by Tendayi Chirawu | 30 Oct 2020 | Environment, Thacher School, Youth Voices
In our latest podcast episode, two students at Thacher School in California examine how COVID-19 is affecting youth climate change activism. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many young people around the world to stay home. So how is COVID-19 affecting young...
by Tendayi Chirawu | 23 Oct 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Politics, Youth Voices
Two savvy Africans urge frustrated youth activists to drive political change by holding officials to their word and harnessing innovative ideas and words. Are you a young person yearning for change and a better world? Do you feel that global leaders are not listening...
by Tendayi Chirawu | 30 Sep 2020 | Chadwick School, Health and Wellness, United States
Black Americans are dying at a higher rate from COVID-19 than whites. “The Kids Are Alright” podcast looks at the disparities in mortality. “COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate, but it is infecting a society that does.” So states Sage...
by Tendayi Chirawu | 16 Sep 2020 | Africa, African Leadership Academy, Youth Voices
Africa is often misrepresented in the media as a poverty-stricken safari-land. Who benefits from such stereotypes? How can we reshape the image? Outsiders and Africans themselves often resort to stereotypes to represent the continent — wild animals, jungles and...
by News Decoder | 3 Sep 2020 | Podcasts
Teenagers in the U.S. are mobilizing and using advocacy tools at the grassroots level as part of a global movement to fight climate change. How can young people join the movement to combat climate change? Niharika Bhavsar, a recent graduate from The Blake School in...