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Dear Readers,
Tiara Marshall Editor-In-Chief Alicia Wade Editor-In-Chief, Emeritus Ahmed Davis Director of Design and Photography Shaneka Adesioye Reporter Charmiese Anderson Copy Editor Porsha Arrington Reporter Shawn Barber Reporter Raul Buddle Reporter Deyuan Caldwell Photographer, Photo Editor, Production Kameisha Hodge Reporter Shaquanda Miller Reporter Samuel Murray Reporter Hassan Pye Photographer Ebony Stewart Reporter Percy Newton Reporter Shaquanna Nobel Graphic Designer Shawncee Ormsby Researcher Hassan Pye Photographer and Photo Editor LaShay Singletary Reporter Nadean Talley Reporter Geoffrey Thompson Copy Editor Diana Webster Feature Writer,Graphic Designer Brandon Walker Graphic Designer and Copy Editor Keith Wiggins Reporter Natasha Young Poet
Wassup.. I am Rated-T’s new Editor-In-Chief, Tiara Marshall. Buckle up and take seat because you are in for a ride. Inside the magazine we have amazing articles, news and features including:
Editorial Advisor and FNN Director: Marilyn Kaufman Graphic Design Advisor: Brian Young Election Advisor: Toyin Doherty
Dear Readers, Hey! We’re ready to show off our talent again. If you thought the first magazine was amazing, wait until you read this one. For our new readers, you better watch out. Not only do we have new staff memebers, and new stories we also have a New Editor-In-Chief ! I am really overjoyed to annouunce that I have passed my position on to my best friend, Tiara Marshall. But before I go, I would just like to thank all the readers for your continuous support because without you all this magazine would be nothing. Next up, I want to give a special thanks to all of the hardworking staff members. You all really outdid yourselves this time. Keep exceeding the limits. Before you know it you’ll be writing for the big time magazines we all love to read! (Smile) But no matter what, I want you all to always remember, nothing is impossible! With love, hope, peace and all the things above, Alicia Wade, Editor-In-Chief, Emeritus
A Special Section On the DC Mayor’s Race: Our staff covered the mayor’s race, interviewed and “Rated-T’d” three of the candidates on issues we thought were important at a teen forum at the Cosmos Club and in downtown DC. The People Speak: Don’t miss this preview for a special short issue that will come out in November. The articles concern events that go on all over the world from our reporters’ point of view. Don’t miss it! New Fiction Section: This section takes you where we all want to live— in our dreams. Our two 6th grade staffers, Shawn Barber and Nadean Talley invite us into their their great fantasies! Is the Dream Still Alive: Rated-T staff members write about weather or not the kids today appreciate the work of MLK, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and many other leaders. And theres much more but the only way to find out is to explore the second issue of Rated T Magazine! To all the staff memebers, keep your head up and continue to press forward! Tiara Marshall, Editor-In-Chief
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Publisher: Friendship Public Charter School, Washington, DC Chairman: Donald Hense
Many thanks to: Michael Cordell, Ralph Neal, Brian Beck, Peggy Pendergrass, Michael Spikes, Carl Reeverts, Kevin Reeverts, Yolonda Coleman, Megan Bennett, Michelle Freeman, Khalil Braswell, Diedre Barksdale, Barry Lofton, Candice Tolliver, Arline Williams, Kim Jones, Haroldine Pratt, Ben Forjoe, Tramaine Fleming, Gail Sivils, Angela Fox and the entire office and maintenence staffs at Blow Pierce and Woodson. Additional thanks to: Brenda Marshall and Jeff Travers from DC Campaign to End Teen Pregnancy, Colin Touhey and Carlos Varela from DC Urban Debate League, Aaron Fishbone from International Debate Education Association, Jeremy Nelson from Amnesty International, Tom Wagner and the wonderful crew at the National Science Foundation, Cathy Plume and Adam Tomasek from World Wildlife Fund, Joe Landrum from National Right to Life Coalition, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Doxie McCoy, Mayor Anthony Williams, Sharon Gang, Vince Morris, Annie Kampher, Andy Fernandez and Helen Strong, And thanks to the following organizations for funding and support: Capitol Hill Community Foundation, The Washington Post, D.C. Commission on the Arts, D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission,The Brunswick Group and International Debate Education Association, Finally, a very special thanks to Donald Hense, Patricia Brantley and Carol Seifert whose energy, support and vision were instrumental in making Rated-T Magazine and Friendship News Network a reality. Rated-T Magazine is a program of Friendship News Network (FNN), a media enterprise run by the students of Friendship Public Charter School. The program is free and open to any student in the District of Columbia between the ages of 11 and 18. For more information, visit our website at www.friendshipnewsnetwork.com or call 240-426-7685. For more information on Friendship Public Charter School, visit our website at www.friendshipschools.org. Cover Photo: Ahmed Davis. Cover Design by Ahmed Davis and Tiara Marshall Contents Page Design by Hassan Pye and Ahmed Davis.
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