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VOX ATL Teen: Views From Home-School And How We Socialize

VOX ATL • Dec 19, 2019

“I have been raised by my grandmother for as long as I can remember,” writes VOX ATL’s Isabella Cavienss, shown as a little girl with her Nana, Safiyyah Sharif. “When I was younger, I recognized my family was different from other families, and I used to contemplate why my family wasn’t the same way.”

Raised By Nana: What Living With Grandmother Taught VOX ATL Teen About Love, Family

VOX ATL • Sep 26, 2019

How the world treats homosexual content in hip-hop has received mixed opinions. Back in the day, if you were a homosexual artist, you wouldn’t dare say one word about it.

A VOX ATL Report: LGBTQ Voices In Hip-Hop — Are They Heard?

VOX ATL • Jul 31, 2019

‘You Are Beautiful’: A VOX ATL Social Experiment

VOX ATL • Jul 12, 2019

“When I came out, I certainly didn’t fit into the box TV offered me,” writes VOX ATL staff writer Jabari Courtney. “Coming out felt like I had to take bits and pieces of my identity and throw away the parts that didn’t fit in the gay black teen box.”

Media Vs. Me: A Gay Teen’s Journey To Self-Actualization

VOX ATL • May 8, 2019

“I learned to embrace my heritage instead of suppressing it by being more in touch with my community,” VOX ATL’s Aryana Gupta writes.

My Lunchbox Moment: VOX ATL Teen Learns To Embrace Her Culture

VOX ATL • Jan 2, 2019

VOX ATL’s Christina Wang investigated the history of colorism and the perceived value of lightness of skin color in beauty standards in the Asian community. “The beauty standards of the past have no business determining the happiness of modern-day people,” Wang writes.

VOX ATL Teen Looks At Colorism, Outdated Beauty Standards Within Asian Community

VOX ATL • Dec 20, 2018

“If you are a darker girl like me, believe that you are beautiful and that you have the power to change people’s minds. You are not a stereotype; you are not a symbol of weakness,” VOX ATL’s Jasmine Martin writes.

VOX ATL Teen Explores The Meaning Of Color, From A Darker Girl’s Perspective

Voxatl.com • Dec 6, 2018

“I choose to focus on the positives the Bible has also provided me,” the 16-year-old author shares.

Praying The Gay Away: VOX ATL Teen Deconstructs A Common Christian Notion

Voxatl.com • Nov 29, 2018