On Our Radar: Cars, Love and Syrian Schools
1. Schools In Syria Struggle Syria has been home to a bloody civil war since 2012. One report says that…
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On Our Radar: Football, Orphans and Online Love
1. The Football Finale This past Sunday, the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers to become the 50th winners of the…
On Our Radar: Politics As Unusual.
1. The Youth Vote Counts At the Iowa caucus on Monday, Ted Cruz won and Donald Trump had a “yuge” loss, in the words…
On Our Radar: Second Chances, Water Crisis, and Racist Shirts
1. The Supreme Court Gives Juvenile Lifers a Second Chance On Monday, the Supreme Court voted to retroactively make parole an…
On Our Radar: Freedom, Prisons, and Civil Rights
1. MLK Day: Youth Voices to Youth Action The Bay Area, known for its Civil Rights activism and outspoken citizens,…
Pandora, Uber, And Beyond: Tech Comes To Oakland
Oakland is already changing with the arrival of tech. But the question is: will the tech industry change too, and become more diverse, as more companies move in?
Trayvon & Oscar: A Parallel Tale
Watching Fruitvale Station in Oakland was more like watching a memory than watching a movie. When the film showed people…
What Next? Youth Look Past Zimmerman Verdict
“Let’s get a group photo,” said the birthday girl on Saturday afternoon. It was a 1990s themed party. A grey Panasonic…
Fruitvale The Movie: Will The World Feel It Like We Do In Oakland?
OAKLAND, Calif. — The crowd let out a monstrous applause just before the private screening of Fruitvale Station began inside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre. The majority of the audience then turned away from the screen, toward the back left corner of the room to honor Oscar Grant’s mother. I saw her acknowledge the crowd with a wave of her hand.