Behind the Eyes of Our Youth

@BEOYouth | First published, 12/26/2021 - REMASTERED 5/31/2023 Nahjae, a senior at Martin Luther King High School, did her senior project on the Tulsa Race Massacre & Black Wall Street. A former student of Comm101, she graciously agreed to return to the podcast to discuss her knowledge and why she chose the subject.

@BEOYouth | Nyaire asks the community, "What do you do to maintain your mental health?" From hugging trees to smoking them, hear what they had to say! Tune in after Aniyla's outro for what you didn't hear in the main episode... Cover art via nappy.co

@BEOYouth | On May 25, 2021, my class and I reflected on the somber one year "anniversary" of the murder of George Floyd. I was physically there and brought the class with me on Zoom. His lynching reignited the fire in many of our bellies to fight for the cause of Black lives. Listen here as my class and I experience the place where they killed him, a brief walk and talk inside of the store where...

@BEOYouth | Here with chat with Mr. Bowman, one of many Black male teachers here at King. We talk about him teaching in an all Black school, gentrification, redlining, and more!

@BEOYouth | Our STEP case manager, Mr. Eric, Ms. Sabree, our 11th & 12th grade counselor, and Ms. April our STEP Clinical Coordinator planned a faculty-sponsored TRUNK PARTY! Like, how cool is that? Listen here for some of the reaction!

@BEOYouth | Mr. Eric is our STEP Case Manager here at Martin Luther King. According to our school district, "The Case Manager connects families to community resources to address a child’s needs." Mr. Eric does that and more, so we talked to him for Mental Health Awareness Month.

@BEOYouth | Nate discusses his redesign of our logo!

@BEOYouth | Jadun said it was like "insight into a therapist." In this episode he and Aniyla sit down with our very own Mrs. April Lancit, LMFT for a wide ranging interview! "Ms. April" is the STEP Clinical Coordinator at Martin Luther King! Click here for more on STEP .

@BEOYouth | During the discussion, Brunia asked, "Why can't you cry?" Good question. In this episode we discuss Black men's and boys' mental health, how some of us were raised, and what the general community's emotional expectations are of Black men and boys!

We're publishing this episode specifically for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge for 2023! In this episode we explore the idea of one person having absolute power and control over people in order to make the world a better place. Not everyone agreed that this would be a good thing!

@BEOYouth | Listen to our perspectives on emotional intelligence!

@BEOYouth | Soooo, you have 12 hours, what would be your PURGE crime?

@BEOYouth | ⚠️(language) Three young brothers talk about relationships, heartbreak, and their experiences being the boyfriend side of a boyfriend, girlfriend, boy bestfriend triangle.

@BEOYouth | We asked, "Who is one of the most significant women in your life past or present? Why?" Here's what we said. Cover art c/o Nappy

@BEOYouth | She got a text from a friend. He said some girls do things that justifies them being called a b****. That's wild! Or is it?

@BEOYouth | The discussion continued the next day...

@BEOYouth | PART 1 - In this episode we discuss a pic of four Black women posted online and two people's responses. To see the pic, head to our socials @BEOYouth. Four women, all wearing a grey crop top and short set, pose with the backs of their bodies and smiling faces turned towards the camera. A man altered the pic, numbering the women 1-4 and asking "who y'all picking." We respond to that com...

@BEOYouth | We were panelists at our school district's conference for school administrators. We spoke about our voices as students and our student-led podcast. Here's our conversation in full; blooper, hot mics, and all!

#SayItLoudMLK - Hear Brunia briefly discuss George Washington Carver Stick around after the conclusion for something a little different! @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK - Sojourner Truth We're running it back to last year! Layla recorded this episode for Black History Month, 2022! @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK Today, Nyaire brings you Matthew Henson @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK A brief report on Phillis Wheatley via Nyaire Clarke @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK Listen as Nyaire briefly discusses the Black Panther Party! @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK Hattie McDaniel by way of Nyaire @BEOYouth

#SayItLoudMLK For this episode, Nyaire discusses Claudette Colvin. @BEOYouth