On Thursday night, the Department of Art & Art History hosted a film screening of “Tonsler Park” (2017), followed by a discussion with filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson, which was facilitated by film and media studies associate professor Pavle Levi. The black-and-white 16mm film portrays Black poll workers upholding the democratic process on Nov. 8, 2016 in Charlottesville, Va.

The documentary follows poll workers’ tedious and repetitive labor, highlighting their dedication to upholding civic duty

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San Diego, California: An area known for its surfers, skaters, sunshine and now, perhaps, student advocacy.

At least, that’s the reputation being conveyed by GENup San Diego, a chapter of the student-led advocacy organization GENup that prioritizes student voices in education. Amid the challenging pandemic

From the COVID-19 pandemic, to Black Lives Matter protests, to a historic election cycle, 2020 will be documented in history books to come. But in such a momentous year, what events will truly stand out to future generations? These young Black activists, who are leading movements today that will inspire leaders of the future, know what they want to see remembered.

While the year 2020 was marred by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it also had its share of hopeful moments, including unprecedente

Sophie Beren, 26, wants young people to know that their voices matter. “I spent my whole childhood growing up feeling like the ‘other,’” she says. Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, as the only Jewish student in her grade at school, Beren constantly felt unheard. In college, Beren found her community by getting involved in Jewish life on campus. But she found she wasn’t sure how to reconcile the viewpoints of her mostly conservative hometown in Kansas with those of her mostly liberal campus at the U

Rosie Couture, 16, is a self-proclaimed policy nerd: “I really love legislation,” she says, so much so that she browses bills in the Virginia General Assembly as a hobby. That’s how she first learned about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) back in 2019. She had never heard of the proposed addition to the U.S. Constitution, which would guarantee equal rights under the law for all American citizens regardless of sex. “I was like, ‘Wait, holy cow, how is this not a thing yet, and why is nobody else

Young people have been at the center of an international anti-racism movement sparked by recent Black Lives Matter protests.

The case is no different in San Diego, with the anonymous Instagram account Black in PUSD (@blackinpusd) exposing decades of racial discrimination within the Poway Unified School District.

The account, unaffiliated with PUSD, began posting stories from parents, staff members and students regarding their experiences with racism in the district on June 17. As of July 30, t

Embedded deep within the Lower East Side lies Freeman Alley, a vibrant space for street artists to freely paste their artwork. A portrait of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the junior congresswoman from the Bronx, carries the slogan “What would AOC do?” Further down, a mass of green $20 bills bearing the face of Harriet Tubman decorate the wall. The pieces are not just in Freeman Alley -- the anonymous artist’s work can be found in New York, Los Angeles, London and Hong Kong.

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