Celebrating 20 years!

The Youth Council for Positive Development is a founding member of the St. Louis Coalition for Human Rights. This year the Coalition celebrates its 20th anniversary. Human Rights Champion Loretta Ross will be the keynote speaker. The theme is “Re-defining Real Equality of Education.” Download leaflets for more information and help us spread the word. […]

Reflections of Freedom School

The American Friends Service Committees held its Freedom School July 26-29, 2016.  Members of the Youth Council for Positive Development participated. Here are their reflections.       Funi Gaines After attending the Freedom School on Monday, it was clear that the program had a clear goal: to create an open environment for youth of […]

Walking on Eggs

It’s all about science at the Saturday Ma’at program! We always start off with an hypothesis. None of us believed that we could walk on eggs and not crush them. Mama Justine helps us understand the laws of physics with an activity that let us walk on eggs–literally!