High Road Stories

Delilah Hernandez (High Road Fellow 2022) integrates her lived experience and data to discuss environmental racism and tree canopies in Chicago, Illinois

Noah Berg (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on a trip to the Tree of Life Synagogue.

Vindhya Kathuria (High Road Fellow 2022) shares five lessons she learned as a High Road Fellow

José Roque Pérez-Zetune (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on summer, heat, joy, fear, and the need for relief.

Sakiel Ruff (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the attainability of equity after living on the East Side of Buffalo

Sydney Browne (High Road Fellow 2022) reflects on the effectiveness of the OCAB disruptions at the July 12th Buffalo Common Council Meeting.

Finley Williams (High Road Fellow 2022) remembers the fourth of July in South Side Chicago through prose poetry and reflection.

Anastasia Assenso (High Road Fellow 2022) juxtaposes street design on the east side of Buffalo vs the west side of Buffalo to highlight disparities.

Vindhya Kathuria (High Road Fellow 2022) authors an original poem on the need to truly listen to the East Buffalo community and respond to their needs.

Jacob Blizard (High Road Fellow 2022), presents different styles of mannequin art to inspire others to use other mediums to flout mainstream representations of identity and traverse the status quo.