Am I Getting Darker?
After a lifetime of being mocked for her brown skin, Amanda Agustin describes how she came to embrace her skin tone and love laying out in sun.
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Loving Your Disability
In her early teens, Christie Levine had to reconcile herself with her chronic scoliosis. In coming to terms with her disability, she also became an athlete.
Teens Convince Parents To Take Political Message On The Road
If most teens told their parents who to vote for, they might think about it, but they probably wouldn’t get eight cars decked out with a candidate’s face and take off all over the country. But 17-year-old Nadia Crawford’s family isn’t exactly normal.
In Upside Down World, Hard for Millennials to Foresee Their Futures
Young people aren’t supposed to be the jaded ones, yet more and more, it feels like gallows humor is the…
Youth Advocates React To Oakland Police Sex Allegations
Earlier this year, news broke that close to 30 police officers from the Oakland Police Department, and the Richmond Police Department, and a District Attorney Inspector were accused of having sex with an underage girl. Youth Radio’s Natalie Bettendorf reports.
Hiding Teen Homelessness
I was 13 years old the night I became homeless. I was fighting with family — that happened a lot — and my mom finally told me to get out. I could tell it was serious this time. So I did.
Adulthood Delayed By Rising Rents
The apartment where I live in Emeryville is really swanky. But despite the on-site gym and pool minutes from my front door, I can’t wait until I can afford to move out.
Out And Proud, But Not Here For Your Questions
When I hold my girlfriend’s hand in public, it’s not an invitation to ask me questions about my personal life. I’m not a spokesperson for the queer community.
A Renaissance For Oakland and The Warriors
What does the Warriors’ success mean for the City of Oakland? Youth Radio’s Garrison Pennington finds out.