REDEFINED: What The Kids Didn’t Know
She kept these diagnoses quiet for years. Part of that, she admitted, was out of shame.
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REDEFINED: Proud Of My Brown Skin
I never felt comfortable in family pictures because I was the only black person and I felt out of place. I never told my mom about this because I didn’t want her to feel bad because it wasn’t her fault.
REDEFINED: Things I Wasn’t Born With
Scars, disabilities, and tattoos. Photos and reflections on things that showed up on people during their life.
REDEFINED: Not Your Ordinary Black Girl
Reality TV doesn’t dictate how someone acts in real life but it does give viewers opportunities to judge us as if this is the first impression.
REDEFINED: Oakland Speaks on Stereotypes
Some Youth Radio students went around Downtown Oakland and asked people if others look at them differently based on the way they are dressed, or by their race and gender.
REDEFINED: Happiness Has No Standards
This was a really dumb idea. You would think going up to people and talking to them would be easy. It’s not.
When Your Bully Is A Part Of Your Family
My cousins pushed me into closets and shut the doors, called me countless names, and even sucked up my last baby tooth in the vacuum cleaner.
When You See Something But Can’t Say Something
I looked at my dad and asked in a small voice, “We can’t help her?”
Youth Radio Raw: Prime Time Episode 6
Welcome to the 6th episode of Prime Time on Youth Radio Raw.