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In this video titled “Something Here Does Not Belong,” Minneapolis South High School VOICES students Alex Zeta, Izzy Quast and Adrianna Medloc spoke with social service providers, faith leaders and advocates to highlight the complexities and multifaceted support behind reproductive rights. Continue Reading
Students from South High VOICES Whisper Urrutia, Tyler Zeman Ashonti Howard examine the local and national impacts of persistent hurtful stereotypes of Native Americans. Continue Reading
At South High in Minneapolis, student voice is an important part of learning to be civically engaged. Learn more in this video titled “Outspoken,” created by students Jo Alterini, De’vion Wagner, Jonathan Magati and Tre’von James. Continue Reading
In this video, created by South High VOICES students Keeler Gonzalez, Lindsey Morris and Marie Berlovitz, local voting rights advocates discuss how ex-offender disenfranchisement makes it more difficult for felons to rehabilitate and reintegrate into community, and how the practice also disproportionately affects people of color. Continue Reading
This film, created by South High School Students Ndolo Elate, Lauren Van Doren and Cooper Gatzmer, explores the ways society deals with youth offenders. Continue Reading
In this video made through Minneapolis South High School’s 2016-2017 VOICES class, students Sagal Muktar, Elias Salad, Hamdi Osman and Yahya Noo showcase the complexities of Muslim identity Continue Reading
BLACK (Building Lives, Acquiring Cultural Knowledge) is a program in Minneapolis Public Schools that works to connect young African American males to black role models to address disparities such as the achievement gap. Continue Reading
With all the rhetoric in the media about immigration, we hear little of the voices of actual immigrants telling their stories. “Coming to America” is a film about the journeys and struggles of immigrants finding a new life in Minnesota. Continue Reading
Stereotypes and media portrayals of Indian women are based on a long history of rape and oppression. This history is at the base of the “missing women,” the contemporary problem of great numbers of Indian women being murdered or kidnapped into sex trafficking. Continue Reading
This documentary, put together by students at Minneapolis South High School, takes a critical look towards the cultural bias that has been integrated into standardized testing. Often times standardized tests cater to a small demographic that is the white middle class. In the film, the students unearth overt racism with deep roots in standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT.
“High-stakes standardized testing is a form of child labor, because you’re using children to make profit,” said Vichet Chhuon, associate professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Continue Reading