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How To Use Social Media For Justice IRL
Social media has become a powerful tool for activists and organizers to spread their message, stay informed, and build connections. Here, we’ve listed a number of core concepts for activists in the digital age to reflect on.
Young Americans Examine Trump’s Win and What’s to Come
We set up a confessional for young people to sort out their thoughts on Donald Trump’s presidency. From optimism to fear, they explore their feelings, and reflect on how America might change in this video montage.
When Home Feels Like Prison: My Year In A Group Home
The moment I stepped into a group home when I was 12, I felt like it was a mistake. There I was, with about a dozen other teen boys. On my very first day, I got into a fight during a basketball game.
Youth Radio Podcast: Teens Looking For Hope In Trump Era
Harassment, Deportation, Race Relations. Young people express their fears and hopes about President Trump’s potential policies, looking ahead to a new presidency.
Why Lawmakers Are Ending Court Fees For Kids
In some California counties for instance, it can cost as much as $30 per-day for room and board for parents whose children are locked up inside juvenile hall.
One Step At A Time: A Teen Runner Comes To Terms With Trump
After a sleepless night of following the election results on CNN, UC Davis student Mazie Lewis, 18, watched the sun rise over Sebastopol, California, drank a cup of tea, and headed out for a run.
Baltimore Youth React To Trump’s Win: “I honestly thought it was a joke…”
Our friends at Wide Angle Youth Media in Baltimore, Maryland talked with local youth to get their reactions to the election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States of America.
Youth Radio Podcast: Teens Ask, “What Now, America?”
In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, we drop in on conversations teens are having among themselves — from a cautiously optimistic college republican in Georgia, to a concerned circle of Latinos teens in DC, to passionate group of high school protesters in Berkeley.