Prisoners have had enough. Not only do their human rights get violated, they go through so much abuse and cruelty in jail. In a piece by writer Nikky Finney in the book Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration, she talks about the heartbreaking story of George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old Black boy who was wrongly accused of assaulting two white girls. Even though there was no evidence, the police pressured him into confessing a crime he didn’t commit, using threats and violence. George was...

Don't you think it's been a struggle? As a teenager trying to get a job, it can feel confusing and frustrating. Some people say that job opportunities for teens are easy to find and that getting hired isn’t that hard. But many teenagers would disagree. They say that even though there are jobs out there, it’s difficult to actually get hired because employers keep turning them down. So why does this happen? One big reason might be experience. Many jobs ask for previous work experience, but most...