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Next<\/span>Gen<\/span>Radio<\/span><\/h1>\n

Finding, coaching and training public media’s next generation.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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what does it mean to be ‘home’ ?<\/h1>\n

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Next Generation Radio is a five-day multimedia project highlighting the experiences of people in the Gulf States.<\/p>\n

This project was produced in May 2023 in partnership with the\u00a0<\/span>Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among public media stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and NPR.<\/p>\n

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ALABAMA STUDENT FINDS HOME IN THE COMFORT OF HER MIND<\/span><\/h2>\n

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by MARISSA LACEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jameia Boone, 20, grew up in a home of structure and stability in Mississippi, but that all changed once she moved to Troy, Alabama, for college. Now, she has a new home, something she calls her \u201cmind space,\u201d and it\u2019s always ready for her when she needs it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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NEW ORLEANS COACH USES MUAY THAI TO REACH YOUTH 1 KICK AT A TIME<\/span><\/h2>\n

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by ARETHA MCKINNEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jarret \u201cCoach Jay\u201d Spaulding, 37, teaches Muay Thai at an Uptown New Orleans gym. He hopes to provide discipline and a sense of home to students in the ring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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FAMILY AND FOOD ARE CENTRAL TO HOUMA TRIBAL CHIEF\u2019S SENSE OF HOME<\/span><\/h2>\n

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by OWEN RACER<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lora Ann Chaisson, 58, is the Principal Chief of the United Houma Nation in Southeast Louisiana. Residing in Pointe-aux-Ch\u00eanes near Isle De Jean Charles, the Indigenous tribe of nearly 19,000 embodies her feelings of home: family, food, and the bayou.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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THROUGH SOCIAL CLUBS AND EDUCATION, BIRMINGHAM WOMAN CREATES COMMUNITY<\/span><\/h2>\n

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by RACHEL PARKER<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Delena Chappel, 46, was raised in Philadelphia, but her family had deep roots in Alabama and the Civil Rights Movement. When she moved to Birmingham as a teenager, she experienced a cultural shift, and she works to extend a sense of community to her students and other Black women.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u2018WE ARE THE SAFE PLACE\u2019: A DAYCARE CENTER AND A MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Deborah Holmes\u2019 daycare center in a small Mississippi town has provided a home for the parents and children in her community for 24 years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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