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‘How can I enact change?’ How this teen is working to combat racism in her community

This piece was produced by Jordan Little from Duluth High School in Duluth, Georgia with support from Connected Educator Sheri Long and Youth Media… Read More

How have Nigerian immigrants experienced racism in the United States?

This piece was produced by Gabriela Rodriguez, Bilal Abdel-Aquil, and Favour Egbune at Alief Kerr High School in Houston, Texas.  … Read More

‘You are worthy of being documented.’ DC’s youth poet laureate on slam poetry and identity

Student reporter Nora Malone from Alexandria City High School spoke with Washington, D.C.’s 2020 youth poet laureate, Marjan Naderi, on the accessibility of poetry… Read More

‘Black and proud’ singer on why now is the moment for laws ending hair discrimination

Jessica Butler is a 21-year-old social media influencer in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Last year, her song, “Black and Proud” got more than 7 million… Read More

For families, the negative effects of incarceration continue far beyond time served

The effects of mass incarceration in this U.S. are felt by many more people than those convicted of crimes. We explored how the criminal… Read More

My grandmother became a civil rights activist as a teen, this is why we must continue her fight

By Nairobi Williese Barnes As a fifteen-year-old high school student, I am a writer, daughter, sister, and granddaughter of a… Read More

My grandmother was not allowed to vote, and made sure I knew it was my civic duty

First-time voter Josh McCuff from W.B. Saul High School in Philadelphia gets some advice from his environmental science teacher Greg Smith on… Read More

Teen explains why she demonstrated over George Floyd’s death

Detroit teen Kailynn Pratt talks about the violence she faced when demonstrating over George Floyd’s death for the PBS NewsHour special “Race Matters: America… Read More