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One of the things I love about my job is the wide variety of people we get to publish on our pages. This summer, we've had the privilege to run pieces from some smart, engaged young people. Thread of pieces from four teens who will give you hope for the future. 
Abigail Chang, via @mightywriters, on the normalcy of gun violence in her SW Philly 'hood: "I am used to my parents not sending me to the corner store, because, as we say in Jamaica, where my parents emigrated from, 'prevention is better than cure.'” https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/gun-violence-philadelphia-homicides-southwest-teens-solutions-20200904.html
Henry Hsiao volunteered to be a poll worker on November 3, even though he's not old enough to vote yet. "Our elections require poll workers, who’ll act as democracy’s indispensable front-line force." https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/voting-election-2020-poll-workers-volunteer-20200828.html
Lavender Huang, from @baldwinschool: "To continue banning Chinese travelers is a gross case of xenophobia and racism that pushes the responsibility of COVID-19 on the backs of Chinese international students who are ... trying to go back to school." https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/f-1-visa-travel-ban-international-students-coronavirus-covid-20200806.html
Lola Milder and Lucy Duckworth, from @PHLschools, on how COVID-19 exacerbated period poverty: "Our country’s clumsy response to COVID-19 [forces women to sacrifice] pads and tampons at the expense of groceries or rent." https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/period-menstrual-supplies-pads-tampons-coronavirus-covid-20200706.html
As an opinion editor at @PhillyInquirer, I'm always on the hunt for smart, informed, passionate people to write about topical issues — including teens. Here's our general guidelines. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/philadelphia-inquirer-op-ed-opinion-pitch-submission-20191129.html
