After holding Zoom classes for a full year and discussing with students the racial reckoning that gripped America in 2020, drama teacher Leslie Jones was determined to make a lasting impact through the art she knows best — theater.
What began with a play about social justice at Alexandria City High School in northern Virginia turned into a partnership with social studies teacher Ra Alim Shabazz, who heads the Black Student Union. Together, they launched a project at the intersection of art and civic engagement.
