My teachers have made comments about my socioeconomic background and the “obstacles I must overcome.” Although these comments did not come with intentional insult, the lack of cultural awareness is what attributes to this problem.
The Oscars have never been a big deal to me. The few times I’ve caught the show on TV, it seems like a small group of people celebrating themselves. Of course, they’re famous, wealthy, and mostly white. As a teenager and a person of color, it’s never felt relevant.
In this audio soundscape, Youth Radio poet and artist Shyra Gums compares Oakland’s diversity to a giant pot of gumbo, with beautiful, interesting ingredients.
One thing that has always been a constant in my life despite all the different neighborhoods were the street vendors. Yet, despite them always being there I have never given time to learn their names or learn where they are from. Considering how they always have been there it is rude of me to never have really know them.
Most people are fighting to get into private school. I fought to get out.
Nine year-old Gray Sansom-Chasin and his 13 year-old sister Zoa Chasin are sorting through comics at their home in Park…
The summer before I began middle school, my family moved from Antioch, a diverse town with a reputation for high…
Schools, community organizations, and policymakers alike are working to generate cross-cultural dialogue throughout the city by promoting ethnic studies in high schools.
You have done so much for the youth, and I really applaud you on that. If it weren’t for you, even more youth would be incarcerated or selling drugs.
