VOX Teen Poetry: Mama
I walk into the place that I used to call home Embracing my mother for the first time in forever But the love doesn’t feel the same Even though she loves me the same I am met with the guilt from being away for so long Dreading her calls when I just want to be […]
With Disney Live-Action Re-Runs of Classic Animation, Viewers Miss Out on Fresh Stories
We all know the classic Disney movie “Lion King.” What I wanted to see when I rented the new live-action version was how it compared to the animated original. In short, the CGI movie did not actually live up to the animated version. It didn’t represent what Disney is and aside from the graphics, it […]
My First NBA Game Experience: The Difference Between TV and In-game
VOX ATL staff writer James Rhee went to his first NBA game and shared his experience with us.
VOX Teen Poetry: To Leach A Diamond
P-r-i-d-e The only thing I’ve seen Besides lost dreams that can shrivel up like sweat drops Heart stops from slanged rocks Because growing up in a bricked jungle is the perfect climate For — pressure to make diamonds dimmer than stars — that are beyond the world and god Seen it Yet I’ve seen pride […]
Atlanta Teens Speak On How Housing Instability Affects School Performance
VOX ATL contributor Justin Heo visited The Drake House to speak with teens experiencing housing instability to find out how that impacts their education.
VOX Teen Poetry: Willow
Willow When I first said I love you you smiled mimicked me and ran away. When you came back I dropped everything to hold your hand while you cried. Man, did you cry! and sing through the guitar scream over the piano and bleed under the blue light, but you reached out to hold someone […]
The Big G Show: ‘Little Women’ Has Big Cast and Big Problems [AUDIO]
In the last Big G Show of 2019, host Noel Greene gives a review of the film “Little Women.”
VOX Teen Poetry: Steady
steady six months of watching through the window but it’s hard to see through my reflection the world passes by i hoped to stop it in time to say hello to have a nice conversation — to listen to a song or two. but apathy blocked my view. it just glanced with its stinging eyes […]
The Downside to the South Side: How Redlining Impacts School Quality
“The quality of education that students receive should not vary depending on which side of town you live on,” writes VOX ATL’s Kayden Skeete. “Students cannot choose what side of town they are born on or which school district they are zoned to.”
VOX Teen Poetry: ‘Hatred’
VOX ATL contributor and Leap Year fellow Alajha delivers a new poem.
