ARTIST BIOS

Real Chi Youth

I'm Alexandra Scott and I am an aspiring journalist and host for my own radio show. As a media maker, my goal is to be a source of entertainment, informant and a motivational push to those who need it. Also, I want to make people more aware of the problems that seem to go unspoken in the teen and young adult community. I tend to do these things through music and reaching out.

Real Chi Youth

I'm Dwan Robinson and I'm and artists that makes music and does photography. I am also one of the hosts of the "Black Millennials" podcast. I think the media's responsibility is to provide content that provokes thought and promotes change in young people, and my goal as a media maker is to provide content that is easy to understand and interests young people.

Real Chi Youth

This video is about Ron

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This video is about Martez

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I'm Naquesha Richardson and I'm a young journalist and radio personality. My goal as a media maker is to be a representation for communities of color. I am hoping to also give back to community by sharing my experiences with radio and journalism with those communities.

Free Spirit PRO

Your gift will support a life changing, transformational two-week peace studies and cultural exchange trip to India for five young leaders from Chicago’s West Side. Specifically, your donation will help fund airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation for the Peace Builders.

Free Spirit PRO

Your gift will support a life changing, transformational two-week peace studies and cultural exchange trip to India for five young leaders from Chicago’s West Side. Specifically, your donation will help fund airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation for the Peace Builders.

Free Spirit PRO

Your gift will support a life changing, transformational two-week peace studies and cultural exchange trip to India for five young leaders from Chicago’s West Side. Specifically, your donation will help fund airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation for the Peace Builders.

Free Spirit PRO

Your gift will support a life changing, transformational two-week peace studies and cultural exchange trip to India for five young leaders from Chicago’s West Side. Specifically, your donation will help fund airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation for the Peace Builders.

Free Spirit PRO

Your gift will support a life changing, transformational two-week peace studies and cultural exchange trip to India for five young leaders from Chicago’s West Side. Specifically, your donation will help fund airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation for the Peace Builders.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project.  The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video production skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

In-School

Senior Doc class of 2018 have finished their personal bio project. The students got the chance to use the new equipment and practice their video skills.

Free Spirit PRO

Danielshé, a media maker with Free Spirit Media, makes a difference in her community by building empathy through documentary films.

Commissioned by The Chicago Community Trust in celebration of their centennial year.

Real Chi Youth

I’m Gabe. I’m from the south side of Chicago. I have always loved the arts but didn’t know how to tie that in with my love sciences. I started to help my church with filming services. Knowing I wanted to help people I decided that I want shed light into the LGBTQA+ community as well as help show the new advances in the medical world so that the public had the same access to the information. I believe media is very bias and I want to break that.

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The name is Chelsea. I was born and raised in Chicago, the heart of Illinois, where the windy forces invades everyone’s personal space. Being a formal journalist, my mission as a media maker is to always keep my community and family members on high alert on important events that are taking place around us.

Real Chi Youth

Hi, I'm Monzell. I'm from the West Side of Chicago, the Lawndale neighborhood to be more specific, and I'm currently playing semi-professional football. My mission as a media maker is to become a better person, a more understanding person about the media that we see on a day-to-day basis. I want to be able to tell the story that the people of my community need to know about, that they need to hear. Something that the mainstream media is not doing.

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The good just gets better and Michael Key Jr is just that, "the better". Michael has 6 years and 4 RCY sessions as a trained filmmaker and editor. He's worked on stories like "Protecting Families: Deporting Parents Of US-Born Citizens" and " How Has DACA Changed Chicago’s Youth?" More clearly, Mike loves to give our communities opportunities to attach themselves to the stories we report with a direct approach that has proven to be effective.

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I'm Jhordan. I was born on the westside and raised in Maywood, Illinois. I'm currently enrolled in Malcolm X College but I've recently aimed my focus on media production. I feel my calling as a reporter is to be a voice for those without one.