Black Youth Have The Right To Travel

“The students’ reactions to being able to visit Africa was priceless, the scenery and music awsome!”

“I appreciate all the hard work involved in planning and these trips possible!”

“ I learned that our youth are very open to expanding their minds and horizons, through exploring other countries. That's great!”

— Audience reactions to the “We Are Pyramids” screening

We Are Pyramids: SPYS' YouthPowerMN℠ Documentary Premiere & Fundraiser Trailer

On May 29, 2025, SPYS shared a screening with students from two Saint Paul high schools as well as SPYS Youth Champions of a documentary about SPYS' YouthPowerMN℠ Study Trip in Egypt documentary, “We Are Pyramids.”

The YouthPowerMN℠  on the Potomac Field Trip was a guided journey through Washington, DC that uncovered secrets hidden in plain sight throughout the landscape of the city. The Field Trip uncovers the ancient Egyptian influence on the founding fathers of the United States of America, as well as their acknowledgement of the Nile Valley origins of civilization. This experience was organized to prepare our youth leaders for their Study Tour in Egypt in December 2024. The experience was entirely filmed by YouthPowerMN℠ Leaders.

St. Paul Youth Services held its YouthPowerMN℠ Leadership Institute for 5 weeks in June and July of 2024. As part of the session, youth visited ZGF Architects in Los Angeles.

In 2022, YouthPoweredMediaMN® interviewed 12 Black Businesses from April-June in Florida, Minnesota and Nevada about their experiences, conversations, recommendations, and words of wisdom as Black Business Owners.