Remix Your Life Poetry Month: “Injustice”
Youth Radio’s Dani Tarver performs a powerful piece about the injustices young black men face growing up in America with police brutality and racial profiling.
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City Slam – Injustice
Dani Tarver performs a powerful piece about the injustice young black men face growing up in America.
DIY Toolkit: How Teens Want You To Teach #BlackLivesMatter
Youth Radio teens and teachers sat down together to come up with a lesson plan for how educators can facilitate a productive conversation about race, police and violence, grounded in a collection of stories created by Youth Radio’s reporters and commentators.
Town Hall Addresses Racial Discrimination And Police Brutality
Alameda County district supervisor Keith Carson hosted an event at Beebe Memorial Cathedral in Oakland to start public discussion about the violence against young people of color, in response to recent high-profile cases, as well as local protests.
St. Louis Teen Revisits Father’s Advice While Anticipating Verdict
Last summer, every day after baseball practice, I’d buy a slush from the same Quik Trip convenience store in downtown…
Why We Should Listen To The Youth Fury From Ferguson
Minutes after arriving in St. Louis, Mo., to report on the events in Ferguson, I bumped into Cephus “Uncle Bobby”…
Ferguson and Michael Brown: Special Coverage
The fatal shooting of Michael Brown, 18, in Ferguson, MO resonated deeply with young people in Oakland and all over the country. Youth Radio sent a reporter and producer to Ferguson, MO to witness the events and amplify local youth voices and perspectives.
Sons And Brothers Speak Out
This video highlights the voices of African American young men growing up in Oakland, California, whose lives are touched by many of the issues raised by My Brother’s Keeper.
Zimmerman Verdict And The Aftermath
Coverage By Youth Radio: Coming Of Age In The Era Of Oscar Grant And Trayvon Martin NPR 18-year-old Myles Bess…