Eddie Conway Freedom School participants engage in a discussion about how to build good credit. Life skills like this were taught during the summer session, in addition to history, communication skills, and community organizing.
Photo: Bryan Vana
Imagine living right next to a gas station and being forbidden to walk there for a snack. For many of Baltimore’s youth, like Octavia Chase, this is a reality. "My parents don't really allow me to go outside," Octavia shared. "The neighborhood doesn’t seem bad, but if I can’t go to a gas station that’s right there, there must be something wrong. That bothers me." But the high school student found an alternative environment in the Eddie Conway Freedom School, where she can actively give back to her community and attempt to change it for the better.
