Coming Up on the Youth Channel: The Struggle Is Real

Reaching an age where you have to balance school, work, and social life can be overwhelming. Your time management skills have to be top notch if you don’t want to overlap date night with study group–it’s almost midterm season. If you’re feeling stressed out, find something that lets you escape your brain for a bit. Maybe even block out an hour to watch YC programming! Join the Youth Channel for a week of special programming about mental health, the civil rights movement, and much more.

The Youth Channel airs programming every weeknight from 6-7pm on MNN 4 (FiOS 36, RCN 85, Spectrum 67 & 1998) and MNN HD (Spectrum 1993). To learn about MNN’s Youth Media Center and the work they produce, click here.

YC Power Hour

Monday, October 14th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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.

YC Podcast: Mental Health

Tuesday, October 15th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

YC producers talk mental health in the urban community!

YC Power Hour 69 (Youth Channel)

Wednesday, October 16th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Bayard, A New Musical

Thursday, October 17th | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

YC interns take an in-depth look into "Bayard: A New Musical." A summer production that celebrates the life of Bayard Rustin. The musical transports the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's into the progressive intersectionality of 2018, recognizing the unity of the struggle of all oppressed folk... including our LGBTQ brothers and sisters! It also, recognizes the critical, timely impact of removing Bayard Rustin’s personage from the shadows, into the light of his powerful presence as a gay African-American Civil Rights icon.