Today on the front page of the ⁦Des Moines Register⁩ , I spoke to four Black student leaders & activists about the work they've already done, their visions for the future, and why they continue to fight. ✨ desmoinesregister.com/in-depth/news/…

Andrea May Sahouri Des Moines Register Here's how it looked on the Des Moines Register's front page:

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Thank you to our local Latinx organizations for inviting us to speak at this morning's press conference on the shooting at East High School. Here is the statement we read, written by DMPS Racial Equity & Justice students and DSM BLM organizers.

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The cops let the shooter in, refused to go in and stop him, and then kept parents out. If this doesn’t change your views on policing I don’t know what will.

anyways chile, y’all be sure to vote Deidre DeJear for governor.

As a very insightful young Black activist Lyric Sellers told me "Safety is subjective"when I talk about defunding the police I mean take that money and pour it into community RP/school based RP and RJ programs. This idea is horrible.

Check the upper left corner of In These Times - my investigation on how DMPS and student activists like Lyric Sellers (who is amazing) kicked out SROs, work toward abolition, decarceration/criminalization of Black kids w/RP approach.I'm humbled to tell their stories.

This is the award Lyric Sellers and Endi Montalvo-Martínez won for their work to end SROs tenure at DMPS and I was lucky enough to interview Lyric for my article for In These Times - Iowans - who would you nominate for ACLU of Iowa annual award?

incredible article! thank you Andy Kopsa 🇨🇿🇺🇸 for covering this topic & doing it justice ❤️. truly an honor to have been featured!

Arnold Woods III Lyric Sellers is brilliant. Awesome that you get to work with her & that her leadership continues! Look out, world! This girl is on 🔥. ❤️ #YouthVoiceMatters #BEthechange #SpeakingTruthToPower

Dr. Frantz Whitfield Mary S (she/her/hers) The White House I would LOVE it if you all read my article about DMPS (featuring Lyric Sellers - East High Alum) about restorative practices at Roosevelt! inthesetimes.com/article/the-ci…

Keeping up with Lyric Sellers - "national issue’: Students say the murder of Tyre Nichols is not an individual problem iowastatedaily.com/?p=273328 #Iowa #defund

Congratulations to East High School's Journalism teacher, Natalie Niemeyer on being selected as a Rotary Teacher of the Year. This is a wonderful distinction for an outstanding teacher.  Thank you, Natalie, for your continued commitment to our students and East High. DM Public Schools

If it wasn’t “classless” when Caitlin Clark did it, don’t call it classless when Angel Reese does it. Let the women compete, it’s sports!!

In 2021, Des Moines, IA, replaced the cops in their public schools with trained support staff. The result? Students felt safer, were arrested at a lower rate, and reported better relationships with their peers. 📚 Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/3Ba8JYs