Too Young To Vote
I can’t get enough of politics. But as a minor, I’m not allowed to vote. And until recently, I accepted…
KQED
Pepper Sprayed In Youth Jail
It’s rare for guards to use pepper spray to control youth held inside most juvenile halls across the country. Youth Radio investigates practices in juvenile hall in Alameda County, California.
First Generation Teen Has A Foot In Two Worlds
My mom and dad don’t sleep a lot. Their backs always ache. And sometimes when I see them, they’re walking like zombies. They’ve worked so hard to make a make a better life for my sister and me, and part of me worries that if I go away to school it’s like I’m abandoning all of that.
Teen Crooner On Love And Stage Fright
I was trembling throughout the song. And at the end, I stared at the audience for maybe two
seconds in silence.
The Trade-offs I Made To Play High School Football
My dad was a wide receiver in high school. My older brother was MVP. And when I joined the team my freshman year, my teammates and coaches had high expectations. But my play was not MVP material.
Are You Too Old To Trick-Or-Treat?
Teen reporter Billy Cruz asks the question, “Just how old is too old to trick or treat?”
The New High School Experience
Buses, bells and uniforms — that’s the high school experience for most people. However, there’s a new kind of student emerging, the kind, like me, who takes classes online.
Mixed, Passing For White
What’s it like to be a mixed race person who passes as white? Complicated, according to Youth Radio’s Maya Cueva. She often finds herself struggling to represent the part of her racial identity that people can’t see.
Memoirs of Invisible Black Women
There’s a growing national awareness about racial injustice in American, but often attention is focused on young black men. However, many African-American young women say the issues that most affect them rarely get talked about publicly. They say they sometimes feel invisible.