Author: youthmediajxn

I Won’t Let My Godmother Down

by Shakira Porter Photo by Nameisha Magee My godmother Lashunda Summers made me who I am today. She is a wonderful, intelligent, hard-working woman who takes care of elderly people for a living. She often tells me how blessed I am today. She has been there for me for a good long time. She took […]

YMP-PTA Mayor Forum Video, Questionnaire

Here is the Facebook Live video from the Youth Mayoral Forum at Provine High School on Monday, April 17, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Supervisor Robert Graham had confirmed, but did not show up. The questions are below this post in the comments so you can follow along. Video #1: Video #2 (closing statements): WJTV […]

‘Money Can Read; He’s Smart’

by Marquavious Harris Photo above of Harris by Dartavius Archie Money is this 20-year-old boy who is my cousin. Money grew up in Jackson, Miss., on a small side of town called the Virden Addition. Money’s father was in jail before he turned 9, so he really didn’t have a father figure to look up […]

From the Mayor to Shabbat: A Summer of Learning at YMP

From meeting the mayor to interviewing Medgar Evers’ daughter, 15-year-old Joshua Wright spent the summer pounding the streets of Jackson, Miss. discovering an entirely different side of the city he so quickly overlooked. By Joshua Wright [gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo Courtesy Imani Khayyam”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Josh-Wright-200×300.jpg” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Josh-Wright.jpg” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] I have enjoyed my time at the Mississippi Youth […]

Love Is Just A Way of Life

by Asia Mangum   [gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo by Kelsee Ford”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3916-300×200.jpg” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_3916.jpg” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] One night I sat up watching “Sex and the City” with my mom’s permission as long as I didn’t repeat any of the bad words. The four women were sitting at a dinner table and discussing their love lives as […]

Overcoming Black Girls’ Barriers to Success

by Asia Mangum [gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo Courtesy Imani Khayyam”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Asia_Mangum_Ik-200×300.jpg” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Asia_Mangum_Ik.jpg” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] Black women may be the most educated group in the country, but the employment and salary rates don’t match up, and they often face barriers to success in the workplace. Some young women of color worry that predominantly black schools are not providing […]

From Shabbat to Interviewing: Learning So Much So Fast

Sixteen-year-old Darryn Price decided to spend her summer between 11th and 12th grade doing something other than binge-watching Netflix and started living outside her comfort zone- “Shabbat Shalom.” Photo Courtesy Onelia Hawa   by Darryn Price [gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo by Zaccheus White”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Darryn_Price_Portrait-200×300.png” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Darryn_Price_Portrait.png” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] I usually spend my summers curled up in bed […]