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Shining stars: Stargirl Initiative aims to help young girls feel empowered
ThreeSixty Being a teenager sucks. Being a teenage girl sucks more.While it’s true that problems facing the average teen always seem huge to them—yet petty to adults—getting good grades, finding a...
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The stigma of homelessness is tough, but not insurmountable
ThreeSixty You are 19 years old, spending a night in the bathroom of a local McDonald’s with your infant son.There is nowhere else to go. No friend with an empty couch. No shelter bed. No...
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Following religious rules can be a matter of personal preference for many youth
ThreeSixty “I don’t listen to music … I used to listen to all music, but then I stopped for the sake of Allah.”No One Direction. No Justin Bieber. No Austin Mahone, Lorde, Imagine Dragons. No...
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Interfaith discussions opens up a bigger world to teens
ThreeSixty Sundays at the Interfaith Youth Leadership Coalition are meant to stimulate honest conversation. Questions are strongly encouraged.That isn’t always the way it works when it comes to a...
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An isolated existence: Autistic teens battle hidden demons
ThreeSixty “Call me crazy, but I hear things that torture me on an unrelenting basis that never, ever, ever shut up. And they’re basically the same voices that I was surrounded by in class that were...
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Penumbra Theatre: Making an artistic statement with style
ThreeSixty With the spotlight squarely on her, Bianca Williams strutted to the center of Penumbra Theatre’s stage last summer.“Now, society is trying to tell me that we are all people. And we’ll be...
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Family Tree Clinic: Talking about sex? They're making it easier
ThreeSixty Sex is an awkward subject.True, the dreaded “talk” is something neither a parent nor child wants to deal with. But it’s a whole lot easier to discuss with a friend.Family Tree Clinic’s...
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Brotherhood Inc: Between troubled pasts and brighter future, a little coffee
ThreeSixty Sidiq Abdullah has been involved in Brotherhood Inc. since it first opened its doors on Dec. 15, 2011. He is now the sales manager for the organization’s coffee business, but he remembers...
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OPINION | Being Muslim does not mean less authenticity as an American teen
ThreeSixty You probably think that I am going to write about my hijab, the difficulties I have faced in a predominantly Christian country, or some other predictable topic that Muslims write...
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OPINION | Long way from Togo: Adjustments to America prove difficult
ThreeSixty It’s been said that everything happens for a reason. Yet the changes in my life since I moved from Togo a year ago have me questioning those reasons.Togo is a small country located in West...
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OPINION | Getting older means making religious choices for yourself
ThreeSixty It’s Thursday morning and I wake up with the realization that I will be going to masjid later in the afternoon for dugsi. I dress in my Abaayah (long Arab dress that mostly comes in black)...
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Chasing truth with a camera: Why two local photographers joined the Ferguson...
ThreeSixty “I know how to tell the truth.”—Nancy MusinguziTruth. It’s often called objective.What can we accept as truth? Do we take the images of looting and rioting from a news network like CNN and...
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Starting at the ground level: Michael Walker is focused on helping young...
ThreeSixty The achievement gap. It’s a common term in education that refers to the disparity in academic performance between groups of students.For black teens, it means congratulating them for...
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Coming back to your community: A nonprofit aimed at Somali women pushes for...
ThreeSixty Walking through the Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis, a long, winding hallway greets me. The lighting is dim and the walls are bare. Women of color stand in front of different...
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Holding onto your heritage: Somali traditions keep family roots intact while...
ThreeSixty My mother came to America for one reason and one reason only. The “American Dream.”What she didn’t know was the land we held onto might be sacrificed for that dream.She came from Somalia,...
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