Coming Up on the Youth Channel: Watch and Learn

Presidents’ Weekend has finally arrived and we hope you enjoy your short break from work and school. If you’re looking for entertainment or need to catch up on current events, check out what’s coming up next week on the Youth Channel and tune in every week day at 6pm!

Watch “Girls Empowered” and “NightCap” for discussions about beauty and style, “The Cycle” and “State of Mind” for more serious discussions on gender partnerships and individual liberties and “YC Power Hour,” for a collection of stories highlighting current news and trends.

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, February 19

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, February 20

State of Mind

The Corner of the Court Project uses storytelling to build gender partnerships: Men learn success strategies for being advocates and women share success stories of their careers, highlighting the importance of male advocates. We build the self-confidence of male advocates who are doing "supportive things, big or small" while building visibility to women's own successes across a variety of industries.

Wednesday, February 21

The Cycle

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

Thursday, February 22

Girls Empowered

On this episode of Girls Empowered, Co-hosts Naomi, Veanne, and Nany discuss pop icon Priyanka Chopra, the portrayal of women in hip-hop and hair. Plus, Daniela Escamilla brings us an exclusive interview with Monica Abrego, a Mexican opera singer who runs a nonprofit organization dedicated to the youth in East Harlem.
 

Friday, February 23

NIGHTCAP

On this episode of NIGHTCAP’s Career Day Series, we are highlighting fashion blogger Igee Okafor, who is the founder and editor of a fashion and lifestyle blog. 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.