February 2012
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Feb 25th
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Coco Elysses- Voice Over Actress, Singer, Writer &...
ladiesdoitall: The Workshop: Coco will lead an hour session of voice over technique and the basics of auditioning for Radio, TV and Animation.  Students will read from scripts in YOUmedia’s Recording Studio and receive a critique from Coco.  Sounds like a great situation for not just actors, but also poets. BIOGRAPHY: Coco Elysses hails from Robbins, Illinois and has been performing since...
Feb 24th
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Feb 24th
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Boogie McClarin, HipHop Dancer- March 8th @7:30pm
The Workshop:  Boogie shows you how to break dance & breaks down the history of dance within the musical context. BIOGRAPHY:  Boogie McClarin (Chicago, IL) began her dance training at Whitney Young Magnet High School and the underground House parties of the late 1980’s. She continued her training under Laurie Sanda at Iowa State University and was strongly influenced by her conversations...
Feb 23rd
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Azia, a participant in “Red Black Green, a Blues” (The project with the MCA Chicago) interviews a student on life in their community.  Join us at YOUmedia HWLC on Saturdays to join the conversation!
Feb 2nd
January 2012
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Jan 31st
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ListenNew Sounds out of the Richard M. Daley branch of...
Jan 31st
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Jan 18th
Digital Youth Network Presents: Miss... →
Jan 12th
For My Daughter by Zoi
Dont let the tears press against your cheekbones until they fracture I will raise you to hold them in until your stomach rots from the salt  resting at your sides Like ulcers and bags on your hips as they spread Behavior is learned You will learn that tears are not my friend  But that doesnt mean that they cant stream down your face they do not take diginity They feel like you are...
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Nov 15th
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“REPEAT THIS TWEET: @YOUmediaChicago: 11/12/11 Tell us why @chipublib shouldn’t...”
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Nov 12th
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Nov 10th
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“Breaking the Broke Theory…”
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Nov 10th
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October 2011
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Library of Games Podcast 2nd Anniversary
Library of Games by YOUmediaChicago It’s the 2nd anniversary of the Library of Games, YOUmedia’s very own video game podcast and blog. If you’ve never listened to the podcast before now is a good time to start. Every week the podcast is researched, produced and edited by Kaillif Ammen,Matthew Byrd, Aaron Eckart-Frank, Malic Monti and Stanley Ng. Check out more of the podcasts...
Oct 29th
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Oct 7th
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Oct 6th
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Dedicated to YOU: A Poem by Malcolm London (Team YOUmedia)  The atmosphere  Was at the up most high, Green walls shimmering identity Enabling me to find mine The moment I stepped in this space My brother became the Mic A place where my voice mattered  Digital media gave literal meaning Meaning literally transforming books into web pages  This place made me want to do homework And though I didn’t,...
Oct 4th
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August 2011
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Our New Social/Learning Network is Hive Chicago!
Connect, Learn, Share, and Collaborate with other YOUmedia participants, as well as youth working with other Chicago-based Organizations/Learning Institutions (like the Adler Planetarium and Free Spirit Media). Check it out here…
Aug 20th
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Aug 20th
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Listen 18 year old MJ sings his original composition...
Aug 9th
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Aug 9th
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Aug 9th
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Listen YOUmedia creative wunderkid Prince Talent...
Aug 8th
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ListenCool experimental music/play by JP and Kaillif...
Aug 1st
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July 2011
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Jul 26th
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Support YOUmedia Teens as they travel to Brave New Voices International Slam Poetry Competition. Our Story Please Support Team YOUmedia as they travel to Brave New Voices 2011, 

San Francisco Bay Area, CA. International Youth Poetry Slam…  This years TEAM YOUmedia won, Louder Than A Bomb(LTAB) the largest teen poetry festival in the world. The festival is an Olympic-style poetry...
Jul 19th
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Jul 16th
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ListenYOUmedia’s Shaondell Black talks to Radio...
Jul 11th
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June 2011
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April 2011
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The Air I Breathe… Video Inspired by Mark Bradford 17-year-old Shaondell Black created “The Air I Breathe,” a video based on Mark Bradford’s video “PRACTICE.” Mark Bradford’s video “PRACTICE.”—-> youtube.com/​watch?v=rM3x0XOll30 MCA+MARK BRADFORD+YOUmedia  The Mark Bradford Project connects MacArthur Fellow and contemporary artist Mark Bradford with various Chicago communities to...
Apr 12th
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YOUpromo 2011
Apr 11th
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Apr 9th
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YOUlit Magazine Issue #2 (Urban Fantasy) *Click the Magazine to Enlarge*  We are happy to present issue #2 of YouLit Magazine from YOUmedia Chicago and the Chicago Public Library. With a theme of Urban Fantasy, this issue also presents works created by teens around the One Book, One Chicago Spring Selection of Neverwhere by Neil Gaimain, as well as, poetry from members of YOUmedia...
Apr 9th