Neglected Stories: The World Around Us

The Teenage Chapter- This website strives to outline the neglected stories in the Dallas area and other areas of the world. We hope to shed a light on the fact that there are more problems out there other than the ones that are constantly on the news and provide different perspectives as teenagers. There are an abundance of problems in this world. Our jobs as writers is to tell the stories of those who can’t do it themselves. To talk about the stories no one wants to talk about.

Aspiring Journalists

Calling all aspiring journalists! We encourage young wannabe journalists and artists to come to our site to learn, read and even publish their own articles. Explore this safe site contact us for more help. We want change and we want you to help us! Click here to learn more or continue to see your categories!

Environmental Awareness

There are numerous environmental issues around us that aren’t getting as much attention as they should be getting. It is true that many people have raised much awareness towards the environment, but we as the youth of this world need to spread the word ourselves. After all, this is our home.

Law Enforcement

The Law Enforcement may be a force to be reckoned with, but the system is broken. Everyday, people are wrongfully imprisoned. Everyday, people fight for their lives, so are the police as effective as they claim to be? Go to our Blog Page to find stories on the injustices of our system.

Medical Issues

Did you know that cancer has decreased a total of 20 percent in the last year alone? Maybe, but did you know that the noises that you hear on a daily basis can result in hearing loss? These are the problems that face our world everyday. Click here to learn about things other than the corona virus.

Mental Health

Mental health is a problem all around the world from people ranging 11-70. is  This a safe space where people talk about their challenges in the form of poems and articles. Mental health is a battle meant to be waged between oneself and the subconsious mind. Click here to see  the inner thoughts of students in their quest to find happiness. 

Nutrition

Nutrition is a very important part of our daily rituals. This page is a page where young adolescents share their views on nutrition in the world around us and with themselves. What is nutrition to us? Click here to see young voices on this topic

Social Injustices

“Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society.” Social injustice is something that we are beginning to see more and more frequently around the world, social injustice is at large. We are trying to shed light on situations where social injustice is practiced in the hopes of reversing its effects and eliminating it. Join us.

Social Media

Social media is big in the lives of young children and even adults. But what is it and what effect does it have on our lives. Social media can effect your mental and physical well being and though it may have good qualaties what is the view of young adolescents on this topic. Click here to see.

Sports

Sports is an important part of a young childs life. Children pour their hearts and souls into the sport they play and sometimes even go to the big leagues! What are sports and how do they affect our lives? How do the benefit or disadvantage us? Click her to see.

Submissions Help

We recognize that when attracting young journalists, they may not be well versed in writing, drawing and submitting. We want young journalists to come to us to submit any form of expression to talk/express about a problem they feel needs to be adressed as young impressionable parts of society. We have therefore supplied a page titles ‘Submissions Help’ that suggests a reccomended writing/drawing process and how to form a proffesional email. The goal is for young writers to have the resources needed to succeed in their goals. 

Take Action

Take action. We offer a platform for adolecents to talk about a mulitude if problems. These problems need solutions. That is why we have provided a ‘Take Action’ page under the ‘Resources’ tab. We provide sucide and abuse hotlines, as well as petitions to sign and organizations to donate to. Help us out one articles at a time to make the world a better place.

Our Artists and Authors

We have a range of authors from so many different countries. Click here to learn about the aspiring journalists who are helping us change the world one article and drawing at a time. 

Read our Blog!

We have gathered articles from several different aspiring journalists, including ourselves, to address some of the underrated and overlooked problems present in the world around us. We have authors from 4 out of 7 continents and we hope to bring awareness to these topics and unite the community to effectively solve these issues. Help us in our journey to make our worlda better place by taking action or supporting our cause by reading and commenting on our articles! 

*This is a judge-free zone! Nothing that is submitted will be withheld for controversial or upsetting content, nor will any posts be filtered or censored. However we expect some degree of professionalism from writers. We support everyone!

Lack of Healthcare For Low Income Makers

Lack of Healthcare For Low Income Makers

Dallas, a glamoring city on the outside however, isn’t the same on the inside. The city lacks much needed citizens benefits and needs, including the very crucial area of healthcare. Many of Dallas’s lower tier citizens don’t get any benefits at all. Companies don’t have to pay money to them while they are sick and healthcare insurance is as expensive as ever for them despite their low incomes causing them to sink deeper and deeper into poverty.

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Working Hard has a Limit

Working Hard has a Limit

Working hard has a limit, and going over the limit may lead to consequences. In Dallas, and all over the world, “Overtraining” is a huge problem. We all may believe and be brainwashed into thinking that there is never an end to working hard. However, working hard has a limit, and pushing yourself too much is not the right path to go. Every person MUST work hard, but only to your body’s capability.

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LGBTQ Equality in Marriage and Adoption

LGBTQ Equality in Marriage and Adoption

Every person and couple on Earth should have the have rights, adopt children, and walk in public together without fear or discrimination. Unfortunately, this is not true for everyone. LGBTQ couples have a much more difficult time doing these basic rights than heterosexual couples. The LGBTQ community deserves the same rights, such as marriage and adoption, without discrimination throughout the world.

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Homelessness in Dallas

Homelessness in Dallas

Did you know that Dallas has the greatest amount of homeless people in all of Texas? Our city is seemingly “glamorous” to the outside due to our wide range of shopping malls, skyscrapers, and large corporations situated in this city; however, beneath this facade lies poverty and homelessness that is attempted to be covered up. We will shed a light on this situation to raise awareness for this issue faced by our community.

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What the Media Doesn’t Tell You About Black Protests

What the Media Doesn’t Tell You About Black Protests

There are peaceful protests all around the world. Protesters of all colors peacefully protesting the loss of all black lives due to police brutality. But that’s not it, not all police oppose this. In many cities police support the blavk lives matter movement. Police are not the root of the problem, it’s the people. People who refuse to acknowledge people who are different and that is what we should eb fighting, not each other. The simple idea that different is bad. #Blacklives matter✊🏿 please don’t continue to turn your head.

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When You’re Running for Your Life

When You’re Running for Your Life

As the world is changing, violence is erupting and impacting young kids. These kids are coming to the United States for a better life but are falling behind in school due to their lack of previous knowledge, because when you’re running for your life, your first priority isn’t learning how to add and subtract, it’s survival.

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Mandatory Minimums: The Cruel Truth About Our Society

Mandatory Minimums: The Cruel Truth About Our Society

Did you know that certain crimes, if proveable require a certain amount of penance no negotiation? Some of them including possession of drugs and child pornography ranging from 5-40 years. You may think this is a reasonable punishment, but what if I told you that sometimes those who are convicted don’t have an opportunity to appeal in a court due to this federal law?

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Deserts? In Dallas?

Deserts? In Dallas?

Sometimes many of us would rather settle for a greasy burger and some fries instead of the healthy home-cooked meals some of us are fortunate enough to get. However, there are full communities of people right here in Dallas who don’t have access to nutritious food, and they are as a result at risk of health, mental, and academic problems.

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Justice for Former Juveniles

Justice for Former Juveniles

Former juveniles have served their time, so why keep punishing them? Former delinquents have a history of being denied jobs and proper housing even after time has been served. As a result delinquents continue to find themselves in jail well into adulthood. Recognize juveniles as people, not bad people, not a harmful object, just a person. A colleague, someone who sits next to you on the bus.

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