Here's what NYC's Generation Z thinks about social justice issues in the world today

Friday, June 12, 2020
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Generation Z was born in the digital age, and some say they struggle with face-to-face interactions and have short attention spans.

However, a city high school student interviewed hundreds of her peers from all five boroughs in order to write an op-ed about what is going on in the world right now - and they want you to know they are so much more than you think.

"Tenacious, passionate, unwavering - these words describe Generation Z," says Amina Castronovo of Beacon High School in Manhattan.
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"Whether it be the climate crisis, gun control..." adds Kathryn Gioiosa of Forest Hills High School.

"Or LGBTQ+ equality, we have proved resilient time and time again," adds Zakiyyah Singletary.

Generation Z says it seems imperative, especially now that they 'do not lose this fire burning inside all of us' when fighting the age-old pandemic of anti-Black racism in the United States.
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"The Black Lives Matter movement is more than a hashtag or a trend," said Gioiosa.



Hundreds of New York City high schoolers from all five boroughs were interviewed by using a survey to ask their perspective on George Floyd's murder.

The overall sentiment from the interviewees was pure rage.
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