The Speakout Worked

N was meeting with the other black teens in a private room. She didn't mind talking about some of that stuff, the worst parts she didn't want to actually to say that stuff out loud. But when they walked back out into the big conference room, david reminded them how the speakout worked. N remembers the counsellors encouraging them, if this is your truth right now, you should actually say it. Think of it like a primal scream. It doesn't really mean anything or lead anywhere, except that it did crack something open in n and maybe in the other kids too. By the end of her summer at the programme, she changed a lot. Her parents no longer thought