Nation Needs Prescription To Cure Prescription Drug Abuse
Xanax is a popular drug on my campus. It’s meant to reduce activity of the central nervous system and medicate anxiety. But it’s often taken recreationally.
Brett Myers
The Gunshot That Changed Me
I was eight years old, asleep in the top bunk of my bed, when I heard guys yelling outside my house. Then pop-pop-pop, and a bullet came smashing through my window landing in the wall just inches above my head.
Talking About Racial Differences With Dad
Jabari Gray, Youth Radio’s Deputy Director, has always had a close relationship with his dad. But some conversations are never easy.
On Ferguson’s Streets, Echoes Of Another Fatal Shooting
Marvin Stokes is one of the few bright spots in Ferguson right now, and he’s only four years old. I kneeled all the way down to the ground to ask him if he knows where he’s standing.
High School Footballer Wants More Tackling Practice, Not Less
My high school football team has been limiting full contact practices for years, even before the state changed the rules. Instead of actually tackling during practice, we get in tackling lines to work on our form, but all we tackle is air.
HIV Prevention Drug Changes One Man’s Behavior
I’m a sexually active, gay, black man. I don’t always use a condom, and I used to spend a lot of time anxiously waiting for a phone call to hear my HIV test results. But now I use an additional form of protection.
Double Charged: Does Paying Back Victims Cost Kids Their Futures?
Ricky Brum stood in an alleyway behind a furniture store in Manteca, California, and to be honest, it was a little awkward. He didn’t really want to be there. Last February, Brum set some cardboard boxes on fire just a few feet away.
Seeing Like A Butterfly: Beyond The Gender Binary
The problem with the gender binary is that it excludes. How can someone progress and be part of society if they don’t feel like they belong?
School District Polices School Cops
The academic year came to a close last week for Oakland public schools. When classes begin in the fall, the district will have new policies limiting police activity in schools. Youth Radio’s Joi Smith commentator applauds the change.