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The kNOw Youth Media

The kNOw Youth Media

teaching youth to tell their stories and the stories of their communities

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  • Reporters
  • Journalists of Color
  • Multilingual Storytelling
  • Betting On Our Future
  • “How Did We Get Here” Comic
  • Statewide Youth Media Projects
    • Our Future (2024)
    • You’re Not Alone (2023)
    • The New Normal (2022)
    • Behind Our Masks (2021)
    • Not So Golden (2020)

Author: Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

WHO IS SHE? Aqeela Elisha Amani Latrice Starks is 18 years old and graduated from Big Picture high school Class of 2017. She loves spending time writing and drawing. When she’s not doing that she spends hours playing The Sims 3 and 4 and watching Netflix. DID YOU KNOW? She can’t go a day without coffee, loves sour candy and her favorite color is blue. FEATURED AREA: Writing, Event Coverage and Instagram.
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Education

Common Core: Pushing Kids to be Smarter or Just Making Them Work Harder?

06/26/201704/30/2019 Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

As Fresno Unified prepares to elect a new superintendent, and local charter schools continue to gain support, reporters Aqeela Starks and Danyeal Escobar sat down

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Narrative

The War Between Women: A Personal Tale

04/10/201710/08/2021 Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

Bitchy. Catty. Vindictive. Homewrecker. We’ve all called or been called some version of this in our lives. But why? Maybe because female friendships have always

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Community Education

School Systems Are Failing Students of Color

09/26/201610/08/2021 Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

Since I’ve begun advocating, I’ve been able to take a step back and form my own opinion on major topics that affect my peers and

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Narrative

Dear Mother

09/13/201610/08/2021 Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

Dear Mother, My whole life I’ve felt a distance between you and I. We have a very structured relationship and the smallest of conflicts have

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Community Politics

Getting Loud with South Kern Sol

08/10/201610/08/2021 Aqeela Starks (she/her/hers)

FRESNO, Calif.– On June 30th, our sister hub South Kern Sol kicked off their Summer Youth Justice series with a #GetLoud rally and march. To stand

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