Check out what Marlena Jordan-Childress, Teal Williams, and Torriano Johnson had to say about their time spent working with CTVN. Also check out our IndieGoGo Campaign to help upgrade our Hard Cover production studio. After sitting sitting down with Torriano Johnson we learned about the power of inspiration. He started Read more…
Join us on Indie GoGo to help upgrade our Hard Cover production studio. This week we are launching our first IndieGoGo campaign to upgrade our onsite Hard Cover news production studio. Indie GoGo is a crowdfunding site used to raise a little bit of money from a lot of people Read more…
Spike Lee speaks directly to a CTVN student On Wednesday, February 8th Spike Lee spoke at Chicago State University on behalf of Black History Month. A few members from the CTVN crew were lucky enough to attend this presentation. Spike Lee spoke about the importance of education and young people Read more…
School uniforms have traditionally seen as limiting personal expression. Yet the students of the Academy of Scholastic Achievement have a different view on the topic. ASA, an alternative high school partner, located on the West Side of Chicago is home to around 190 students. They provide education and support for Read more…
The Sullivan House, one of our Alternative School partners, located on the South Side of Chicago, is filled with aspiring, intelligent adolescents. The size of the building is small compared to other alternative high school, but that does not hinder the amount of activity that takes place inside these walls. Read more…
Chicago’s youth voice their needs to empower their generation, and one way to reach their goals is to have job opportunities. This week a few members of the Community TV Network team had the pleasure of interviewing CTVN alumni Krystal Rivera. Krystal, who graduated from Roberto Clemente School last year, Read more…
At Winnie Mandela Alternative School, students are learning how media can be a tool to raise awareness about day to day issues that affect their lives—in this case—-food justice. Alternative high schools, whose mission it is to give young people who could not succeed in the public school system another Read more…
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