This summer, Kensington Voice collaborated with the Kensington Library to engage tweens and teens for a #TeenTruths photo workshop series. In four weekly workshops, we worked on learning DSLR camera settings, photo…
Tiger Poets: “It’s about … being able to see what you have went through, and what you overcame”
“Strong, rowdy, teamwork, and loyal,” are the words that come to assistant coach Fantaja Jones’ mind to describe the members of Tiger Poets — the Kensington-based poetry team. Established in 2017, the…
Join us at the Kensington Library for our #TeenTruths workshops
On July 11, 18, and 25, Kensington Voice is hosting #TeenTruths, a free photojournalism workshop series for aspiring teen writers, photographers, creators, and more, at Kensington Library. Pizza and drinks will be…
Turning your opinions into opinion articles
After struggling for the last two months to get a large turnout to our Story Corner workshops, we decided to revamp the Story Corner as a program that provides journalism skills trainings.…
“This kind of work will drain you”: How trauma is affecting people responding to overdoses in Kensington
On a cold March morning earlier this year, Roz Pichardo was driving into work on Kensington Avenue when she heard someone scream from outside her car window — “I need Narcan!” With…
An exploration of our roots
In late February and early March, Kensington Voice staff organized two Story Corner workshops around the theme of “roots” to explore participants’ communities of origin. (Design by Kim Holdredge) On February 23…
Valentines for Kensington
Few things convey love and care like a hand-made gift. This month, participants at our story corner workshops showed love by crafting valentines for people, places, and things in their community. Just…
Kensington Through Our Eyes: Photos from the gallery
The Story Corner is a collaboration between Kensington Voice and McPherson Square Library, located at the intersection of Kensington and Indiana Avenues. The Through Our Eyes camera project was the pilot of…