They Don’t See What I See

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Ninth grade students from the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science share Op-Ed essays that explore the contemporary meaning of the American Dream within the context of topics including women’s rights, migration, gun control, racial inequality and poverty.

Stories from They Don’t See What I See

Better Than You Think

by Darronté

First sentence:

The first time when I went into a grocery store by myself without my parents was the first time I was followed.

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I’ll Always Be Proud

by Hutshie

First sentence:

Crying meant that they won, that they successfully robbed her of her innocence, of her pride to be black.

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In The Midst Of It All

by Jasmine

First sentence:

I remember being outside the first time it happened.

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Looking Into the Blackness

by TaVonna

First sentence:

We cry out that black lives matter; we scream to be heard.

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