This week, From the Vault invites a very special group of young people, their parents, and their teachers into studio in celebration of their recent music production entitled Taking a Risk for Justice, a new collection of justice-inspired music paying homage to heroes and sheroes like Anne Frank, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, His High Holiness the Dalai Lama, Cesar Chavez, and Rosa Parks, among others. Mixed with cuts from Taking a Risk for Justice, we’ll hear historical clips of these great figures (drawn exclusively from the Pacifica Radio Archives), and hear comments from the discussion participants… some have never heard their hero or shero speaking in their own voice!

Created by Kelvin Haynes, a Los Angeles-based musician, the 626 Freedom Rappers (a group of sixth grade students), and Scott Sayre, an educator, the Taking a Risk for Justice project brings youth perspectives of the great heroes and sheroes to lyrics and rap, and we’re proud to tell their story on Pacifica Radio.

Special thanks to Amanda Sortino, Dean Trevino, Lordes Conteras, Scott Sayre, and Kelvin Haynes.

Special thanks to Jennifer Kiser, KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles.

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