Voices of Youth

Voices of Youth is a series that will capture the youth perspective and narrative during the COVID-19 response to recovery. It is made possible with funding from the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan.

Longform Youth Climate Strike Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Kalamazoo students wage Climate Strike to demand end of fossil fuel use

Mark WedelThursday, September 21, 2023
Feature Story Kennedy Flowers. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Addressing barriers to sex education in Michigan

Sana SchadenWednesday, September 20, 2023
Longform Voices of Youth Mental Health Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Weathering the 'perfect storm' of middle school social life

Jane Parikh and Henry BickelThursday, August 24, 2023
Feature Story Writer Nia Stewart at far right with her Motor City Track Club teammates (L to R) Eve, Nevaeh, Londyn, Lia, and Aubrey. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Investigating gender inequalities in sports

Nia StewartWednesday, August 23, 2023
Feature Story Isha Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Celebrating intersectional identities

Thylicia Babumba and Ella YipMonday, August 7, 2023
Feature Story Eileen Spring with Food Gatherers employees Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Fueled by volunteers, Food Gatherers has been fighting local hunger for 35 years

Lily BroglioWednesday, July 26, 2023
Longform AP Minority Coures Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Why still so few minority students in AP classes?

Regina KibeziThursday, July 20, 2023
Feature Story Univeristy of Michigan clinical assistant professor William Lopez. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: How far does Washtenaw County's protection for immigrants fall short?

Maria FarahWednesday, July 19, 2023
Feature Story LaTanya Nobles is one of many people of color who've experienced racial discrimination at work. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Examining the everyday effects of racial discrimination

Cameron FlowersWednesday, July 12, 2023
Feature Story LaTanya Nobles is one of many Black Americans who've experienced racial inequities in the health care system. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: How racism affects America's health care system

Kennedy FlowersWednesday, June 28, 2023
Feature Story Nome B., an eighth grader in Ann Arbor Public Schools, is one of many young people who experienced mental health challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Washtenaw County students grapple with COVID's long-term mental health effects

Felix BrownWednesday, June 21, 2023
Feature Story Photography by Alexa Oguejiofor. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi

Voices of Youth: Photography and poetry on mental health and racism

Alexa OguejioforWednesday, June 14, 2023
Longform Voices of Youth BC 3 Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Clothing challenges for some LGBTQIA+ folx – and one teen's solution

Lila McCarthyThursday, May 25, 2023
Longform Battle Creek Voices of Youth 3 Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Fast fashion's environmental impacts inspired teen's 'Packing Dress'

Kayanna SmithThursday, May 18, 2023
Longform Voices of Youth BC 3 Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Teens promote mental health support, dispel myths through art and writing

Logan Stevens and Kai StevensThursday, May 18, 2023
Longform Voices of Youth BC 3 Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: Battle Creek artist draws on experience to bring expressions of anxiety to life

Athena McCarthyThursday, May 11, 2023
Longform Voices of Youth BC 3 Southwest Michigan

Voices of Youth: CnE podcast focuses on social media and mental health

Cordell Barnes and Elisha WilsonThursday, May 11, 2023
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