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

Unpredictable and Marvelous

6/19/2017

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by Kenytta Brown

My YMP experience so far is unpredictable and marvelous. I've gotten to meet new people from all over Jackson and even across Mississippi. Meeting new people is great because I get to hear the incredible stories they are willing to tell. It's just something that we all enjoy. We spend so much time with each other in sessions and then even during breaks to get to know each other more. It's like we are not just becoming great journalists, but we are becoming more of a family that learns from each other and succeeds together.  We are creating a bond that is so beneficial that we won't forget this experience. We are creating memories and great stories, not just to report but also to tell.  

Let me tell you a story. ​

On our second day at YMP, it was time for the big 12:00. Yes, I'm talking about lunchtime. Sean, Josh, Maggie, Michael and I were walking to Sugar Ray's candy store on Capitol Street on a perfect sunny Friday. It's a bit of a walk, and we found out as soon we got there that we were on a race against time. We are supposed to be back at YMP headquarters exactly at 1 p.m. 

So we bought our cotton candy and green-apple stripes and quickly left. We were walking fast, but Maggie had on heels and also has asthma. Josh came to the rescue to stay with Maggie just in case things went wrong. The rest of us rushed to the office, and we had only three minutes left.  

But we had one more challenge to overcome.  Our next opponent was the elevator. We wasted seconds waiting on a perfect elevator instead of getting on the evil ones. But we conquered our challenge by making it at the one-minute mark!

YMP life is AMAZING. ​
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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.
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