17-Year-Old Wins First Monthly Socially-Conscious Journalism Prize

A Bronx, N.Y. teenager is the recipient of the first monthly award honoring socially-conscious journalism presented by the Sidney Hillman Foundation.

Yesterday, the foundation announced that it had awarded “The Sidney” to 17-year-old Victoria Cruz for a piece she did for public radio station WNYC as part of its Radio Rookies program. In her piece “Best Couple,” Cruz talks about her same-sex relationship with her girlfriend Deoine Scott and explains how their Bronx high school voted

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