March 1, 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1968 “Walkouts or Blowouts” Chicano student movement where 15,000 students from East L.A. walked out of their classrooms at Belmont, Garfield, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Wilson High Schools to challenge inequalities in … Read more
Change of Sun and Moon in a Day is a personal narrative written by Mendez High School student Yashkumar Desai, as featured in 826LA’s 2015 Young Authors’ Book Project, We Are Alive When We Speak for Justice. One day my mom came home … Read more
Fifty-seven students from Felicitas and Gonzolo Mendez High School became published authors on Tuesday, with the release of We Are Alive When We Speak for Justice, 826LA’s 12th Young Authors’ Book Project — an endeavor several months in the making. … Read more
826LA is beyond grateful for its thousands-strong volunteer force that ensures the students we serve are helped and heard. This week is National Volunteer Week, and we’re honoring these amazing individuals by highlighting a stellar volunteer from each of our … Read more
The Young Authors’ Book Project transitioned into its second leg in March, when the student Editorial Board at Mendez High School started to work on the editing phase of the process. The fifteen students coming in outside of their required … Read more
