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Author: Helen Ehrlich

Helen Ehrlich is a staff writer and social media manager for a magazine and the editor-in-chief of her school publication.
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Two Teen Girls’ Mission to Change Their School’s Confederate Name to Honor John Lewis

Helen Ehrlich
Two Teen Girls’ Mission to Change Their School’s Confederate Name to Honor John Lewis

After a summer where the U.S. confronted systemic racism, a flood of promises regarding justice came from state governments. This set the stage for Kadija Ismail and Kimberly Boateng, two young Black teens, to finally have their school renamed in honor of activist and Representative John R. Lewis, in a state with the second most Confederate-named schools in the U.S.

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