Critical Exposure works with Black and Brown youth to transform DC communities and schools into safe, resource-connected places that are liberated from social, political, and economic barriers. We do this through youth organizing, storytelling, and leveraging the power of photography.
YOUTH ORGANIZING
STORYTELLING
COMMUNITY
IMMIGRATION
Emely, 9th Grade
Stories For Action, Spring 2025
“They say we don’t belong. They call us names, treat us like we’re the problem. But while they talk, we build. The same hands they try to push away are the ones building their homes, their cities, their futures.”
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