YCPD Alum part of Mike Brown Requiem
Jelani Brown has been active with the Don’t Shoot Coalition. The coalition came together after the shooting of Mike Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. As a graphic designer student, Jelani has been using his talents along with other local artists towards both healing and agitation. He has been working with the healing […]
2014 Jamala Rogers Young Visionary Award
The Jamala Rogers Young Visionary Award serves to recognize and support young adults who have made efforts to promote social justice, equality, diversity and human rights. Award recipients are visionaries responding to society’s most pressing social, political and economic issues. The recipient’s actions or project helped to change public policies, impacted a critical issue, created […]
Love a Book Project Scores Again
Because of the Love a Book Project, children and youth in the St. Louis area have been able to pick a book of their choice for the third year. This could be the first book of their library. With a grant from the St. Louis Mental Health Board, the YCPD went to facilities to read […]