21 in ‘21: Does a Pandemic Define a Generation?
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For many societies, 21 is a significant age. It’s a period of promise and potential, of leaving behind childhood to forge a way into the world. So what happens when a global pandemic stalls that momentum?
Twelve young adults answer that question in the Monitor’s new special global report, “21 in ’21.” Our reporters spent three months following 21-year-olds in 11 countries as they navigated the pandemic and the ways that it’s changing the world around them.
This episode of “Rethinking the News” features Ryan Lenora Brown, the “21 in ’21” lead reporter. She talks about how the project came to be, the diversity of experiences among the 21-year-olds, and the common threads they all share – wherever they are in the world.