Disrupting Systems of Inequity by Actualizing Social Justice

Cahn Fellow 2021
Written By Talisa Martinez
 

Jasmine Thurmond • Cahn Fellow 2021

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy of Social Justice, a small but mighty neighborhood school on the Southside of Chicago, Illinois, embarked on a journey to elevate the voices of stakeholders that were suppressed during the Coronavirus pandemic. By doing so, we learned how to leverage the expertise and collective knowledge of ourselves and our community to actualize social justice.

Talisa Martinez
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