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Voices of change: How a coalition of students is working to advance equity at LPS

• Zach Hammack | Lincoln Journal Star
• Nov 15, 2021
• Nov 15, 2021 Updated May 23, 2023
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Nyaluak Dak (from left), a sophomore at Lincoln Southeast; Kaylee Denker, a junior at Lincoln East; and Grace Farley, a seventh grader at Scott Middle School, participate in a roundtable discussion with Lincoln Board of Education President Connie Duncan during a meeting of the Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre on Oct. 20.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

High school seniors Reem Ahmed (from left), North Star; Eiman Nour,  Southwest; Zainab Funnah, Lincoln High; and Zein Saleh, North Star, participate in a roundtable discussion with Lincoln Board of Education President Connie Duncan during a meeting of the Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre on Oct. 20.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Students hold a roundtable discussion with Lincoln Board of Education member Lanny Boswell (bottom right) during a meeting of the Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre in 2021 at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre members talk about diversity with Lincoln Board of Education President Connie Duncan (second from right) on Oct. 20.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Zach Hammack | Lincoln Journal Star

The Scholar Equity Cadre at Lincoln Public Schools is a student-led group focusing on equity, awareness and change in schools and the community.

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Lincoln East junior Kaylee Denker (left) listens during a question-and-answer session with the Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre members and Lincoln Board of Education members Oct. 20 at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Dawson ElDorado soars in the air as he practices his skateboard skills while David Maya (from left) and Malcolm Opoku look on, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Tierra Skate Park. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Nebraska Wesleyan’s Connor Riekenberg (3) clinches the 76-73 come-from-behind win over East Texas Baptist with free throws in the closing seconds on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, during the 32nd annual Snyder Classic at Snyder Arena. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska's Kobe Webster celebrates a three pointer by Keisei Tominaga (not pictured) in the second half against South Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (5) looks around the field as he walks off for the last time after the Huskers lost 28-21 to Iowa on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Amber Tate runs in the YMCA of Lincoln Turkey Trot, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Gretna's Joseph Roll pulls in a catch against Omaha Westside in the third quarter during the Class A championship game on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska’s Derrick Walker (13) shoots against Southern's Terrell Williams (left) and Tyrone Lyons (35) in the second half on Nov. 21, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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An official stands on the field during a media time out in the third quarter on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Camp Randall Stadium. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska’s Allison Weidner (3) drives to the basket against North Carolina Central's Tianna Carter (22) in the first half on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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(L - R) Nicolas Watt hugs his dad, US Army Major Stephen Watt, who hugs daughter Victoria Watt, in a surprise reunion for the three on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at Cathedral of the Risen Christ School. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Nebraska's Peyton Robb celebrates defeating North Carolina's Austin O'Connor (not pictured) on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Devaney Sports Center. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Construction continues on the South Beltway southwest of South 98th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Virginia Maschman holds up her daughter Cora (6) so she can look at the LEGO Nebraska State Capitol Building created by John Tooker at the Brick Days show on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at Lancaster Event Center. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska Wesleyan's Carter Terry (3) scrambles away fom the sack attempt by Coe's Alex Aitchison in the first half on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Abel Stadium . FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska's C.J. Wilcher (right) high fives fans as he runs onto the court before their game against Sam Houston State on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska’s Madi Kubik (10) and Kayla Caffey attempt a block that goes long as Maryland's Rainelle Jones looks on in the first set on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at the Devaney Sports Center . FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska’s Allison Weidner (3) gets fouled by Prairie View A&M's Barbara Benson in the second half as teammate Alexis Markowski looks on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska's Bella Cravens (14) celebrates a foul by Alabama A&M's Darian Burgin (0) on Nebraska's Jaz Shelley (not pictured) in the third quarter on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Tim Garity, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, looks at a thank you note with his granddaughter Josie Barnes, a third grader, at the Veterans Day Program on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at North American Martyrs Catholic School. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost speaks at a press conference after practice on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Bekka Allick (L) hugs Waverly head volleyball coach Terri Neujahr after signing a letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Nebraska on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at Waverly High School. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Western Illinois’ George Dixon (24) drives to the basket against Nebraska’s Derrick Walker (13) in the second half on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena . FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska coach Amy Williams talks to the team before the second half against Maine on Nov. 9 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Bailey Boswell walks out of the courtroom after being sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2017 murder of Sydney Loofe, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at the Saline County Courthouse. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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LINCOLN, NEB. - 11/09/2021 - Mike Emmons of Lincoln paddles on a kayak as he fishes at Holmes Lake, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Oakland-Craig players celebrate the victory against Sutton in the Class C-2 state volleyball championship match, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Devaney Sports Center. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Lincoln Lutheran's Adrianna Rodencal jumps up from the bench during the Class C-1 state volleyball championship match against Kearney Catholic, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Devaney Sports Center. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Millard West's Ella Hazen (right) and Sadie Millard (left) collide while trying to dig out a Papillion-La Vista South attack in the second set during the Class A championship game on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Devaney Sports Center. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Spectators holding American flags watch the third annual Lincoln Veterans Parade on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at the Capitol Building. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Diller-Odell students in costume cheer as their team is introduced in the first round of the Class D-2 state volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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Kearney Catholic's Riley Grieser (15) leaps forward for a first quarter first down against Wahoo on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, during the Class C-1 quarterfinal at Wahoo High School. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Kearney Catholic's Carson Murphy (1) is lifted by teammate Jake Masker (left) after scoring against Wahoo's William Nielson (25) in the first quarter on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, during the Class C-1 quarterfinal at Wahoo High School. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Nebraska's Adrian Martinez gets off the bus for the Unity Walk before their game against Ohio State on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska's JoJo Domann (13) breaks up a pass intended for Ohio State's Jeremy Ruckert (88) in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. EAKIN HOWARD, Journal Star

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Nebraska's Myles Farmer (right) tackles Ohio State's Jaxon Smith- Njigba as Garrett Nelson looks on in the first half on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Memorial Stadium. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Registered nurse Hollis Alexander-Ramsay administrates a COVID-19 vaccine to a boy at a Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department vaccination clinic at Lincoln High School, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Ana Solano walks past a water puddle on a rainy morning, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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A pedestrian walks in a foggy downtown Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Lincoln police on the scene of a shooting on the 100 block of N. 27th St. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. FRANCIS GARDLER, Journal Star

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Contact the writer at zhammack@journalstar.com or 402-473-7225. On Twitter @zach_hammack

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The LPS Scholar Equity Cadre has empowered diverse students to use their voice to advocate for others and inspire change. Throughout the school year, the Journal Star will share stories from diverse students in a series of profiles.

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Lincoln East junior Kaylee Denker (left) listens during a question-and-answer session with the Lincoln Public Schools Scholar Equity Cadre members and Lincoln Board of Education members Oct. 20 at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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