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Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

In partnership with University of North Texas at Dallas, YLSC is recruiting 9th-12th grade students  who live or attend school in 75215, 75210, 75216, 75241 to join our youth advisory council. The council will meet the 2nd Saturday 11am - 1pm. Join the January 16th meeting, Solidarity through conflict now>

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A huge thank you to the Dallas Foundation for gifting YLSC with our largest ever donation of $10,000

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Every year, we bring together students to talk about race.

Facilitated by local educators, artists, and historians, Young Leaders, Strong City training offers students the opportunity to critically engage with their peers from different backgrounds and identities. Each YLSC program begins by grounding students in their local history, and explores their individual concept of race and identity.

Angelia Lee Director, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Richardson ISD

"With YLSC as our partners in this endeavor, what we thought was going to be a great day of learning for our students, surpassed all our expectations. The daylong Racial Justice and Equity Teen Summit was an amazing experience and ended with everyone wanting more. More knowledge, more conversations, more debate…..just more of what we had been exposed to in our short time together."

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History

Recurrent Topics Include:

Student Experience

 Young Leaders, Strong City (YLSC) was founded in 2014 to create a space for high school students to have conversations about race. Our mission is to equip a network of students, educators, and their adult allies with tools to analyze, advocate, and dismantle systemic racism and inequities in themselves, their schools and communities thro

 Young Leaders, Strong City (YLSC) was founded in 2014 to create a space for high school students to have conversations about race. Our mission is to equip a network of students, educators, and their adult allies with tools to analyze, advocate, and dismantle systemic racism and inequities in themselves, their schools and communities through student organizing. The YLSC summit was created through the efforts of several local leaders and organizations, and is currently housed at The Imagining Freedom Institute, LLC. Since its founding, YLSC has worked with over 2,500 youth from 30+ campuses across the Dallas - Ft. Worth area.

Student Experience

Recurrent Topics Include:

Student Experience

YLSC's annual summit provides an

unprecedented platform where

students choose workshops facilitated

by other students as well as adults. It is

a rare and carefully curated space for

students to talk about race and racism

with their peers and adult allies.


Opening: The day opens with an

opening session that all students

attend. The opening theme se

YLSC's annual summit provides an

unprecedented platform where

students choose workshops facilitated

by other students as well as adults. It is

a rare and carefully curated space for

students to talk about race and racism

with their peers and adult allies.


Opening: The day opens with an

opening session that all students

attend. The opening theme sets the

tone for the day.

Breakout Sessions: Students then

get to select their breakout sessions

from a variety of topics.

Closing: The day closes with

students recap of the day followed by

an open mic and poetry slam.

Recurrent Topics Include:

Recurrent Topics Include:

Recurrent Topics Include:

Immigration Rights

Policy & Voting 101

Food & Climate Justice

Allies vs. Accomplices

Policing & Our Schools

Colorism & Beauty

Cultural Appropriation & Power

Organizing & Movement Building

Decolonizing Your Self-Care

History of Race & Identity

Race, Gender, & Sexuality

Mental Healthcare & Access

What We Do

Young Leaders, Strong City Annual Racial Justice and Equity Youth Summit

Annual Summit

District Summits

District Summits

Young Leaders, Strong City Racial Equity Youth Summit for school districts

District Summits

District Summits

District Summits

Racial justice and equity Workshops, training, and learning labs for high school students

Learning Labs

Student Council

Student Council

Young Leaders, Strong City Youth Council

Student Council

Student Council

Student Council

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