Coming Up on the Youth Channel: Old Favorites

We’re in the dog days of summer and we hope you’re finding fun ways to stay cool! We’re busy crafting new content for you at MNN’s Youth Media Center, but next week on the Youth Channel, we thought we’d share some old favorites.

Watch episodes of “YC Power Hour,” “The Cycle,” “SYEP 2017 Compilation,” “The Blunt Truth” and NIGHTCAP.”

The Youth Channel airs programming every weeknight from 6-7pm on MNN4 (FiOS 36, RCN 85, Spectrum 67 & 1998) and MNNHD (Spectrum 1993). To learn about MNN’s Youth Media Center and the work they produce, click here.

Monday, July 23

YC Power Hour

The YC Power Hour is a weekly potpourri youth creative youth-driven program. It covers news, entertainment, and current trends within NYC and the world while keeping a light-hearted down to earth tone.

Tuesday, July 24

The Cycle

The Cycle is a Youth Channel curated documentary about individual liberties. Defined by Dictionary.com, an “individual liberty” is “the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.” In “The Cycle,” we discuss police harassment/brutality, the school to prison pipeline and civil rights. The Cycle was produced during the Summer 2016 Internship Program.

Wednesday, July 25

SYEP 2017 Compilation

SYEP 2017 Compilation is a collage of media productions produced by Summer Youth Employment Program participants.

Thursday, July 26

The Blunt Truth

A piece that exposes the opposing viewpoints of the legalization of marijuana; featuring interviews with Mr. Chipman, Chair of Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana (CALM) and Ms. Corprew, Youth Offender Specialist & Counselor.

Friday, July 27

NIGHTCAP

In this episode of NIGHTCAP’s Career Day series, we are highlighting fashion blogger Igee Okafor, who is the founder and editor of the fashion & lifestyle blog igeeokafor.com. Igee’s impeccable personal style has led to collaborations with companies such as Timex, Netflix, The Gap and Stacy Adams. He has also been interviewed and featured in Forbes and The New York Times. Tune in to see Igee share his expertise in men’s clothing and accessories and give Devon a surprise makeover.