#IWalkBecause

National School Walkout Day thegrio.com
Teen contributors (from left to right): Lila Chiles, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, Camryn Salter, Frankie W., Esete G., Channing Russell. (photos courtesy of subjects)

Walking out for Chicago: “I witness the cycle of lives taken by gun violence and I will not back down”

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National School Walkout Day thegrio.com
Teen contributors (from left to right): Lila Chiles, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, Camryn Salter, Frankie W., Esete G., Channing Russell. (photos courtesy of subjects)

Walking out for Peace: “Instead of focusing on my education I worry about my life”

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National School Walkout Day thegrio.com
Teen contributors (from left to right): Lila Chiles, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, Camryn Salter, Frankie W., Esete G., Channing Russell. (photos courtesy of subjects)

Walking out for Family: “Hopefully my uncle’s passing serves as inspiration for gun reform”

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National School Walkout Day thegrio.com
Teen contributors (from left to right): Lila Chiles, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, Camryn Salter, Frankie W., Esete G., Channing Russell. (photos courtesy of subjects)

Walking out for Philando Castile: “Even the illusion of holding a firearm as a black person can get you killed”

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