2019 Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate Nathan Wallace brought his audience to tears when he performed this piece dedicated to his mother. Watch the video for yourself and see why. Read on
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VOX ATL staff writer Sophie James, a 15-year old at Decatur High School, attended the Global Youth Climate Strike on March 15, 2019. Started by Greta Thunberg in Sweden, the global strike brought teens from 125 different countries together to fight for climate change action. Watch the video to hear from teens who participated. Read on
After having so much fun back in December, VOX ATL linked up with Atlanta Hawks rookie Omari Spellman to give Atlanta youth another chance to express themselves through poetry. Check out some of the highlights. Read on
VOXers Christina, Izzy, Sophie, Jasmine, Amariyah, & Emma went to the Gwinnett Youth Summit to hear what teens had to say about leadership and how creative self-expression is important. Check out the video above to see what happened. Then, take a look at some of the art the teens created below. Read on
VOX ATL was invited to Creekside High School for a self-expression workshop and the discussion led to the question of is high school is necessary? Watch the video to hear what these teens had to say. Read on
Our eighth-grade class takes a course focusing on race, class, and gender as a part of our social studies class. We went to Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, in order to learn about what it was like to live in the times of slavery and segregation, and how our law system today impacts people of color.… Read on