The WUNC Youth Podcast is the result of a summer long exploration of the question "What is News?" Sounds like a simple question, Right? But in 2017 it’s one that comes with an incredibly nuanced answer, especially if you ask a group of predominantly African American 16 to 22 year olds. The show is hosted by WUNC’s Kamaya Truitt Martin and features interviews, youth reporter stories and round-table conversations with our team of Youth Reporters.
About the host
Kamaya Truitt-Martin began her career in radio as a reporter during the first iteration of the WUNC’s Youth Reporting Institute. She has since served as a Mentor in the program teaching teenagers how to produce culturally relevant radio. Kamaya is a 2017 graduate of North Carolina A and T State University. She is also an accomplished poet and one of the subjects of the documentary film Truth Underground.
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For this summer’s Youth Reporting Institute, reporter Nassibah Bedreddine took a look at how intolerance has facilitated not only cultural assimilation but also cultural loss. She dug into her Algerian family’s history and documented how they are working to preserve their culture. -
Today marks three years since the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting. WUNC Youth Reporter Olivia Haynie spoke with peers to reflect on the tragedy and understand how her generation of Jewish youth are coping with the rise in antisemitism in recent years.
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WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics to collect stories from their communities. H'aiasi Chinfloo from Durham, NC explored the intersection between fashion and sustainability with clothing designer Gordon Holliday.
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WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics to collect stories from their communities. Nassibah Bedreddine of Raleigh spoke with her friends about their push for a more diverse sex education curriculum at their schools.
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This summer, WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics and collected powerful stories from their communities. Kiana McKnight, from Greensboro, navigated through her community’s relationship with faith and mental health.
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WUNC Youth Reporter Surafele Sintanyehu reports from Raleigh, capturing how two local artists are balancing their passion and maintaining their authenticity.
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The long term effects of climate change can be hard to identify in day-to-day life. But WUNC Youth Reporter Priyanka Rathnam, from Raleigh, North Carolina, reports on how it's changed her family's access to some mealtime favorites, and how some local farmers are combatting the crisis.
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For WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporting Institute, students were tasked with telling stories that amplify their communities. William Townsend, from southeast Raleigh, North Carolina, decided to uncover what freedom looks like at his family home in Scobey, Mississippi.
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The 2021 cohort of the Youth Reporting Institute turned on their mics for our summer of storytelling! Listen to the authentic voices and diverse stories they captured over the summer.
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Watch a recap of the 2021 Youth Reporting Institute listening party. A celebration of the work from our 2021 youth cohort
