The Duty of Friendship: How to Help a Friend With Depression
While a friend’s job may not seem so important in helping someone with depression, it is arguably one of the most vital.
VOX Teen Poetry: “Cosmos”
i felt the sparks like waves washing against my core white and black checkerboard covering every wall and i saw dying stars inside of your eyes about to explode like supernovas shattering galactic landscapes carving highways of carbon for new life to emerge i’m in a vortex of spiraling prismatic colors being sucked by gravity […]
Your February VOX ATL Horoscopes!
Aries (March 21-April 20) Put on your helmet, Aries! This month will go fast and be full of productive energy. Things can often get out of control when they go fast, so be sure to take some time to slow down and do something you enjoy. Taurus (April 21- May 21) Due to Mars and […]
VOX Teen Poetry: “Poison”
lavender puddles of terror originated between your fingers afraid it scuttles into corners on all fours it hides it stalks it shrieks it silences the scream of mysterious pain that seems to comes on fast how long it will last is a mystery unsolved lavender gives noise of ragged breaths aching with a suffocation pressing […]
Teens Speak Out About Access and Barriers to Opportunity
“Opportunity does not always come knocking,” said James W., 18. “There are a lot of times when you have to go looking…When it does come, it will knock once and then leave. So, it’s not always that people don’t get opportunities, it’s that they are not looking, because they don’t know how.” “I think opportunities […]
Let’s Talk About the Language of Youth Development
“Underserved.” “Disadvantaged.” “At-risk.” In this video, teens from Metro Atlanta share how some of the language of youth development impacts them personally — and offer suggestions to YD professionals to update their language so that their good intentions can “awake each students personal abilities and allow them to shine in individual ways.”
Politicians Are Public Servants, Not Celebrities [OPINION]
“The danger of idolizing politicians is that it puts them on a pedestal where they can never do anything wrong. That allows the politicians to basically do whatever they want and still remain in the public’s favor.”
Rape Culture: America’s Biggest Plague
“Society should not be a battle of men vs. women or the world vs. victims,” writes VOX ATL’s Alexandria Joel. “It should be everyone vs. the rapists.”
VOX Trot: Caveman
Why wouldn’t cavemen (and women) have parties? I’m sure those caves have great acoustics. It’s probably a rockin’ time.
