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Hear from our current class of 2017 Youth Media Project participants in their own words.

So Much So Fast At YMP

8/8/2016

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by Darryn Price 
I usually spend my summers curled up in bed eating chips and watching Netflix. This summer, instead of following my routine, I’m being productive and doing things that I’ve always wanted to do which, for me, is absolutely mind-blowing. I only participated in the summer session of the Youth Media Project for about a week, but I have had so much access to so many amazing opportunities in that short span of time.

I have visited Medgar Evers’ home, where his daughter, Reena Evers, gave us a visual on what it was like when her father was shot. I visited the Lumumba Center, where I and the rest of the YMP group interviewed some of the nice, intelligent teens visiting there, all of whom came from different places, religions and races. I attended my first Shabbat service.

Shabbat was very different from the church services I usually attend, but it gave me insight on how different someone else’s religion might be compared to mine. While participating in these activities, I have learned many things, from videography and photography skills. It’s fascinating to me that I have learned so much in such a little amount of time.

The Mississippi Youth Media Project has taught me that anything is possible if you just work for it. My favorite project is the interview with Genesis Be—mainly because I didn’t work on it with anyone else. I truthfully thought that I wouldn’t be able to interview Genesis because I can be socially awkward at times, especially with͞professional͟ things. I pulled through and proved to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.

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Major Sponsors and Supporters of YMP

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Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) is a leader in informational broadcasting. MPB has exhibited a commitment to educating and informing Mississippians. MPB has partnered with YMP to lend tech equipment and provide youth engagement and media specialists to train students. 
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E3, a project of Parents of Public Schools of Jackson (now Ask for More), supported YMP in summers 2016 and 2017 with stipends for students, and other  resources.
The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (now The Community Foundation of Mississippi) is the
​fiscal sponsor for E3.
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Podastery Studios in downtown Jackson offers a network of locally produced podcasts. Beau York, founder of Podastery, has generously donated his time to train YMP students in podcasting skills and allowed Youth Media Project students to borrow professional podcasting equipment to learn
​production skills.
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Dialogue Jackson, formerly Jackson 2000 Inc., is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to fostering understanding and building harmony between people of different races, ethnicities and backgrounds. The group became YMP's fiscal sponsor in 2017 and hosts youth dialogues for teens.. 

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Choice Printing in downtown Jackson is an in-kind sponsor of YMP offering YMP copying and printing services from its Capitol Towers location.

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Good Design & Code >>

Good Design & Co offers high-end UI/UX, web development, app development and branding services. Principal J.C. Hiatt is helping YMP students publish their own website for stories, video, podcasts and more.
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Jackson-based Workplace Solutions by Barefield is a Steelcase authorized dealer offering high-end office furniture and technology solutions. Workplace Solutions has loaned chairs, mobile desks and mobile whiteboards to create a collaborative office for YMP participants.

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Jackson-based Fuse.cloud (formerly Broadband Voice) offers Voice-over-IP phone systems, fiber Internet connections and technical services. Fuse.cloud has sponsored phones, VoIP phone service and technical assistance for YMP.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. GEORGE SCHIMMEL and NATALIE IRBY FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS OF PRODUCTION IMACS FOR THE YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT.
CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO YMP.
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