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A Child’s View of the Death of George Floyd, by Amara, 9

A Child’s View of the Death of George Floyd Amara DeLong, 9 New Orleans, LA Last year, my four-year-old neighbor dressed up as a police officer for Halloween.  He was very proud of his costume!  Little did he know what was actually happening in the world. Two days ago, my family and I learned about the […]

Birthdays in Quarantine, some thoughts from Anya Geist, 13

Last Tuesday, on April 21, Massachusetts Gov. Baker announced that all schools in Massachusetts would be closed for the rest of the year, meaning that my birthday, on June 10th, will officially be a COVID-19/quarantine birthday. Millions of children around the world have had their birthdays suddenly upended by the coronavirus. Days when kids usually […]