Summer 2021 Updates From VOX ATL
Dear VOX family, One thing that is always true working alongside young people is that we are often paying attention to and honoring transitions. Change is a fact of life that we celebrate as VOX teens join the staff, get involved as content creators and facilitators and then transition into alums. Change is a fact […]
Critical Race Theory: A Dangerous Ideology? [OPINION]
How can we accurately reflect the experiences of victims of racism, ensure that all members of American society experience equal representation, and establish systems for all said members to have access to fundamental rights? The answer is teaching Critical Race Theory.
VOXClusive Interview: ALEC Talks New Project “Hate The Sin…Love The Sinner”
Even though Atlanta is a landlocked city with no beach, there is still a sea here…a sea of creators. Within this sea, we find the versatility of different creators, such as filmmakers, painters, producers, and fashion designers, who all share the same love of creation. Among them is poet, transformer, creative and rapper ALEC. ALEC […]
Meet The 2021 Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate Aanika Eragam
AWW is proud to welcome the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate Aanika Eragam! Let’s hear from the amazing poet who has impacted us all with her work! Let’s get to know our laureate!
VOX Teen Poetry: “Bouquet”
singing in daylight a plum daisy fix swinging on breezes patiently waiting for the blooming of rights that were promised for hundreds thousands even of years promises of change peace humanity summer’s song daylights aromas passing by high early afternoon has halted still lovely shudders strawberry field of noontime and butterfly dreams
How manga is getting more popular than western comics
Story by Yo Ochi/VOX Media Cafe Graphic novels are a format that, like comic books, uses comic format and dialogs to describe stories. Times have passed and different novels gain more popularity than others. Currently some of the more popular books for teenagers are manga. Several manga novels gain more popularity than western novels that […]
My Journey Growing Up In The Black Community: The Beauty and The Struggle
Story by Jaylin Ellison/VOX Media Cafe Black is beauty. Black is strength. Black is intelligence. Black is excellence. Looking out upon the world, I have viewed numerous times the magnificence of black people. However, there are only certain things you can perceive and learn from the perspective of an outsider looking in. Being an insider […]
‘It Makes Me Feel Unseen’: Why Sex Ed Needs To Be More Inclusive [Opinion]
Most sex education in schools is primarily targeted towards heterosexual students, leaving the LGBTQIIA+ population at a disadvantage. According to the UCLA School of Law, 9.5% of the population of youth ages 13-17 in the United States are LGBTQIIA+. These youth and all students deserve access to comprehensive sex education that is inclusive of all […]
Why School Dress Codes Need to Be Reformed to Reflect Today’s Society [Opinion]
In Asheboro, North Carolina on June 3, Ever Lopez was denied his high school diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown during his graduation ceremony. As Lopez prepared to shake hands with the principal, he was stopped and told to remove the flag. He didn’t. Lopez stated that he wore the Mexican […]
VOX 5: Tips for fiction writers of all genres
Hi, I’m Corey, and these are some tips to help beginning fiction writers start world building. I’ve been writing a story for 3 years, so I know these have merit. World-building Create the world BEFORE you create the characters. A very easy way to avoid having the world revolve around your protagonists and feel more […]
