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ROCKFORD Age is nothing but a number to Kawaia Jackson, and for the 16-year-old, now is the time to speak up about social injustices in her community.
Rather than wait for it, Jackson has taken the initiative and seeks to be a force for change.
Whether it s in the form of spoken word, like when she was a seventh-grader reciting a poem about the effects of racism, or working within Guilford High School to create social media challenges to raise awareness about Black History Month, Jackson has always kept her mind focused on creating equity.
The Guilford High School sophomore is using the resources she has at her disposal to encourage peers and adults to join her in her fight.
ROCKFORD For her final Black History Month announcement Friday afternoon, Guilford High School sophomore Kawaia Jackson shared the empowering words of civil rights and women s rights activist Dorothy Height.
“I want to be remembered as someone who used herself and anything she could touch to work for justice and freedom, the 15-year-old read over the schoolwide audio system. I want to be remembered as one who tried.”
And then, as if she was taking a cue from the longtime former president of the National Council of Negro Women herself, Jackson added her own conclusion to the announcement.
After saying a tongue-in-cheek farewell to Black excellence because the month was coming to a close, the high schooler urged her fellow students to embrace the importance of Black history every day of the year.