I don't know about you but this week my soul needs to hear again what idealism feels like

what hope sounds like and nothing makes me feel more hopeful than hearing young people talk about

the world they're living and fighting for. There's so many of them out there right now who still

believe that we can not only be fixed but made anew. And so I want to believe too.

This show you'll hear from some of them and I hope these conversations are as

healing for you as they are for me.

I'm Tanya Mosleyon.

And so is this episode of Truth Be Told.

Dear Truth Be Told.

Dear Truth Be Told. Dear Truth Be Told.

Dear Truth Be Told.

Dear truth be told.

I really need your help.

I need your help. I need your help. I need your help. I need your help. What were you doing when you were 10 years old or 19 or maybe 24 or even 30? Today we're going to hear from people

of all of those age groups out here changing the world and thinking deeply about everything from equitable farming to the end of

urban oil drilling. We're going to hear from people like YouTube star Alex Iono, Amanda

Gorman, the US's first Youth poet laureate, and South Central LA Environmental Justice Activist

Naelli Kobo, all three by the way who want to run for president.

Let's start with Tony de la Rosa. He's a Filipino activist poet and director of Teach

for America in Miami, Florida.

Kamustakapo, my name is Tony de la Rosa. I go by he they shop pronouns. I'm hell of

Philippine X American. I'm 31 years old. I coached teachers, build partnerships with

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