Youth United Teens Speak Out
United Way’s Youth United teens met up with VOX in our downtown newsroom to discuss individuality, LGBTQ rights and double standards.
My Uber Driver was German
I walked out of the Hyatt Regency where the GA Democrats held their election night party with my head in my hands and tears welling in my eyes. I was defeated. I called an Uber to bring me home, and removed each of the buttons and pins and stickers from my jacket, just in case my driver was for the other candidate.
‘Luke Cage’ is a Love Letter to Harlem and Black Culture
The most recent offering from the dynamic duo partnership between Netflix and Marvel, “Luke Cage,” is a love letter to Harlem, and more specifically black culture, and features many cameos from prominent people.
Why I’m Not Ready To Start Respecting President-Elect Donald Trump
Today felt filled with lament and mourning — mourning the loss of all the social progress that has been made for anyone who isn’t a white, heterosexual male in the top 1 percent of the economy.
‘No Comment’ Gives Atlanta Teens an Additional Voice
From Atlanta’s nonprofit re:imagine ATL and teen director Sierra Isley (Decatur High School junior) comes “No Comment,” a teen-made webseries to provide an additional outlet letting teens bring to light the issues we face.
‘An Unfortunate Stroke,’ A Reflection on Growing Up in America
What will happen to me in this world?
‘Merica, a mistake in the making.
Gentrifying neighborhoods.
Planting drugs in my community.
Whatever happened to our “equal opportunity”?
Waking Up to a Trump Presidency Can’t Silence My Voice
It is like having the security ripped from my body. It is having the rose-colored glasses knocked off my face and seeing the world for the first time as unwelcoming and cruel.
Millennials Made It Clear In 2016 Race: We Demand Better Than Establishment Politics
Older voters have scratched their heads wondering why this generation has become so anti-establishment. One important factor is that many Millennials came of age during the recession. Many had parents who lost a job and opportunities that were once pathways to success disintegrated at the hands of a crippling economy.
Election Day Playlist, After Hours Edition
It can be difficult to find the light during such a stressful night for our country. The best way to get over that election anxiety is to vibe it out with some fun America-themed tracks.
Election Day 2016 Playlist: Daytime Edition!
Music is an outlet, which I’m pretty sure we all need with today’s presidential election. This is the playlist I’ve made exactly for this occasion along with my thoughts.
