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Here’s how to pitch your story for ‘State of Youth’, our new open-call editorial series asking you to show us your scene
Black News 
People are always speaking about the state of youth culture on behalf of young Americans. Are they having sex anymore? Are they addicted to their phones? Do they even go out anymore? (Spoiler alert: yes.) But young people across the US are not a monolith. If you are Gen Z and based in America, we want to hear what’s happening in your state directly from you.
Introducing:
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