The First Annual FNN Cookoff

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Produced and reported by Ashley Lumpkin, Hassan Pye, Karim McKaskill, Brittany Wilkerson, Jamir Smith, Myneisha Vaughn, Lanika Richardson, Marissa Montfort and Delonte Perkins. Edited by Karim McKaskill.

The FNN production crew share their favorite recipes, including a Cookie Salad.

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If you’d like to try any of the recipes you saw on the show, you can get them here and try them yourself. (You can also find the recipes in the Spring 09 issue of Rated-T Magazine.)

FNN Students Ask Obama

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by Caanan Walker, Karlton Chapman, Nina Graham, Jalen Ferguson, Erin Smith and Maurice Williams In October 2008, MTV invited FNN students to participate in a nationwide online interview with then President-elect, Barack Obama. Each student was allowed to ask Obama a question on an issue important to teens. Now that he's been in office for over a year, do you think Obama has addressed these issues? Watch what each student asked. Then you can write your comments.

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Karlton Chapman on Gay Rights (coming soon!)

Nina Graham on Bush War Crimes (coming soon!)

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On the Brink of a Dream Becoming Reality: MLK's Legacy and American Politics

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By Chantell LeakApril 4, 2008

“When King made his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech no one would have ever thought that we would be this close to having a black president.”

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FNN Reporters Comment on the Candidates

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Virtual Worlds 2008

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Reported by Daniel BullockProduced by Nina Graham, Brittany McDonald

April, 2008. FNN’s Daniel Bullock is an avid fan of virtual reality. Gaia, Freggers and other sites are constantly up in his web browser. Daniel wanted to find out more about these kinds of sites, so he took a trip to the Virtual Worlds Conference in New York City. Check it out!

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FNN Goes to New York

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fnnteam_nyc.jpgOn December 7, 2006, the FNN High School Marketing Team went to the Edison Schools office in New York to consult with Edison Schools founder Chris Whittle on how to improve FNN’s marketing strategy. The meeting was a success and FNN is now in the process of creating a new marketing strategy based on Mr. Whittle’s great advice. In addition to business, FNN managed to take in the sites of New York and bump into one of their favorite celebrities.

Collegiate Students Investigate Conditions Affecting Children Who Work in Sierra Leone’s Diamond Mines

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Hundreds of children work in the diamond mines in Sierra Leone for little or no pay. To draw attention to this important issue, FNN producers partnered with Ms Sandra Littlejohn’s speech class to produce interviews with activists from Sierra Leone, audio commentaries and PSAs.

Brittany Jones reports on the conditions for children and what can be done.

Myesa Holland reports on health conditions.

Dominique Olfus reports on the response from the government of Sierra Leone.

Diamond Milan reports on sexual abuse.

Click to see the print PSA.