Breaking the Silence: The Mental Battles Men Face Alone
Men’s mental health has become a rising area of focus in public-health conversations, yet the issues regarding a man’s mental well-being are often overlooked.
OK To Be Not OK’: Men’s Aversion to Doctors Hurts Their Health
Bryan McKinney, a college student, has been avoiding going to the doctor for his back pain. Many men also avoid seeking health care due to costs, social stigma and fear of the results. This phenomenon has contributed to men as a whole having poorer health outcomes than women.
A Shot at a Healthy Future: Vaccinating Mississippi’s Children
Mississippi vaccine rates for children are dropping, raising health and disease concerns.
‘We Are All Family’: Valedictorian Laila Henderson Moves Toward Coding Career
Laila Henderson, an honor student during her years at Brandon High School, was introduced to coding in elementary school, which later played a major part in her education and career decisions. Her teachers also played a part in her high-school educational experience.
Jakara Guston: Learning to Use Her Voice to Help Others
Jakara Guston is active in her community and uses her voice to help others
Headlines and Heart: The Making of Journalist Hannah Evans
Inspired by her mother’s strength and legacy, Hannah Evans is a rising teenage journalist using her voice to uplift stories that matter. With each word, she honors where she comes from and where she’s determined to go.
Through Pain, Charlton ‘CJ’ Davis Finds Creation
Charlton “CJ” Davis uses his struggle and pain from a football injury to bring other athletes’ dreams to life through photography. He plans to learn more about photography and refine his skills at the Youth Media Project.
Kirstyn Lyles: A Showstopper On and Off the Stage
Theater has been a huge part of Kirstyn Lyle’s life since the second grade. Although she is moving on to pursue bigger things, it will always be in her heart.
Future Reporter Taylor Brandon Evokes the Spirit of Journalism
The second-year Mississippi Youth Media Project student-mentor majored in journalism and minored in music at Mississippi College in fall 2024. Her first-year classes included many communication and music classes.
Brooklynn Jefferson Follows the Sound of Her Own Tune
Receiving a random delivery at the door wasn’t on then-6th-grader Brooklynn Jefferson’s mind that day in November 2020. When she went to the door, a “big and heavy box” was waiting to greet her. It was a trombone.