Raise Up

A partnership between @YouthSpeaks & the Center for Public Broadcasting's @AmeriGrad taking on the national high school drop-out crisis.

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Why don't more colleges have clubs just for white men? @YouthSpeaks on #whiteprivilege. http://t.co/AA2YFKWfhJ

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10 Million views and counting --> http://t.co/z8NPd3jt0g

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Did you miss our powerful @RaiseUpProject film "The Drop In" chronicling the journey of Walter Finnie Jr.? Watch it: https://t.co/ulGvPOUQhf

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For poet Walter Finnie Jr. "performing is a safe addiction." Watch @raiseupproject's new short doc "The Drop In" here:http://t.co/NQI3NmI3bW

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WATCH our new short documentary film "The Drop In" https://t.co/fxlbfzguwO @AIRmedia @amerigrad @youthspeaks @bravenewvoices @GetLitPoet

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Have you seen our latest video "The Drop In" produced for @RaiseUpProject? Follow the journey of Walter Finne Jr. https://t.co/ulGvPODfpH

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"Listen to the water, listen to the waves -- they are telling you a story." Walter Finnie Jr. in "The Drop In" https://t.co/yaulXy7hlu

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It is rare to get a glimpse into the life of a poet, to have context to understand their story. WATCH "The Drop In" https://t.co/yaulXy7hlu

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"A part of me went numb from the things I've seen" Walter Finnie Jr in @RaiseUpProject's new short "The Drop In" https://t.co/ulGvPPcrpj

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"Performing is a safe addiction because you can get free" Walter Finnie Jr. on the power and possibility of poetry as a refuge

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"A long life of heartbreaks raised me" Walter Finnie Jr. in "The Drop In" https://t.co/ulGvPPcrpj

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"To be honest yo, at that point I just wanted to die" WATCH our new documentary short "The Drop In" @RaiseUpProject https://t.co/ulGvPPcrpj

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WATCH our new documentary short - "The Drop In" - chronicling the remarkable journey of Walter Finnie Jr. https://t.co/AkshUn5PER

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We just released one of our most unique films to date. @RaiseUpProject's "The Drop In" - a new documentary short: https://t.co/ulGvPPcrpj

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WATCH Brandon Santiago in "Brown v. Board of Education" http://t.co/ANTAKMiZky #MLK #MLK2015 @AIRmedia @amerigrad @nina_rr @youthspeaks

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Watch Yowei Shaw discuss what she learned while composing "When Students of Color Have White Teachers" http://t.co/eD3HvIeieX @AIRmedia

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#tbt our segment on @LatinoUSA featuring @PYPM215 @bravenewvoices | http://t.co/tCaGdHL85P @amerigrad @AIRmedia #raiseup

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WATCH @RaiseUpProject short films & performance highlights from our show at the Kennedy Center at http://t.co/w4Gz9LvIjn (cc @youthspeaks)

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Re-visit this powerful @RaiseUpProject story featured on @LatinoUSA highlighting the national dropout crisis http://t.co/ENrRSRBCvL

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Watch Brandon Santiago's timely and powerful poem "Brown vs. Board of Education" directed by @nina_rr ---> http://t.co/BFMJKIl5JH