Last night, Steven Ramsey Jr, an 11th grader at Carver, gave an enthusiastically received speech for the Motivos Magazine Fall 2019 edition launch at Girard College. A natural speaker, curious about all things and a student of all things, Steven focused on the magazine edition’s theme, “reflection.” He reflected on his dad’s advice, “think ten moves ahead.”  In his article for the Reflection Edition of the magazine, Steven also writes about his decision to take studying for his African American History class seriously and the rewards he reaped from that decision. HIs column is called, “The Choice Is Yours.” Last year, as a journalism student at Carver, Steven wrote for The Carver Times about systemic racism, the power of the Black community in Philadelphia, and the politics of the 2020 election.

Check out his work in Motivos here.