Coming Up on the Youth Channel: Good Vibes Only

Last week was full of drama–women’s rights being jeopardized, makeup gurus making long YouTube videos to expose one another, and so on. Instead of getting sucked into this chaos, join the Youth Channel this week with special programming about turning negative situations into positive ones.

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.

YC Power Hour - Episode 20 (Youth Channel)
Monday, May 20th
6:00pm - 7:00pm
The YC Power Hour is a weekly potpourri youth creative youth-driven program. It covers news, entertainment, and current trans within NYC and the world while keeping a light-hearted down to earth tone.

The Spotlight - Season 3 Episode 17
Tuesday, May 21st
6:00pm - 7:00pm
March is Women's History Month and the youth co-hosts (Crystal Askew, Tootie, & Tatyana Camacho) celebrated the month with hot topics. The Co-Hosts discuss whether the Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly will change anything within the #metoo movement; the end of the Payless shoesource era; Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek's cancer battle, and more. The show ends with a special performance by Laren Taylor. 

YC Internship 2019 Compilation
Wednesday, May 22nd
6:00 - 7:00 pm
As the Spring 2019 Internship comes to an end, let’s take a look back at all the work our young Youth Producers crafted over the last 11 weeks.

Gender Benderz
Thursday, May 23rd
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Gender Benderz seeks to open up a dialogue for people who are bending the gender rules, giving them room to explore, question, and affirm their identity. 
Guests:
• Lawrence Tantay, LGBTQI Health Equity Specialist, Center for Health Equity, NYC Health Department
• Maxx, Staten Island NYC Teen Connection Youth Leader, NYC Teens Connection, NYC Health Department (please refer to Maxx as they)

Night Cap Career Day - Episode 1
Friday, May 24th
6:00 - 7:00 pm
First up in NIGHTCAP's new six-part Career Day series is music video director and filmmaker Jordan Riggs. Jordan Riggs began his career with the directing group High5Collective (H5C) who was the first to storm the Internet with unofficial videos that looked official. H5C's success in the unofficial realm landed them deals to make official videos for artists like Frank Ocean and Childish Gambino so tune in because not only will you get a chance to see some of these videos but Jordan will also share the stories behind them. And, you won’t believe how much it cost to make one of them.