The Hopeful is a newsletter that amplifies positive news in the world.

This month was edited by Sadie, Oliver, June, and Lindsay. All articles are summarized by the 6th grade.

Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago. Even though her father and Big Ma will send them from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to stay with Cecile for the summer. And even though Delphine will have to take care of her sisters, as usual, and learn the truth about the missing pieces of her life. In Oakland, The Black Panthers become the backdrop for the narrative, and the sisters learn more about themselves and their communities than they could ever have anticipated.

Dream Variations

Langston Hughes

1901 –1967

To fling my arms wide

In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me—
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening . . .
A tall, slim tree . . .
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.

Earth, Wind and Fire is an American band consisting of Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, and Maurice White, among many, many others. Throughout the ages, the band has done many different genres of music, including Afro-pop, jazz, R&B, soul, disco, Latin, and more.

When Ryan was barely a toddler, he was inspired after visiting a recycling plant in California and he started organizing recycling pickups around his neighborhood. After starting his own company at 10 years old, he became known on the internet for his efforts to clean up the ocean. He donated over $10,000 to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. He also saved the proceeds from all his efforts for college. He recently visited Washington to promote a standardized labeling system to keep recycling out of trash cans.

Thirteen-year-old Cash Daniels always loved aquatic life. When he was seven, he learned that the Tennessee River is one of the most plastic-polluted rivers on Earth. So, he started a cleanup once a month with his family, and in an hour he filled up about 30 buckets of plastic. Later, friends and other members of the community started to join. Volunteers collected more than 14,000 pounds of trash. Also, he co-founded a nonprofit organization called The Clean Up Kids in 2019. Cash also met with many Tennessee State Representatives to make sure the government leaders were hearing his message and he wrote a book called, “One Small Piece,” which is about river pollution and tells people that kids shouldn't be underestimated.

When Addisyn Goss met her grandfather for the first time two years ago, she learned that he had been homeless for many years. His stories of struggle inspired the now 10 year old to take action, and she created the “Snuggle Sacks Campaign” in areas around Flint, Michigan. Addisyn’s sister and brother, Sheridan and Jaxson, also help with the Snuggle Sacks. Together they’ve delivered about 1,700 survival kits to people in need. The Snuggle Sacks include toiletries, snacks, and warm coverings for men, women and children in need.

The “Corn Kid” is a famous kid named Tariq, Tariq made a video where he sung about corn. (link in next page) After that video blew up, he donated 50,000 tins of corn in Brooklyn.Tariq’s birthday was may 13th and he decided instead of gifts, he was gonna raise up 8,000 dollars for the harvest. "City Harvest is the biggest food rescue organization in New York City, and they feed millions, and I mean millions, of people," he continued. "I want to raise $8,000 for my 8th birthday for the Share Lunch Fight Hunger program that feeds kids all during the summer."

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is an education activist in Pakistan that helps girls get better education. When she was a girl her family wanted her to have every opportunity that a boy would have. When she was a kid she loved school, then some people took her village and they made girls unable to go to school. She made a speech saying that girls should be able to go to school. A bit after that, some person with a gun shot her on the left side of her head. She woke up 10 days later. Despite her struggles, she kept fighting for girls to have access to school. She received a Nobel Peace Prize and was the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner. The End 👍

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