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| Facing northeast, with Martin Luther King Jr. Way in the background. |
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| Teaching Assistant Jesse Bernstein performs during the celebration. Student artists performed their group poem, authored with mentorship from Daemond Arrindell:
My
Equality
My equality is smart
and strong
It turns arguments
into shaking hands
It feels like a warm
blanket that protects me
Like waves hitting
the soft sand
My equality sounds
like voices standing up
Feels like a badge on
my chest
Sounds like a promise
My equality is
honest,
like a wall built by
trust and pride and bravery
My equality takes
risks and gives speeches and eye contact
My equality faces the
hateful truth
My equality is not
easy, it is dangerous
My equality is loyal
and is a leader
It makes me a better
person
My equality goes on
even when the world is against it
My equality says
“stop – you’re no
better than anyone else”
My equality feels
like being respected
My equality speaks
its opinion
It speaks out
It speaks up
My equality
sacrifices for others
My equality is
difficult to say out loud
My equality is an
open window
It listens
My equality says
“I’m sorry”
My equality never
gives up
NEVER.
My equality sounds
like a bird in the wind,
Full of laughter
My equality looks
like all shapes and colors
Climbing and rising
together
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