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Just Mercy

Help me give my students a set of Just Mercy.

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My Students

"Black Power simply means: Look at me, I’m here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I participate in those decisions that affect my life and the lives of my children. It means that I am somebody."

—Whitney M Young.

MBHS is a screened school that prides itself on its rigorous academic standards and diverse community. In 2013, a small group of students came together to start The MBHS Black Student Union as they saw a need to build cultural and social awareness and create a space where students could express themselves. Historically, BSU sought to be an advocacy base to fight for equal rights in the times of civil unrest, especially as colleges were beginning to diversify; to unite a people by developing a national consciousness around the notion of Black or Blackness or the validity of Blackness; and to uplift the culture, intellect, passion, and spirit of Black people.

Today, through a celebration of culture and history, the MBHS BSU strives to help students of all backgrounds continue that mission. It is through the understanding of differences that we can all come together for a common goal.

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In these trying times when Black Lives Mattering has become a hashtag, it is important for young people to understand that systematic racism has shown up in our judicial system since its inception. In order for our students to be critical thinkers, we must provide them with information from a variety of perspectives including Black voices. By providing the black student union students with the book Just Mercy, the students will be able to run a remote reading group and have meaningful discussions about race and justice and mercy in the United States. This will provide a recap of our trip to Alabama, context to the legal system in the United States, and an example to understand how the power of their voice can make monumental change.

Ms. Gurley Millennium Brooklyn High School Grades 9-12

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (PB) • MahoganyBooks $15.30 25 $382.50

Materials cost

$382.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.81

Total project goal

$492.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.05

4 Donors

-$239.29

Donations toward project cost

-$211.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.73

match offer

-$243.16

Match offer toward project cost

-$206.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.60

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 $0.00

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