoring workshop with twenty student participants and invited

Women’s Day: Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQI Youth
On March 16, 2018, ten students from the Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) at King-Drew Magnet of Medicine and Science led all-day workshops which focused on creating safe spaces for LGBTQI
#MeToo in Our Schools: Hearing Black Girls in the Sexual Abuse Backlash
By Sikivu Hutchinson and Ashunda Norris In 1991, African American law professor Anita Hill’s testimony against Clarence Thomas transformed her into a feminist icon in the fight against sexual harassment
The LAUSD’s Multi-Million Dollar Police State: End Random Searches Now
By: Sikivu Hutchinson It’s Thursday morning and a line of students snakes out of the door of an English classroom and into the breezeway of a South Los Angeles high

Freedom Socialist Party Press Conference Solidarity Statement
“Good morning, My name is Kennedy Moore and I’m an alumnus of the Women’s Leadership Project, a feminist of color civic engagement and mentoring organization based in South L.A. We

Future of Feminism ’17
By: Sikivu Hutchinson On May 25th, approximately 130 youth and adult attendees participated in the “Future of Feminism” conference for girls of color and allies of all genders at the

Denim Day ’17: Youth Leaders of Color on Ending Rape Culture and Sexual Violence
By: Sikivu Hutchinson On Denim Day, April 26, 2017, 10th-12th grade students from the Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) and Young Male Scholars’ (YMS) programs at Gardena High School and King Drew