Mehrin’s family immigrated from Bangladesh to the U.S. when she was ten years old. She has worked extremely hard in school, always dreaming of the day her parents would watch her walk across a graduation stage. But what happens when the Corona virus shuts down her high school during her senior year?
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YOUNG, WOKE AND FREE: NATALIE
In the second episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM LA reporters follow Natalie, who organized a Black Lives Matter protest in Burbank, going up against people in her own family who doubted her. “If you know what you believe in, you know what’s right, and somebody will listen, and that’s enough, to have your voice be heard…”
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ANITA: KOSOVO
Anita shares with wit and bravery her experience of watching her mother go through a scary surgery during the Covid pandemic, and how much family means in these trying times. -
THROWING SHADE(S)
Profile of two top transgender performers in Los Angeles who are of color, a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to “throw shade” in today’s world of identity politics and culture.
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ADELE AND MAHMONIR: AFGHANISTAN
Adele and Mahmonir are best friends, both refugees from Afghanistan who met in Greece. But their lives are torn apart when one of them has to leave with her family to go to Germany. This is a story of a remarkable friendship, one that helps both of them survive during the Corona crisis.
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DIGITAL JOURNALISM SUMMER PROGRAM (July 2020)
Exciting Scholarship Opportunity for girls 14 – 19 years old! APPLY NOW for our July 2020 Digital Journalism Training SCHOLARSHIP!
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Deadline to apply is July 8th!
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HIYAB: LOS ANGELES
Taking part in the nationwide racial justice protests against police brutality, violence and murder, Hiyab shares how difficult this moment in history is for young black women. “Their leadership has given me hope, has given me healing.” -
CONTRA: Los Angeles, U.S.
Contra turns 21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though she doesn’t get to celebrate as planned, she shares how spending her teen years battling serious depression actually prepared her well for the disappointment, anxiety, and isolation of lockdown. A courageous share, she blows out her candles facing a still uncertain future, like so many millennials.
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YENIFER; GUATEMALA
Yenifer, a teenager from Guatemala, struggles with the death of her grandmother, who died from lung and heart problems because she wasn’t able to access the public clinic during Covid-19.
