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January 2016 Magazine Articles
The mental health stigma: In Somali community, culture can be a barrier to treatment
WAALI. WAALAN. MAJNOON. These three words may look different, but they are commonly used in the Somali community to describe one thing: crazy. “I first… Read More
The problem with skin bleaching
“If only you were a few shades lighter, you would have been so beautiful, honey.” AMIRA ADAWE GREW UP in a comfortable home surrounded by… Read More
Extracurriculars: Choose quality over quantity
Join activities to feed your passions, not just to pad your college application SENIOR YEAR IS a transition period for high school students, a… Read More
IB students are called to community action: In St. Paul Harding’s CAS program, IB seniors design, execute and serve
ST. PAUL HARDING SENIOR Zena Vue came across St. Jude’s, a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., whose main source of income is donations, while researching for… Read More
The (lack of) youth vote: Young people need to take part in their civic duty
ELECTIONS ARE HOW WE hold officials accountable. When politicians fail to act on their constituents’ interests or lose the public’s confidence, voters have the ability… Read More
Sharing your leftovers: Special tables in school cafeterias help reduce waste, feed students and promote sharing
A FEW MINUTES BEFORE the 11:44 a.m. bell rings to end lunch, students at St. Paul Johnson Senior High School walk toward the garbage bins… Read More
ThreeSixty Focus on… Nekima Levy-Pounds
The Minneapolis NAACP president, civil rights attorney, activist and law professor talks Jamar Clark, racial tension and how youth can create change THIRTY MINUTES AFTER… Read More
‘They need to listen to the youth’: Young people help NOC on front lines in fight for racial and economic justice
WHEN IT WAS CeCe Monn-Price’s turn to speak to the Minneapolis City Council, she was terrified. Standing at a podium in the middle of the… Read More
Making their mark on the business world: Young Minnesota entrepreneurs turn visions into reality
BHARAT PULGAM, at the age of 16, is already the chief executive officer of mXers Audio, a company developing a new type of earbuds. Isabel… Read More
Finding a path in business: A student’s experience with DECA points toward a future in business
“ZAID KHAN.” As the announcer declared my name, an applause erupted in the Plymouth hotel’s jam-packed conference room. I started walking toward the stage and… Read More
Social (media) activism: Young people take to Twitter, Tumblr and other online platforms to speak out and organize
A GROUP OF ABOUT 100 high school students gather together in a room on an early December evening, discussing their feelings about the Jamar Clark… Read More
Young people fight political discouragement with passion
Getting involved, regardless of your views, offers ways to effect change – even without voting FROM OPPOSITES SIDES of the political spectrum, then-high school students Amanda… Read More
Do teens care about politics and civic life?
Though they know of current events, students see themselves as less active in making change than previous generations WHEN THE BELL RINGS at Wayzata High… Read More
Putting power in the hands of youth: In St. Paul Youth Commission, students have chance to create ‘measurable change’
NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, adults always seem to hold the power. However, as a nonprofit organization in St. Paul proves, there can be strength… Read More
Standing out in IT and computing: Resources exist for young women interested in technology careers
DEVAN SAYLES, A BUSINESS application analyst at General Mills, doesn’t have to look far for a mentor in her field. Her mother was in the… Read More
