Will TikTok’s New Safety Measures for Kids Actually Keep Them Safe?

September 20, 2023

By Maliyah Ledesma, age 11 and IndyKids staff In the world we live in today, we rely on technology more by the second, so it’s easy for young folks to get lost mindlessly scrolling. This is why social media platform TikTok announced in March that they would ...

Interview with Native American Scholar, Charlie Amáyá Scott

August 16, 2023

Charlie Amáyá Scott is a 28-year-old transgender scholar, advocate and social media influencer who lives in Aurora, Colo. She grew up in Chinle, Ariz., in the center of the Navajo Nation. Charlie, who uses "she" and "they" pronouns, is currently working on her Ph.D. in education at ...

Does Colonialism Still Impact Communities Today?

August 16, 2023

To Understand the Present, We Must Look to the PastBy IndyKids staff In the 1700s and 1800s, rich and powerful European countries, such as Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands, began to venture out in search of more land and resources that they deemed valuable. They began ...

Now, More Than Ever, Trans Kids Need Our Support

June 26, 2023

By Anya Rothman-Cimino, age 11 Recently, legislatures across the country have been slowly but surely taking away trans youths’ rights. According to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, approximately 450 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced already this year. During an interview on The Daily Show, President Joe ...