Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price regaled a group of middle school students with stories from her life, the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of youth engagement in honor of Black History Month.

Speaking to a student assembly at Bret Harte Middle School in Hayward, Price on Wednesday touched on themes of courage, educational advancement and social justice.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.