Aaliya Polite
“I grew up in the same neighborhood as the kids in my class, so I understand and relate to their individual challenges.”
Aaliya Polite
Reporter in Training
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.