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Raquel Wilson: School Was Literally The Only Thing They Couldn't Take Away From Me
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Jayne Amelia talks with Raquel Wilson, a former foster youth and now advocate from Compton. Raquel is the the program manager for the Fostering Media Connections Youth Voice program, and has been an advocate for youth affected by the foster care system, juvenile justice system, homelessness, or coined “at-risk” and has dedicated over 10 years to empowering youth and helping them develop both personally and professionally. She holds a master’s degree in Grant Writing, Management, & Evaluations and recently earned an MBA in Nonprofit Management from Concordia University of Chicago.
Raquel is in her 3rd year as the program manager for Fostering Media Connections Youth Voice program. She provides Youth Voice program participants the platform to empower themselves through written opportunities, where they share their experiences while in foster care. “My proudest accomplishment has been the ability to garner support so that with every opportunity that we offer any foster youth, it is now paid (i.e., written submissions, internships, program contributors, webinar panelist opportunities).”
Raquel plans to use her experiences from being in the system to help connect and build relationships with other systems-experienced youth to encourage storytelling through journalism training, empowerment, and creative expression. Raquel also enjoys writing and performing spoken word, she loves to read, listen to music, and helping others grow their network.
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The first few lines of Raquel's poem "The Skin I'm In":
I remember I use to think my mama didnt love me
Cause I was ugly
This a true story
I use to think I wasnt good enough
Like maybe I was too dark
Maybe I was too black ass fuck
Like maybe I was pretty but not good enough to date
This a true story I remember I use think my momma use to hate
Hate me cause I was ugly
I remember I cried in the 7th grade to her
Like is it cause im dark skin I was almost sure
She loved me so much she lefted me in foster care
No wonder why I grew up so insecure
The boys use to like me but they was not sure
They was embarrassed to date a dark skinned girl
Youre pretty for a black girl
What the hell does that mean?
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