Name: Miranda Martínez

Age: 13

City: Bronx, NY

Grade: 8

What is your dream job and why?

I want to major in Culinary Arts and minor in Education so that I can eventually open a cooking school in lower class areas.

Which hobbies do you enjoy?

Singing, writing, dancing, and cooking.

Who is your biggest crush?

Prince Royce

What’s your fav song to jam out to right now?

Vivir mi vida by Marc Anthony

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?

I would end stop and frisk and racism.

What does empowerment mean to you?

Empowerment means being confident, independent, and never relying on a man.

What are your plans after high school?

I plan to go to college and see where life takes me.

How have you helped someone in your life lately?

I’ve helped little kids in my family.

Who is your role model and why?

My role model is my mother. She’s raised her brother and daughter on her own. She also raised herself up. She was poor as a child but never depended on a man. She went to college and made me the person I am today.

Good morning, beautiful people!

C.O.R.E had such a wonderful time with the AMAZING 8th graders of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund last Thursday! We got to chat it up with them on the topic of Media Literacy.  Of course, we just couldn’t talk their ears off so we dove into skits and open discussion.  Each and every student showed their creative skills and shared their beautiful thoughts which ended up in lots of smiles & laughs!

Take a peek!

Great times!