VOX ATL web editor Destine Manson went to the 100K Opportunities Job Fair earlier this month to ask job seekers what their “dream job” is. The answers ranged from hospitality to tech to the medical field. Watch the video to see what everyone had to say. Read on
Tag Archives: Atlanta Teens
Poverty is more than children living in third-world countries you see on television commercials with sad music playing in the background. It can be right next door. Read on
People do not truly understand the problem of domestic violence and do not take it as seriously as it should be. Our goal is for PADV's Teen Summit to be an eye-opening experience. Read on
The students are anticipating this protest because to them, it will raise awareness about gun violence in America. With over 15 percent of the school attending, they intend to come in big numbers with a bigger voice. Read on
I am my own person and live my life how I want.
I am not for everyone.
I am not your object. I am not perfect and I do not have to be.
I am powerful, resilient, and beautiful.
I am not your “baby.”
I am black art.
I am not a sex figure.
I am my own voice, no one speaks for me.
I am not your b**ch.
I am not your “black woke queen.”
I am not your fetish.
I am not a toy for you to play with when you get bored
I am not flawless.
I am not yours.
I am a human and I want to be treated like one.
This poem was created by the participants in VOX’s 2018 Girls Lock-in after a discussion about sexual harassment in the media and in our communities.
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Join VOX (for free!) at our Atlanta Word Works Youth Poetry Slam, Sat. March 17, 1-3:30 p.m. Register at bit.ly/artnotego2018.
To submit poetry to be published on VOXATL.com, email us your poem and original art piece at editor@voxatl.org. Be sure to include your name, age and school.
The experience of not having my phone wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. In the beginning I believed I was going to be miserable and my phoneless days would be the worst days of my life. Read on