The rhythm of mariachi music is known worldwide and becoming even more so. Music teacher Susana Diaz-Lopez shares her insights on its growth and impact in the Austin area. From cultural connections to musical exploration, her students find their place in and out of school. Our Student Reporting Labs academy fellows produced this story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Press
Love of bluegrass brought owners of Lockhart’s Fiddler’s Green Music Shop together
A love of acoustic and bluegrass music brought Jen and Ben Hodges together, in work and in life. They own Fiddler’s Green Music Shop, a small all-acoustic music shop in the heart of Lockhart, Texas. This video was produced by Anastasiia Grygorieva at Rouse High School in Leander, Texas in collaboration with the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.
San Antonio Express News
Town Hall: Teen Mental Health
A candid conversation about the challenges young people face and the tools they can use to handle them.
KALW
How SaulPaul is using his music to inspire and empower young people
Motivated to make a change after serving time in prison for forgery, credit card abuse and burglary, SaulPaul discovered music as a way to inspire young people and help them avoid his path. The three-time Grammy-nominated performer calls himself “the musician with a message.” Our Student Reporting Labs caught up with him as part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
PBS NewsHour
Season Four of PBS Newshour’s Teen Mental Health Podcast Now Available
KALW’s award-winning teen podcast tbh will return this fall. While you’re waiting for our new season, take a listen to the new season of On Our Minds.