Morghan Thompson Is Turning Anxiety into Ambition
Morghan Thompson uses her struggle with anxiety as a source of motivation. By facing her fears she’s now determined to be successful and embrace who she really is. Though she is still overcoming this obstacle, she is driven towards becoming the best version of herself.
Youth Media Project
The Mississippi Youth Media Project empowers high school students in the Jackson metro area to produce impactful multimedia journalism focused on equity and community issues.
MFP’s Youth Media Project Students Earn National Recognition
The Mississippi Free Press Youth Media Project collected seven awards during the Report for America Student Journalism Awards ceremony on April 24. The Youth Media Project brings metro area high school students to the Mississippi Free Press newsroom for six weeks each summer where they learn journalism, photography and videography skills and produce print and multimedia stories.
Reimagining Elections: Mississippi teenagers’ advice to media, candidates, leaders and school
Mississippi teenagers’ advice to media, candidates, leaders and school
ISSUE FOCUS | Reducing Child Poverty Through the Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit was a part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. The plan, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, was a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill, which Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021. The American Rescue Plan Act’s purpose was to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic downturn that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. The CTC gave $2,000 per child to parents who have children aged 6-17 and $3,600 per child under age 6.
Braden Overby is Passionate About ‘Doing Good for the Most People’
Braden Overby is a native of Mendenhall, Miss., and a senior at Simpson Academy. He hopes to continue his education in law and public policy.
The More We Learned, The More We Cared: How YMP Teenagers Analyzed Election Coverage
By Zaniyah Clayborne
The solution-circle experience inspired the students. “It opened my mind to the range of problems that are apparent in Mississippi, and I think that we as the youth can help create the change,” YMP student journalist Kirstyn Lyles said.
With Much on the Line, the U.S. Latino Vote Can Tip the Scale
By Caitlyn Russell
For Darlyn Bustillo, this election is particularly impactful because it highlights the growing influence of Latino voters in the United States.
ISSUE FOCUS | Education and Opportunity for Young People
YMP Students writes on various issues in eduation such as teacher pay, lack of civic classes and discrimination in the classroom.
Opinion | Trump Can Run With 34 Felonies, But Many Mississippians Cannot Vote on Nov. 5
By Kaitlyn Poole
The case of Donald Trump, who has been indicted for 34 felonies and is still allowed to run for president, highlights the inconsistencies in how disenfranchisement laws are applied. Denying felons the right to vote is unfair because it perpetuates inequality, hinders rehabilitation, contradicts democratic values and has far-reaching negative effects on society.
