Teen Vogue Summit TurnUp

Chicago is where Nza-Ari was born and raised, and where she lost her 15-year-old friend Hadiya Pendleton to gun violence in 2013. “She was basically trying to get cover from the rain with a couple of her other friends about five minutes away from our high school,” she tells Teen... Read More →

In 2014, Clifton Kinnie was a student at Lutheran High School North in Ferguson, Missouri, mourning the death of his mother when 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer. Brown’s death sparked a movement that loudly declared that black lives matter, and... Read More →

“I gotta admit, my résumé is pretty long,” Jazmine tells Teen Vogue. She is a percussionist in the Wyoming all-state marching band, a swimmer, a soccer player, a Science Olympiad member, a volunteer with the Special Olympics, a Gen-I Ambassador with the Center for Native American... Read More →

Kenidra has been a longtime advocate for mental health among teens and takes pride in her bold personality. “I command your attention,” the high school junior tells Teen Vogue. In February, after the Parkland shooting, she participated in a walkout with at least 50 classmates... Read More →