/tags/2019-youth-reporting-institute 2019 Youth Reporting Institute en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:19:14 GMT /race-demographics/2019-09-20/how-learning-my-grandmothers-story-taught-me-to-appreciate-my-heritage I’ve lived in Chapel Hill my whole life. I live with my mom, dad, older brother Alex, two dogs, Rex and Bear, and my grandmother.My grandma has lived with… Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:19:14 GMT /race-demographics/2019-09-20/how-learning-my-grandmothers-story-taught-me-to-appreciate-my-heritage Amanda Tsuetaki /race-demographics/2019-09-13/theseus-and-the-minotaur-the-black-queer-version When I started the summer, I wanted to write about the struggle of black LGBT youth in churches that didn’t approve of their lifestyle and persecuted them… Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:15:16 GMT /race-demographics/2019-09-13/theseus-and-the-minotaur-the-black-queer-version Kayla Beckett /arts-culture/2019-09-09/you-either-diy-or-you-die Starting a band is hard. I would know because I’ve been in four at this point. It’s hard enough to get people to show up for rehearsal – and it’s even… Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:06:54 GMT /arts-culture/2019-09-09/you-either-diy-or-you-die Rose DeConto /education/2019-09-02/young-immigrants-tell-their-story-about-the-challenges-of-school I'm in the 11th grade at Riverside High School, and I'll begin attending Durham Tech this year. I intend to graduate, and I've never considered dropping… Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:14:48 GMT /education/2019-09-02/young-immigrants-tell-their-story-about-the-challenges-of-school Victor Amaya /business-economy/2019-08-23/making-any-place-home-crawford-edition My mom, Shekema Crawford, is really good at moving. She knows exactly what to do with everything. She knows what to keep and what to get rid of.My mother… Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:54:32 GMT /business-economy/2019-08-23/making-any-place-home-crawford-edition Da'Mon Crawford-James /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2019-08-16/using-music-to-release-your-emotions Every Friday night at 9:19 there’s a cypher on the streets of downtown Durham. You know that big bull right across from the Marriott? That’s us. We meet… Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:48:17 GMT /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2019-08-16/using-music-to-release-your-emotions /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2019-08-09/school-shootings-and-mental-health-my-personal-experience My mom was at home when the gunfire started."It was so hard," my mom recalls. "It was so hard as a mom to be strong because all I wanted to do was… Fri, 09 Aug 2019 18:35:48 GMT /podcast/wunc-youth-podcast/2019-08-09/school-shootings-and-mental-health-my-personal-experience /youth-radio/2019-08-08/youth-reporters-tackle-hard-issues-through-personal-stories-2019 ¹ÏÉñapp’s Youth Reporting Institute wraps up its summer program this week and the offerings from this year’s cohort reflect many of the complex problems our… Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:09:34 GMT /youth-radio/2019-08-08/youth-reporters-tackle-hard-issues-through-personal-stories-2019 Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-08-02/come-hear-nc-on-songs-we-love-youth-reporters-mixtape-vol-2 We've teamed up with Come Hear NC on a podcast series that explores North Carolina music one song at a time. On this episode, Kamaya Truitt-Martin is in… Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:19:31 GMT /arts-culture/2019-08-02/come-hear-nc-on-songs-we-love-youth-reporters-mixtape-vol-2 Kamaya Truitt-Martin