Meet Nathan Wallace, Atlanta’s Youth Poet Laureate 2019-20
Nathan Wallace is the 2019-2020 Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate. In such a short amount of time, he has become an integral part of Atlanta’s poetry community. Coming from Hinesville, Georgia, he currently attends Georgia State University as a History major. Though he is still new to the position, Nathan intends on putting his focus toward […]
VOX ATL Interviews Senatorial Candidate Ted Terry
VOX ATL staff writer Terell Wright interviewed U.S. Senate candidate Ted Terry about the race and his views, goals, and challenges.
VOX Teen Poetry: “Dear Black Girl”
Dear Black Girl The skin that you were put in at birth was made from the purest chocolate and honey in the world Don’t let them tell you otherwise Don’t let them say that you’re too dark Your skin is rich and fine like wine and when you’re 50 looking 29 They’ll be 60 looking […]
Financial Quicksand: The Pit of Student Loan Debt
Catharine Hasna is an 18-year-old Atlanta resident and a high school graduate from K12 Online academy. Catharine is a hard-core human’s rights activist and a big believer in supporting mental health. Her goal is to major in psychology, apply to medical school and become a psychiatrist. Hasna started her Common Application last summer, and while […]
LGBTQ Voices in Hip-Hop: Are They Heard?
Hip-Hop has gone through many changes that have shaped into different stages and categories. But with recent movements to respect peoples’ sexuality and new laws that allow same-sex marriage, will the booming industry try to make a change too? What if some guy was a homosexual wanted to become a hip-hop artist? Now, a lot […]
Yes, There Is Some Music That Degrades Women
It’s no question that teens like rap and hip hop music. The only thing is, a broad range of this music has content that is degrading to women. According to the Business Insider: “As of 2018, rap and hip-hop is the most consumed music genre in the United States, and a substantial portion of that […]
#BoycottGeorgia: Young Filmmakers Face Tough Decisions If Studios Leave Georgia
This past May, after only four months in office, Governor Brian Kemp signed H.B. 481, a controversial bill that has been coined the “Heartbeat Bill.” The heartbeat bill is essentially a ban on terminating pregnancies six weeks after conception, when a doctor can detect the fetus’s heartbeat. The consequences of abortions after six weeks are […]
Girl Power: How Female Music Artists are Empowering Young Women Today
This interview has sparked debate and controversy on social media. Cardi B, who is a former stripper, spoke out on Instagram Live, and while she did “understand what Jermaine is saying” she highlighted herself and other female rappers who consistently put out inspiring and impactful music. Cardi B, who is a former stripper, spoke out […]
Metro Atlanta Teens Speak Out as They Prepare for the 2020 Presidential Race
With the 2020 election coming, eager teens across Georgia will be able to vote and many will have the ability to choose the nation’s next leaders. With less than a year before the first Democratic primary on Feb. 3, 2020, in Iowa, the Democrats have begun the process of selecting their candidate to run against […]
The Police, Teens and the Black Conversation White People Don’t Have to Have
Fear will drive you crazy, speed your heartbeat up, and it made me extremely concerned for my father one night this summer. Yes, I love my dad and mom with all my heart, but that night in July was about my dad. I know it sounds cringy to say but he’s literally the male version […]
