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Diantae

Diantae

Diantae's life is baseball. He enjoys the sport because it's different. Not everybody plays it, and he doesn't think about anything else when he's playing baseball. He grew up in the Congress Heights area and his mother has seven kids, his father has three. He feels good about his piece in Our Lives Matter because it gave him a change to explain why he acts the way he acts, why he's the person he is. He's going to college next year at the University of Toledo, and he wants to be a professional baseball player.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

De'Azia

De'Azia

De'Azia grew up in Landover, Maryland and attended Ballou Senior High School. When she wrote Our Lives Matter, she was 17 and a junior. He is on the modeling team and enjoys music and spending time with her family when not in school. At home, she is the oldest of twelve other siblings, and she used her essay to tell about how she overcame a hard obstacle.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

China

China

China was an 18-year-old female and she is living with a common disability that is called Cerebral Palsy. She has had her disability ever since the day that she was born. She was a senior at Ballou when she wrote Our Lives Matter, planning to graduate in June. She loves to write and read and would love to write her very own book some day.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

Ayonna

Ayonna

Ayonna is from Southeast DC. She has been playing basketball her whole life and wants to continue her journey in college. Her inspiration is LeBron James. She plans on going to a four-year university and double-majoring in math and sports management. It's challenging for her to communicate about personal issues, but she's overcoming that fear.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

Amira

Amira

Amira was born and raised in Southeast DC. She was a senior and Class Vice President when she wrote Our Lives Matter, is very active in several sports at her school, and working hard to get her high school diploma. She was headed to University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Fall 2015. She wants to major in psychology and become a psychologist. She wants to help people cope with their problems. She wants to help them become better people.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

Anthony

Anthony

Anthony is a Jamaican and Cuban Muslim who just wants to give people hope or a sense of pride. He wants to be a sportscaster, the first sportscaster on national TV with a kufi on his head. He wants to break the barrier for Muslims in America.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

Brandon S.

Brandon S.

Brandon grew up in West Virginia. He moved to Washington, DC in high school because he wanted to graduate from the same school as his mother. He is highly active. He plays a lot of sports, but his favorite is baseball. He is a Christian. He feels that we all have a big impact on how the world operates. One little action can make a BIG difference.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

Tajuan

Tajuan

Tajuan was in the eleventh grade at Ballou High School when he wrote Our Lives Matter. He is in AVID and the Teen Outreach Program. He wrote for Our Lives Matter because he felt as though people didn't see the real him and what he had to offer. He plans to attend college in the fall of 2016.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffJuly 31, 2018Our Lives MatterComment

MH

MH grew up in Maryland and DC and has six siblings. She likes to read and to write poetry and mini-stories. Her favorite author is Nina Simone. She hopes to become a photographer and a journalist and go to Howard.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like Me, Our Lives MatterComment

Christopher

Christopher

Christopher was born in Washington, DC. He is in the band and plays the tuba, also called the Sousaphone. He is also a Reach tutor. He goes to Simon Elementary School and tutors 2nd and 3rd graders. He is an AVID student and a member of the Ballou Story Project.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like Me, Our Lives Matter, Humans of BallouComment

NC

NC lives in Washington, DC. She likes R&B music and her favorite artist in Jacques. She plans to go to college and become a family therapist. She has three sisters and one brother. She loves to be social and go out and do outgoing things.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like Me, Our Lives MatterComment

Allen

Allen

Allen grew up in SE DC and attended Ballou High School. He plays football and hopes to play professionally one day.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

Tarrance

Tarrance

Tarrance was a student at Ballou Senior High School when he authored his book. He is an athlete and loves sports. He would like to go to Miami University. Also he would love to become the most successful lawyer that ever lived. Ballou Story Project helped him better his writing skills and better his knowledge. He hopes to start a program of his own to inspire kids to dream big.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

Randy

Randy

Randy was born and raised in DC, and loves all genres of music. He's the leading bass drummer in band at school, and that feels both stressful and wonderful. The other thing he is passionate about is writing poetry. He found his passion for writing in the 8th grade. Sometimes he enjoys playing sports. Otherwise, he likes to be out of the house and going places.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like Me, Our Lives Matter, Humans of BallouComment

Nadiya

Nadiya

Nadiya grew up in SE DC. She likes to shop and she likes music, like R&B and rap. Her favorite artist is Lightshow. She attends Marshall University and plays basketball for them. She likes telling people what she wants to be in life and what she's going to do is to accomplish her goals.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

Mecca

Mecca

Mecca was born in Boston, MA and grew up in Washington, DC. She attends Tennessee State University. She wants to continue poetry and to become a social activist.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

Gerald

Gerald

Gerald was a student at Ballou Senior High School when he authored his books. He grew up in Southeast DC. He likes sports, like basketball and football. His favorite rapper is Montana of 300. He hopes to go to Virginia Tech, where he can play football and continue practicing archery. He has four siblings, three nieces, and two nephews. He lives with a single parent in a house full of joy.

Ballou Story ProjectSMP StaffAugust 11, 2016How to Grow Up Like Me, Our Lives MatterComment

Essence

Essence

Essence grew up in Maryland and DC. She likes all types of music and plays the clarinet. Her favorite artist is Mary J. Blige. She plans to get her license for cosmetology. She keeps diaries and likes to write about her life.

Ballou Story ProjectKathy CrutcherAugust 10, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

Dreonna

Dreonna

Dreonna is a strong-willed person who always has intentions to succeed. She is from SE DC but she assure you that her character opposes the stereotypes of her city. She loves laughing, playing the trumpet in the Ballou Majestic Marching Band, making people happy, and trying to be great at everything that she does. She is free-spirited and seen as a role model to many. She loves life.

Ballou Story ProjectKathy CrutcherAugust 10, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment

DaSean

DaSean

DaSean went to Ballou High School when he authored his book. He is in AVID, taking all honors classes. He is a very athletic person and likes to play sports.

Ballou Story ProjectKathy CrutcherAugust 10, 2016How to Grow Up Like MeComment