"Many of the male bathroom facilities at Roosevelt are missing things that they really need. For instance this bathroom is missing a sink. The problems are unmanageable for the custodians and the administrators at the school. The problems have to be taken to a higher level: to the government, the Chancellor, and the councilmembers. Those are the people responsible."

- Anthony, 12 Grade, Roosevelt Senior High School

Orlando, a Critical Exposure Fellow, speaks out about the School-to-Prison Pipeline at the Dignity in Schools Campaign rally and march to end police presence and guns in schools. Critical Exposure recently became an official member of the Dignity in Schools Campaign.

"The American flag symbolizes the rights we are granted as citizens and the freedom we have to manifest ideas and expand our knowledge. The bars represent restriction and confinement. Two conflicting ideas. We should not feel like our school system is detaining us and preventing us from flourishing."

- Anaise, 11th grade, Banneker High School

This photo represents how some African-American youth are on a path to prison that they can't see or don’t know when it's coming. The reason I say that is because most of us are expected to go to prison sometime in life. Statistics say 1 out of 3 African American males will go to prison in their life. In elementary school us African American youth are predicted to go to prison or jail based on standardized test scores and suspension rates.

- Sean, 18, Luke C. Moore 

"While I was a public school student, I felt extremely ignorant of the world around me. Much of what I was learning seemed to be irrelevant in the world outside the classroom. Being homeschooled gifted me with the freedom to explore topics relevant to my reality and identity. As a result, I am more informed about the world and my role in it. I feel more empowered to change what disturbs me about society. Because of these books I have become more engaged in making change in the world."

Malik, Age 18