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Paul Quinn College Receives $20 Million Donation

Oct 9, 2024 | yr.media | Ariyana Griffin

An anonymous donor recently gifted Paul Quinn College, a private four-year HBCU in Dallas, Texas, $20 million. Paul Quinn is widely known for being the creator of the Urban Work College model, which gives students attending the institution direct access to the workforce in their field. This program provides students with years of experience before they walk across the stage at graduation. They also are the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in America.
Activities to do Instead of Drinking … 21 Edition

Oct 4, 2024 | yr.media | Ana Valdes

You just turned 21 and now you have no idea what to do but alas the idea of drinking comes to mind. However, you can still have a little fun despite the small things. Jazz ClubThis is solely for introverts who prefer to avoid talking to people and are in a space where there are few people to be around. Jazz music will always be helpful in calming down your emotions.
Chasing the (Invisible) Bag: Job Experiences Among Youths in Chicago

Sep 30, 2024 | yr.media | Kathy Chaney |Rashad Alexander |Carleigh Lewis

The youth unemployment rate, as of July 2024 stood at 9.8%, an increase from the 8.7% rate in July 2023. The rate usually fluctuates seasonally, with higher activity during the summer months when more young people enter the job market for summer employment or following graduation. By August 2024, the rate stood at 9.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the school year, some teens and young adults get jobs at retail and grocery stores, fast food places and restaurants.
Some Gen Z Don't Feel Like They're Adults - YR Media

Sep 22, 2024 | yr.media

Gen Z also feels pressured to be more “ahead” financially then they currently are.
HBCU Week Foundation Partners with Disney to Help Make HBCUs More Accessible

Sep 20, 2024 | yr.media | Ariyana Griffin

Every other year, The HBCU Week Foundations hosts a college fair to help prepare high schools with the resources they need to enroll, scholarships to help lower student loan debt and spread awareness about HBCUs. The organization provides scholarship dollars for matriculation and sustains a pathway for employment from college to corporate America. This year, the nonprofit will host the two-day fair Oct.
Move Beyond the Rhetoric: Gen Z and Voting Rights

Sep 19, 2024 | yr.media | Ashleigh Ewald

Several issues spotlight this historic presidential election: economic policies, immigration, healthcare and voting rights. Voting rights have been viewed differently by both presidential candidates, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris proposed passing the John Robert Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act into federal law once sworn in. She wants to expand early voting, make registering to vote simpler and protect mail-in-ballot voting.
Move Beyond the Rhetoric: Gen Z and Gun Violence

Sep 18, 2024 | yr.media | Ashleigh Ewald

It is evident that gun violence has taken a physical and mental toll on lives and that no one is immune to its horrific consequences. In the United States, there were in 2022, which makes up an average of one death in 11 minutes. Not even former President Donald Trump, who was injured by gunfire during a rally in Pennsylvania, is safe from gun violence. The matter of gun violence and how it will be combatted is outlined by two presidential candidates, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Georgia Moms Want Metal Detectors in Every School

Sep 18, 2024 | yr.media | Kathy Chaney

In the aftermath of the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia on Sept. 4, two moms are taking action. Candace Williams, 49, and Rebekah Rico, 42, have launched Moms for Metal Detectors – a movement asking for metal detectors at every school door in the state of Georgia. “This is really close to home,” Williams, an attorney from Gainesville, Ga., and mom to a 15-year-old girl.
21 Year Old With 7 Jobs ‘Addicted’ to Being Busy - YR Media

Sep 16, 2024 | yr.media | Kathy Chaney

A graduate who has SEVEN jobs is “addicted to being busy” and loves her hectic lifestyle. Kloe Woodroffe, 21, currently works as professional dance instructor, baker, influencer, barista, and babysitter, while she also does boat trip tours and works at Subway. Kloe says she thrives on her busy schedule and has no plans to slow down. She takes home around $2,364 a month from her various jobs, and often does some work on seven days a week.
Teen Brains Aged Prematurely Due to COVID-19 Lockdowns

Sep 11, 2024 | yr.media | Kathy Chaney

COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenagers’ brains by years — particularly for girls, reveals new research. Restrictive rules imposed to try and stop the spread of the virus during the pandemic accelerated the brain development of teenage girls by an average of 4.2 years and 1.4 years in boys, according to the study. Researchers believe girls suffered most because they felt particularly “isolated” from their friends during the pandemic.