Are We Really Post Racial?
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Post racial is a term that is used to describe a time period in which discussions around race and racism have been deemed no longer relevant, according to Urban Dictionary.
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Mr. Milton’s All-Boys Second Grade Class
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We chose this story and interviewed Mr. Milton because it was interesting for us to see what an all-boy class experience would be like. We wanted to see what happens without girls in the classroom.
Read MoreThe Unknown Spelling Bee Mystery
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At nine o’clock in the morning on February 26, 2014, Friendship Blow Pierce went head-to-head, or in this case word-to-word, competing with many other schools from all over the district, for DC’s citywide Spelling Bee. It took about two and a half hours for the results of the overwhelming...
Read MoreBlow Pierce PreK Scholars Review “If A Bus Could Talk” by Faith Ringold
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Book review in celebration of Black History by Friendship Aftercare Scholars Modesty Taylor, McKenzie Carroll, Malik Williams, Gregory Simon, Tayonna Simmons with help from their teachers Kim Matthews, Tijisha richardson, Adrianne Ward and Than Souvannavong. Produced by Desiree Girelle.
Read MoreI Am Black History: Michael Jordan
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“Believe in yourself, have a sense of pride, and the world is yours. If you fail, get back up and just keep on trying over and over until you succeed.” --Elijah McFadden
Read MoreI Am Ben Carson
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Ben Carson is a retired African American neurosurgeon. This wonderful man is known for separating a pair of Siamese twins. The surgery was done successfully in Baltimore, Maryland. I want to be just like him because he saved many lives and that is what I would like to do....
Read MoreBlow Pierce Pre-K Scholars Honor Dr. Martin Luther King
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By Khia Richardson, Jalen Bradford, Alexis Barnes, Celiya Berry, Mason Robinson, McKenzie Tutt, McKenzie Carroll, Tayonna Simmons, Zaniyah Dew, Nyjheim Hutchinson with help from their teachers Kim Matthews, Than Souvannavong, Tijisha Richardson, Adrianne Ward. Produced by Desiree Girelle.
Read MoreBoxing With Laila
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A female-raised Muslim by the name of Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali--the magnificent boxer, is my role model. She follows in her father’s footsteps by carrying on her father’s legacy. No one who actually knew her well would have thought that she would make the decision to...
Read MoreI Am Black History
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I am Black History because I am Rosa Parks, I stood up for equal rights for all black people everywhere. I am not afraid to stand up or sit down for what I believe in! I show courage when others doubt me. I tune out the noise when I hear hatred screaming at me. I am Black power....
Read MoreDon’t Be A Bully, Be A Buddy
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On Thursday, November 21, 2013, the Centene Corporation hosted a “No Bullying Zone" event featuring book reading, a musical performance and graffiti wall signing at Friendship Blow Pierce Academy....
Read MoreStudent Spotlight: Marcus Barbour
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Student and writer Marcus D. Barbour was born an identical twin on February 2, 2000 to Beverly Barbour and Charles Medley. Marcus attends New House of Deliverance Baptist Church. He has been a FNN Reporter for the Blow Pierce News Bureau for three years while also serving as an...
Read MoreThe Shaky Shutdown
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Young people might not know what is happening in the world today, and they might say, “Oh, the government shut down. Who cares?” But you should care. You should care because have you ever thought of losing something you really want or really need—like...
Read MoreThe Celebration of Soldiers
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On October 19, 2013 my family went to visit “The Wall”, which is actually called the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C, to pay tribute to my late Uncle Alvin (shown in the picture above). Veterans Day is the official holiday that Americans have been celebrating since 1954. It was created to pay tribute to the 58,000 Americans...
Read MoreBlow Pierce SGA Election Results
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In early September, our teacher informed us about the Student Government Association (SGA) this year at Blow Pierce. The SGA helps share students' ideas, interests, and concerns with teacher and school principals. There would be elected officers for grades 5-8. In order to...
Read MoreVanishing Black Kings
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Black male Barbie dolls are becoming extinct. Whenever I walk down the toy aisle at Toys R Us, Target, or Walmart, I can never find them. Stores used to have a whole bunch of them. Now they are almost impossible to find. You now have to order them online or go to a specific type of store.
Read MoreA Day At The 50th Anniversary March
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AUGUST 28, 2013. In the morning I heard the news on TV about the Martin Luther King 50th Anniversary March. After I heard about it, I got up and got in the shower. I got out the shower and put my uniform on. After that I said in my mind, “I can’t wait to go to school so I can go on...
Read MoreHarvard and Yale Are The Best!
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Colleges are great places to go to get an education. Some people may be homeless because they didn't go to college. Several colleges are really neat, but some can be just faking—meaning that some universities may not give you the education that you paid for. That’s why I have plans to go...
Read MoreDr. Dre: Ahead of His Time
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Andre Romelle Young, also known as Doctor Dre, was born on February 18, 1965 in Compton, California. I think that Doctor Dre is ahead of his time because he has accomplished a lot in his time. He has put several new rappers in the game. Doctor Dre works with and put some now...
Read MoreLebron James: My Inspiration
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Lebron James inspired me to do what I wanted to do for a long time, and that is to play basketball. Everybody kept saying I was some trash so I caved in and I stopped playing. I gave up because I thought the NBA would be irritating. So I got lazy and fell off. I am not doing that anymore. I will not...
Read MoreThe Queen of Soul
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Aretha L. Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is the queen of music. Franklin was a musician, singer, songwriter and a pianist. She sung gospel, jazz, blues, R&B, pop, rock and funk. People called her “The Queen of Soul” in her early career. Franklin is known as one of the most important ladies in...
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