Stories by Issue
Education
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How to Succeed in Community College with Veronica Morley on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern
In the 661’s Veronica Morley shares tips how to succeed and move quickly through community college.
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5 Tips for Job Searching with Dean Welliver on In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern
In this special vignette, In the 661 Associate Producer Dean Welliver shares 5 tips for people searching for their first job!
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Mental Illness is not a Choice
Ja’Nell Gore, Youth Perspective
Too often social media gives a misconception of what depression looks like and sometimes even romanticizes it.
Every time something bad happens and a person gets sad does not mean they are all of a sudden depressed.
I’m Asian but I’m not Your Model Minority
Nikolas Lopez, Youth Perspective
The Asian model minority myth is a very misleading title. It’s a plays on the stereotype that Asians are super smart, have a strong a work ethic and are good at math.
What it Means to be a Black Girl
Ja’Nell Gore, Youth Perspective
It means dealing with ignorance every day till it seems as if you hear nothing else from people.
In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern – Ja’Nell Gore “Rise in Black Excellence”
We are happy to launch our newest edition of In the 661: Youth Voices for Kern… in this special edition we’ll be highlighting local youth storytellers who are using their voice to change the narrative of how decision makers see health in our community.