The Star Festival Ecology and the obstacles she’s conquered

and the obstacles she’s conquered being Black and a woman

revealing to children the power of their own voice

such as the milk jug bird feeder

and further studies show that Black girls are the fastest growing population in the juvenile justice system

And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson

The Star Festival Ecology and the obstacles she’s conqueredTanabata Matsuri, the Star Festival, celebrates a popular folktale: The Emperor of the Heavens separates his daughter, Orihime, from her love, Hikoboshi, all yearbut on this day the two stars finally reunite, crossing a bridge over the Milky Way. For Keiko, her mama, and her grandmother, Tanabata is about making tanzaku wishes, taking in the colorful decorations, and eating delicious food like nagashi somen and shaved ice. But when Obaasan gets lost