Speak Your Piece
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -Shoresides accepts opinion essays on a range of topics for our “Speak Your Piece” series which is published as text online or aired as audio as part of our podcast. We’re particularly interested in essays that share ideas or issues from the coastal region from perspectives not often heard in our traditional media. Written essays typically run from 400 to 1,200 words and audio essays from 3-4 minutes, but drafts of any length will be considered. We will arrange recording for audio editions.Submission guidelines: Please share one sentence at the top of your submission that tells us who you are and how your opion essay is connected to the coastal region. Also, be sure to include annotations for all assertions and attributions made in your essay. All submissions must be original, exclusive to Shoresides. Contact us at [email protected]
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NC Must Provide More Culturally Relevant Practices
May 18, 2022 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.81 MB“It would be great if we could have funding to have mandatory training programs for teachers so that they could be really educated about what's going on. So they're not only a teacher who just teaches academics, but they also teach morals and how this world functions.” Vaishnavi Kode, 14, of Apex, NC speaks about the critical need for culturally relevant education in NC public schools, which helps prepare students for their future engagement in our society. Support the Show.
Fund School Counselors, Not School Resource Officers
April 21, 2022 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MB“I should not be scared to come to school. Schools need to be a place of love.” Yakob Lemma, 17, of Raleigh, NC speaks about how SROs are harming students and why the state needs to invest in more constructive strategies. Support the Show.
Inequitable Public School Funding Must End
March 02, 2022 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.25 MBSonia Green, 17, of Durham, North Carolina speaks about how equitable funding for public school capital and enrichment activities is critical for providing equal educational opportunity to all children. Support the Show.
NC Public Schools Need Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Teaching
February 25, 2022 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.27 MB“My dad wanted me to know that people like me, we weren't just slaves. We were also really successful mathematicians and astronomers and scientists.” Laura Norman, 16, of Cary, NC speaks about how the state’s public school curriculum does not adequately explore race relations, racial discrimination, and systemic racism. Support the Show.
North Carolina Must Adequately Fund Rural Public Schools, Now
January 15, 2022 18:00 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBI want to be a journalist… There is no school newspaper or journalism class at my school.” Jaileea Knight, 15, of Tarboro, NC speaks about how North Carolina’s failure to allocate resources toward the specific needs of students in rural districts unfairly limits student potential. Support the Show.
North Carolina Must Fund Improvements to Internet Access Before It’s Too Late
February 07, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.23 MBNorth Carolina student Francisco Ibarra speaks out. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced many public school children to be exclusively on-line learners, North Carolina is still failing to provide the infrastructure for improved internet service state-wide, preventing some students from getting the education they are owed. Support the Show.
Felony Voter Disenfranchisement
November 09, 2020 21:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MB"We are all We The People. When you tell me that I can't participate in an election, you telling me I'm not a part of We The People...that makes me feel like you are still oppressing me, and you still seeing me as three-fifths of a human." Daquan Peters is the Second Chance Alliance Coordinator at LINC Inc, a nonprofit in Wilmington, North Carolina focused on reentry for formerly incarcerated people and youth empowerment. As a someone who was formerly incarcerated himself and is on federal ...
The Importance Of Latinx Voters
October 29, 2020 01:00 - 7 minutes - 5.16 MB"We are contributors, tax payers. We are entrepreneurs. We are business owners. We have mixed families. We are American...To me, it is important that I define who I am and I say my story, because it took me 25 years to be a U.S. citizen." Victoria Velazco says political parties and policies at the federal, state, and county levels don't always consider Latinx voters. She tells us why she believes the Latinx vote is important and how she envisions the future of leadership in the United State...
Racial Equity & Election Priorities from Payal Shah
October 27, 2020 22:00 - 4 minutes - 3.01 MBPayal Shah is a University of North Carolina student from Marshallberg, NC – a predominantly white and conservative town of 400 in Down East, North Carolina. As Shah heads to the voting booth for her first time this week, she thinks about Presidential rhetoric. And how it trickles down to affect how her family is treated in Marshallberg. Support the Show.
