In this issue of VOX Investigates, we tackle a variety of issues relating to race that affect Atlanta teenagers — from the school-to-prison pipeline to social media and racial beauty standards. We have made it our mission to try to include as many voices and perspectives as possible, but we also realize that is truly impossible for us to represent every viewpoint, issue and racial identity that exists within the city. It is not our intent to exclude anyone, nor do we consider this issue a definitive look at race in Atlanta; instead, we hope our work is just one part of a larger ongoing dialogue that needs to occur within our communities. Read on
Tag Archives: black lives matter
If I'm black you’re silver?
Okay I'll be brown but why are you now pinker?
Wait so let me get this straight
As long as I'm different then I don't equate? Read on
I was lucky enough to create a video from an event where teens from metro Atlanta spoke their true, uncensored thoughts about this year’s presidential election and the issues they believe the candidates should tackle head on. Read on
There is not a better time to put this movie out, especially because of the current constant persecution and killing of black men and women across the United States. Read on
Got my hands up while you got a bulletproof vest./From the way you were shooting, I'd think I'd had an X on my chest.
America the free, land of the brave./Built up and carried by the legions of slaves. Read on
On "Blond," Frank Ocean succeeds in addressing important topics, including racial profiling, police brutality and Black Lives Matter. By comparing himself to Trayvon Martin, Ocean makes the issue personal. Read on