We recently partnered with Eastern Michigan University's Upward Bound program to ask young Ypsi writers how they'd solve their community's greatest challenge. Here are their winning essays.
Selena Calzado's essay on immigration, one of the five winning entries in Concentrate and EMU Upward Bound's writing challenge.
Alexis Herron's essay on abortion, one of the five winning entries in Concentrate and EMU Upward Bound's writing challenge.
The second annual event will bring together youth from around the world to learn from and network with accomplished writers, activists, elected officials, and other youth delegates.
Davonna Washington's essay on police brutality, one of the five winning entries in Concentrate and EMU Upward Bound's writing challenge.
Mareka Ray's essay on the opioid epidemic, one of the five winning entries in Concentrate and EMU Upward Bound's writing challenge.
Ypsilanti Community Schools' successful Jazz in the Parking Lot event returns this year with a big-name headliner: Thornetta Davis, the vocalist known as Detroit's Queen of the Blues.
The five winning essays will be published later this month in Concentrate and the winning writers will each receive a $50 stipend.
Students who had been forced to drop out of school have been able to resume their studies, and others have found scholarship opportunities thanks to the program.
The partners have announced plans to scale up existing programs that promote literacy, student wellness, and mentoring, as well as the creation of a new one.
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