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No Tryouts, No Travel, Just Play: Philadelphia Organizations Offer Youth Low-Stakes and Low-Cost Chance at Sports
By Eyitemi Odusola, Alanna Nicholson, Piper Mangold, Gabrielle Garcia and Natalie Spina June 27, 2025 Youthcast Media Group® On a Tuesday...
Jun 276 min read
Texas youth face barriers to sports participation
By Bethel Kifle, Cindy Tiny, Angel Trevi ño and Lauren Wong May 28, 2025 Youthcast Media Group® This story was posted on The Bard Wire's...
May 286 min read
Team bonding drives success on the field and connection between players
By Noah Lenn, William Holt and Michael Pewett May 28, 2025 Youthcast Media Group® “Airball!” Esaw Ghiorghis, captain of the varsity...
May 283 min read
Women continue to face misdiagnosis, dismissive doctors, especially for chronic and pain-related conditions
September 5, 2024 By Sofia Saavedra and Jasmin Dinh Youthcast Media Group® Imagine you walk into a doctor’s office because you’ve been...
Sep 5, 20245 min read
Cancer care brings grandmother, teen closer together
June 23, 2024 By Josephina Aguilar Youthcast Media Group® Josephina Aguilar is an alias as the author wishes to remain anonymous. My...
Jun 23, 20243 min read
Youth who act as caregivers for family members need extra support, in and out of school
June 21, 2024 By Josephina Aguilar Youthcast Media Group® Josephina Aguilar is an alias as the author wishes to remain anonymous....
Jun 21, 20243 min read
Poor Air Quality May Have More Impact on the Health of Vulnerable Communities
November 30, 2023 By Courtney Curtis, Marymanita Mensah, Johnathan Morales, Daniel Oloju, Shaunavahn Reid, Janae Wilson and Anthony Yang...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Why wear a mask in 2023?
July 28, 2023 By Rodshi Taiyabah Youthcast Media Group ® Headshot of Rodshi Taiyabah (Courtesy of Rodshi) Getting ready for school before...
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Illegal dumping in the Bronx isn’t just ugly – it’s a health hazard
Illegally dumped furniture off of exit 5 of the Bronx River Parkway in the Van Nest neighborhood of the Bronx. Photo Yesenia Barrios By...
Dec 22, 20225 min read
“I am not broken, I just need help”
Young caregiver and experts talk about the challenges of being a youth caregiver By Yesenia Barrios Abigail Gafter was 12 years old when...
Apr 29, 20223 min read
Systemic racism spurs COVID-19 to hit Florida communities of color harder
Lack of access to services, fresh foods, vaccination sites increased vulnerability, experts say By Julianne Hill, Justin Fernandez,...
Feb 16, 20225 min read
Health disparities hit survival rates for cancer, COVID
By Jayne O’Donnell, Julianne Hill, and Enijah Brennon This story was published in the AFRO . Leana Wen knew her mother, who got winded...
Dec 16, 20217 min read
As Grief Sweeps Nation from Violence, COVID-19 Deaths, Survivors ‘Suffering in Silence’
Josephine Chu, Amora Campbell and Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project This story appeared in the Washington Informer on Jan. 9,...
Jun 17, 20216 min read
Families face obstacles fighting lead poisoning during pandemic
By Roman Sardo-Longo, Lal Tluang, Tam Chau, and TerNay Gay Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published in FreshWater online...
Jun 7, 20216 min read
Amid toll of COVID-19, violence compounds grief for families of homicide victims
By Radiah Jamil, Kayla Johnson and Diamond Thomas-Dean Youthcast Media Group® This story was also published in The Philadelphia Tribune ...
Jun 7, 20215 min read
Got the Pandemic Blues? Go to the (Bowling) Alley
By Maurice Ware Youthcast Media Group® Maurice Ware is shown with a bowling tournament award when he was a senior in high school in 2016....
May 24, 20213 min read
Surviving Trauma: COVID-19 Deaths Only One Trauma Young People of Color Face
BY SAMARAH BENTLEY URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT NEW ORLEANS -- In one week, a patient of New Orleans clinical psychologist Dr. Baraka Perez...
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Surviving Trauma: Miami Resident Leans on Faith to Cope With Multiple COVID-19 Deaths
BY Daniel Gonzalez III December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group® URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT MIAMI — Over just a few months during the...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Surviving Trauma: ‘You Do the Right Thing No Matter What’: Coping With COVID-19
By Khimmoy Hudson December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — For Basil Binns II, 38, the trauma of COVID-19 struck early. His...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Latinx Health Care: Lost in Translation
By Lizeth Vela and Samantha Rosengard November 27, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® “Cuídate, cuídate, por favor, abuelita; yo puedo...
Nov 28, 20205 min read
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