Too Sweet of a Sound – An Atlanta Word Works Original
Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
As the harmony floated about the bellies of slave ships…
Downtown Atlanta through our Lens — a Photo Essay from VOX Media Cafe
VOX Media Cafe students picked up their cameras and phones and captured the streets of Atlanta during VOX Media Cafe’s second session.
Art Through My Eyes: Visiting the High Museum of Atlanta not during Teen Night
Maybe the atmosphere and the people who came out to the High Museum’s teen night are the reason I felt better connected to the art and atmosphere in the past. So, this time I decided to connect the artwork to current memes and moods.
These Kids Don’t Know About Nirvana — Rock’s Influence on Hip-Hop
Spoiler alert!!! Lil Uzi Vert did not create the crowd-surf or the high stage dive.
Senator Kamala Harris: Interrupted but not Silenced
There is nothing new about what Sen. Kamala Harris faced during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings, when Jeff Sessions and her fellow congressional leaders interrupted and reprimanded her.
Rhythm, Blues and Blackness
Here is a playlist of authentic R&B music that embraces the music genre’s origins and continues to bring bops to younger crowds.
Politics for the Millennial: Political Campaigns Have Changed in the Social Media Age
Millennials have grown up with the wonders (and horrors) of the internet only a few clicks away. Only in the past few years have we begun to truly see what kind of an effect the internet can have on our future prospects.
Teens React To VMC Experience
It was an intense second week at VOX Media Cafe and yet they rose to the challenge. VMCers captured stills, b-roll and interviews, created interactive digital content and edited multimedia packages using Adobe Premiere Elements.
A Marker Between Lifetimes: Six Days of Inpatient Care
I hated every second of my time in psychiatric treatment. I spent every moment wanting to leave, wanting to be rid of that place, and feeling confined. But I got something good out of it, too.
A Look Inside LGBTQ Teen Homelessness in Atlanta
Without the support of a family or guardian, homeless LGBTQ youth are alone in the world, and it is unbelievable how difficult life becomes.
