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“So we cherish what’s in our hands, allow our minds to paint a new world into existence with one word, one syllable, one poem at a time."
-Youth Artists From the Beyond Angelou Workshop
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT
This year, 41 youth writers in our after-school creative writing and performance workshop program made history as they honored literary ancestor Maya Angelou at the unveiling of San Francisco’s newest landmark, a sculpture by artist Lava Thomas honoring the legacy and impact of San Francisco poet, Dr. Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Through a year-long creative writing and performance workshop series, youth in our “Maya Did It First” series studied the writings, speeches and autobiography of Dr. Maya Angelou, her literary descendants, created and presented original performance poems to celebrate the monumental occasion.
San Francisco & Oakland students participated in Youth Speaks Arts-in-Education residencies at their schools
of student participants said Youth Speaks programs had a positive effect on their mental health
of student participants said Youth Speaks programs helped them understand perspectives different from their own
This program helped me understand perspectives different from my own
After your experience with Youth Speaks, do you plan to care more for yourself in the next 12 months?
After your experience with Youth Speaks, do you plan to care for others in the next 12 months?
The Next Generation Speaks for Itself