Oysters & The Ballot Box
October 27, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBWhat does an oyster farmer think about when he heads into the voting booth? Kyle Frey, owner of Crystal Coast Oysters, speaks to how he'd like to see elected officials think about environment and jobs. Support the Show.
On Ocracoke, A Back Porch Op Ed
October 27, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MBDaphne Bennick has been living on Ocracoke island for the past 35 years. And she's run Back Porch restaurant there for the past 21. Bennick she speaks to what she's looking for in this election as her island goes through a "double wammy" – Hurricane Dorian recovery, then COVID-19. Support the Show.
Young Activist Speaks Up About Racism and Social Justice Issues
June 19, 2020 23:00 - 4 minutes - 2.91 MBShecoria Smith, 15, reads an essay she composed about her journey to becoming a young activist. She discusses recent events in the U.S. and her community in coastal North Carolina. Smith talks about what protest means to her, and what she's doing to contribute to positive future change. Narrated by Emmanuel Ngardinga. Support the Show.
Medicaid: In Crisis and Beyond
May 13, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBJeff Mills, volunteer and Medicaid Ambassador with the North Carolina AIDS Action Network (NCAAN), reads an essay he composed with Lee Storrow, the Director NCAAN. Mills and Storrow note the positive changes to restrictions and limitations on Medicaid programs during COVID-19. They call on policy-makers to extend these considerations beyond times of crisis. Mills is a volunteer and Medicaid Ambassador with NCAAN. Support the Show.
Student Speaks on Reimagining Schools during Remote Learning
May 06, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.89 MB"Schools here have a lot of togetherness." Jaileea Knight is an eighth grader in Tarboro, NC. The small town is home to a large reimagining public schools effort. From her perspective as a student leader, Knight speaks to school redesign momentum during remote learning – tackling interactivity and broadband limitations. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Speak Your Piece brings you the opinions of your coastal neighbors on today's pressing regional issues. Support the Show.
Recovering Together: Rebuilding after Hurricane Florence
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 4 minutes - 2.79 MBJonny Morales, 18, talks about what it was like returning to his hometown - Wilmington, North Carolina - after Hurricane Florence. And how he, his family, and his neighbors rebuilt the remains of their community together. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Speak Your Piece brings you the opinions of your coastal neighbors on today's pressing regional issues. Support the Show.
Not Quite Through the Storm
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.29 MBShecoria Smith was hunkered down with her mother as the wind and rain pounded her city when a call came making her realize that tragedy from the hurricane had hit close to home. Her friend’s mother and sibling were killed by a tree falling on their house. In this essay, Shecoria shares his personal experience in comforting a friend and the questions it raised for her about how to make each other safe in the face of hurricanes. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Speak Your Piece ...
COVID-19, Ebola, and Racism
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.05 MBAmari Poindexter, 17, says the indifferent attitudes and racism of people during the coronavirus in coastal North Carolina remind her of how her peers responded to the Ebola outbreak when she was in middle school. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Speak Your Piece brings you the opinions of your coastal neighbors on today's pressing regional issues. This Speak Your Piece episode is brought to you by Coastal Youth Media podcast. Support the Show.
What Divided Us Brought Us Together
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.29 MBJulia Narvaez didn't feel tied to her hometown, Wilmington, North Carolina. Instead, she felt disdain for the social and economic inequities in her community. But when Hurricane Florence hit, her feelings for the town changed. Broadcast from the Working Narratives studio, Speak Your Piece brings you the opinions of your coastal neighbors on today's pressing regional issues. Support the Show.
Asthmatic High School Student Discusses COVID-19 & Hurricanes
April 23, 2020 03:00 - 4 minutes - 3.08 MBMorales knows the hospitals in his communities all too well - from Emergency Room visits for the asthma attacks he's had as long as he can remember to serving as a volunteer in his high school years. Now with the coronavirus outbreak, he's anxious that his local healthcare system will be overwhelmed. But thinking back to his experience of relief efforts after Hurricane Florence, he has high hopes that his community will come together and help one another through this trying time. Broadcast ...