Source: wfpl.org - Thursday, February 28, 2019
This year, as part of The Next Louisville, WFPL is highlighting the stories of youth in our community. Some of that is through long- and short-form stories about kids, teenagers and young adults and their interests, achievements and challenges. You’ll also hear more first-person stories about and by young people in Louisville. As part of this project, we’ve planned a different kind of platform to let youth talk about issues that matter to them. Six youth talk shows are planned this year, all focusing on different topics, in partnership with WE Day Kentucky . The first, timed to coincide with Black History Month, features four young people talking about race and identity — and they don’t shy away from the issues. The discussion was moderated by Alexis Cammock, a senior at Presentation Academy. Joining her in the studio were Ashanti Scott, a senior at Butler High School, Nia Douglas, a junior at The Brown School, and Jalen Dykes, a sixth grader at W.E.B. DuBois Academy. J. Tyler Franklin Pictured left to right: Nia Douglas, Ashanti Scott, Alexis Cammock and Jalen Dykes Listen here: The conversation will air Thursday at 8 p.m. on 89.3 WFPL; you can listen to it in the player above or read highlights below. On how the media portrays black people: Ashanti : “I think that the media really puts black people into this box. And we see — with a lot of movies and TV shows, we see kind of the same type of black people. We see the black peop
Source: Breaking News
This year, as part of The Next Louisville, WFPL is highlighting the stories of youth in our community. Some of that is through long- and short-form stories about kids, teenagers and young adults and their interests, achievements and challenges. You’ll also hear more first-person stories about and by young people in Louisville. As part of this project, we’ve planned a different kind of platform to let youth talk about issues that matter to them. Six youth talk shows are planned this year, all focusing on different topics, in partnership with WE Day Kentucky . The first, timed to coincide with Black History Month, features four young people talking about race and identity — and they don’t shy away from the issues. The discussion was moderated by Alexis Cammock, a senior at Presentation Academy. Joining her in the studio were Ashanti Scott, a senior at Butler High School, Nia Douglas, a junior at The Brown School, and Jalen Dykes, a sixth grader at W.E.B. DuBois Academy. J. Tyler Franklin Pictured left to right: Nia Douglas, Ashanti Scott, Alexis Cammock and Jalen Dykes Listen here: The conversation will air Thursday at 8 p.m. on 89.3 WFPL; you can listen to it in the player above or read highlights below. On how the media portrays black people: Ashanti : “I think that the media really puts black people into this box. And we see — with a lot of movies and TV shows, we see kind of the same type of black people. We see the black peop
Source: Breaking News
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