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By Emma Lee 9th grade, Stanton College Preparatory School, FL With lines from “Finding Moments of Grace and Gold in the Midst of a Pandemic” by Naomi Marcus, a Pulitzer Center reporting project i. a lukewarm berry engorged by a sticky web of dew and tears unfurling with the sour decay of reality

By Beatrix Kim 10th grade, The Pennington School, NJ 3rd place contest winner With lines from "Purgatory at Sea" by Ian Urbina, a Pulitzer Center reporting project long have i held the notion that if such a thing as god exists, then he has left us, then this is purgatory, then we float in the sea

The second quarter of 2021 was another period of extraordinary, surprising growth for the Pulitzer Center. Extraordinary given the many different ways we’ve grown. Surprising in that all this activity was taking place—and thriving—under the continued challenges of the pandemic. The 13 full-time

By Jacklyn Vandermel 10th grade, Northern Valley Regional High School, NJ 1st place contest winner With lines from “The Victims and Those Left Behind” by Mary F. Calvert, a Pulitzer Center reporting project claim 28 uranium mine, february 2020 bits of rheum like uranium glass form around the navajo

By Ares Bandebo-Cambra 3rd grade, Claire Lilienthal Elementary School, CA With lines from “Cielo’s Story #2: Fighting Loneliness” by Cielo Spini, a Pulitzer Center reporting project So long ago, I don’t remember when friends moved away to open schools and yards. My wings were clipped by zoom calls

This letter features reporting from “The Road to Re-Entry is Often Paved With Trials and Tribulations” by Ashley Mahoney, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Governor DeSantis, Every single day, people around the world are released from prison, having served their time and ready to return to

This letter features reporting from “How to Make Abortion Great Again” by Anna Sussman, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Americans’ right to legal, medically-safe abortions is currently under siege despite being recognized as a constitional right since 1973

This letter features reporting from “ Children, the "Passport" of Migrants to Achieve the American Dream” by Perla Trevizo, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Senator Kelly, You’re a child living in a small village in Guatemala. There is not much there, and you know that your parents have been

This letter features reporting from “Teaching Tennessee Hair Stylists and Barbers to Spot the Signs of Domestic Violence” by Natasha Senjanovic, a Pulitzer Center reporting project Dear Governor Ron DeSantis, My name is Jashaunna Saddler. I am a 16-year-old attending Miami Norland Senior High School

This letter features reporting from “The Great Climate Migration” by Abrahm Lustgarten and Meridith Kohut Dear Representative Jones, Congratulations on winning the election! My name is Alexa Troob, and I am a freshman at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. While I am too young to vote

This letter features reporting from "How China’s High-Tech ‘Eyes’ Monitor Behavior and Dissent" by Nick Schifrin and Dan Sagalyn Dear Congresswoman Norton, According to the World Economic Forum, analysts project that we will create 463 exabytes, or over 200 million DVDs of digital data daily by 2025

This letter features reporting from “Jailing the Mentally Ill” by John Yang and Frank Carlson Dear Mayor Bill de Blasio, Perhaps it’s only in the long run, if at all, that we recognize the impact of a teacher cold-calling us in class, a parent making us lunch for school every day, a friend stating

This letter features reporting from “What They Saw: Ex-Prisoners Detail the Horrors of China's Detention Camps” by Alison Killing and Megha Rajagopalan Dear Senator Klobuchar, I’m Mia Wolfe. I am a sixth grade student at Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am writing

This letter features reporting from "The Many Varieties of Voter Suppression" by Brittany Gibson Dear Senator Wicker, Racial injustices have become very prevalent in modern times with the tragic death of George Floyd rocking our nation to its core. Racial discrimination persists throughout America

This letter features reporting from "'Beyond the Beach' Project Helps Expose Climate Change Dangers Across the Carolinas" by The Charlotte Observer editorial board Dear Congressman Diaz-Balart, North Carolina recently has been suffering from a number of significant and damaging weather events

This letter features reporting from “America’s Clean Water Crisis Goes Far Beyond Flint. There’s No Relief in Sight” by Justin Worland and Matt Black Dear Mr. Taimur Saleem Jhagra, I want to draw your attention to the current water crises in our region. The problem not only exists in our region, but

This letter features reporting from “Death of the Pollinators: Beehive Cemetery Points To Environmental Threat in Belterra (Portuguese)” by Mara Régia Di Perna and Elizabeth Oliveira Dear Congressman Will Hurd, Belterra, a municipality located in the Lower Amazon Mesoregion of South America, is

This letter features reporting from "In California’s Fertile Valley, Industry and Agriculture Hang Heavy in the Air" by Brendan Borrell and Larry C. Price Dear Senator Marco Rubio, My name is Prajit, and I am a fifth grader at Stowers Elementary, Florida. I am writing this letter to inform you about