Aaliyah Polite is a behavior and educational aide at Ballou Senior High School in DC and a violence interrupter with the National Association for the Advancement of Returning Citizens’ “Cure the Streets.” She was also a Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program supervisor through the DC Department of Employment Services. In college, she was the keynote speaker for her sorority’s new member ceremony.

 

Her topic areas include Children of Drug Addiction, Community Support, Grief/Loss of a Loved One, Juvenile Reform, Overcoming Adversity, Reentry Process and Policies, and Youth Education.