Allyson Smith (Racial Equity Content Leader)

Ally Smith (She/Her/Hers) is a youth activist, poet, and all-around creative from Memphis, TN. Currently attending Howard University with a major in Political Science, Ally is carrying that legacy of changemakers and visionaries over to the Memphis community in various ways of serving. Allyson is heavily involved with politics, with a strong emphasis on acknowledging Southern…

ByAllyApril 22, 20240Comments

Learn Racial Equity

Racial Inequality in Education

Education is the foundation that lays out the necessary steps for us to be successful. It’s the determiner in college decisions and if you’re in trouble with your parents or not. However, this system is one of classism and elitism. Your childhood joys are muffled with algorithmic expressions and binomial distributions. You succumb to a…

ByAllyApril 19, 20240Comments

Criminal Justice Reform Learn

Drug Myths, Laws, and Enforcement – The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs has plagued the United States since the 1970s when President Richard Nixon took office and has yet to end. It is because of the War on Drugs that money is being lost, funds are being misused, and there is an overabundance of Black people in prisons. Therefore, the only proper solution…

ByAllyApril 19, 20240Comments

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