As cofounder of Washington Building Leaders of Change (WA-BLOC), Rainier Beach native Jerrell Davis, 26, utilizes intergenerational leadership, restorative justice…

Over time, students took up the social justice cause with the support of local community organizations. WA-BLOC started the Freedom Schools summer program and supported youth leaders…

It also shares DNA with Seattle’s 1966 Freedom School protest for districtwide desegregation. The Children’s Defense Fund supports and WA-BLOC runs Seattle’s other Freedom School, in Rainier Beach…