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Protesters confront police outside the 3rd Police Precinct on May 27, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after the George Floyd killing | Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
In the Golden State, the youth have a long history of storytelling that uncovers little-heard narratives.
Rally against Prop 187 with American and Mexican flags waving | Still from "187"
The campaign against Proposition 187 was a call to action for many people from all walks of life. For those with years of legal training, it was signal to use their training to support the immigrant community. For students, it was an awakening.
Illustration representing the criminalization of Black and Latinx people for substance abuse.
Health inequities are systemic, avoidable and unjust health outcomes ultimately perpetuated by those who have power in society. Here, we explore four examples of health inequities and their relationship to power imbalances.
Apryl Sims sets up in support of a Proposition 16 rally at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles | Allison Zaucha for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Proposition 16 is intended to bring affirmative action back into the way Californians do business. I studied both the arguments for and against Proposition 16 and found that those against the ballot perpetuate several myths about affirmative action.
Over 400 high school students walked in unity to the OUSD school board meeting the morning of Monday, March 4th, 2019 following the contract agreement between the teachers union and school district. | Courtesy of Youth Together
Improving the quality of education in Oakland public schools has been an ongoing uphill battle. In recent months, there have been significant wins, but due budget cuts and the current global pandemic, there are several looming threats.
Destiny Martinez, 18, votes for the first time at the Power California early voting event and festival for students of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Norwalk. | Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/OC Register
Here are seven articles that help illuminate how California voter choices will affect youth — and how this next generation is responding to the needs of the times.
 Power California Field Director Mynor Godoy assists volunteer phone bankers at a GOTV event in Los Angeles in February 2020 | Jay Banks
Through campaign work on Proposition 15, young people are learning how they play a role in shaping the future of California.
99Rootz youth leaders at a volunteer phone bank at an office in Atwater, Merced County in Spring 2020. | Crisantema Gallardo
Young people of color are a part of a shifting electorate in California and speak to the potential power they could have in shaping California's future.
Westport Heights Elementary School's front sign read "Alert" in March. | Karen Foshay
COVID-19 has been devastating for schools, additional funding is critical to providing good education and addressing inequities in the system. Would Prop 15 offer some relief?
Electoral College Map | From PBS NewsHour's 2020 Electoral College Map
This interactive map allows you to predict the 2020 presidential race by calculating Electoral College votes per state for each candidate. You can also see how we expect states to vote and look at tallies from past elections.
Performance posters during the anti-187 campaign | Still from "187"
In such a controversial campaign as Proposition 187, art and politics inenvitably mix. During the 1990s a number of politicians (established and aspiring) helped shape the campaign, as artists on the ground informed the public and inspired them to act.
Now Congresswoman Karen Bass (center) and co-author Marqueece Harris Dawson top left corner, and other SCYEA youth in the 1990s. | Community Coalition
The early and ongoing commitments of movement elders helped set the stage for young social movement leaders addressing many of the pressing issues facing our nation today.
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