Our friends at the Black Youth Project have been covering the events in Ferguson, MO closely, helping their readers put the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in the context of ongoing police violence against young Black men.
Am I worth as much as a candy bar? Or am I worth a Play Station? What would it take for killing me to be excusable?
I began to see that, although I don’t face the kinds of discrimination and hatred people often hear about in the 21st century, I do face an entirely new breed of problems.
Growing up as a young, black male in America is not easy. Sometimes it feels like I’m walking on eggshells…
Should there be a Black History Month? It’s a question that comes up every February. Youth Radio asks teens what they think.
When living in the progressive, liberal bay area, we tend to think that racial segregation is irrelevant to us. However, recently it has become apparent to me that at my school, there is definitely a sense of internalized segregation within the student body.
Most of the kids at my school don’t look like me, don’t dress like me, and most certainly don’t talk…
Ever since I was young I’ve been uncomfortable about my skin color.
Coverage By Youth Radio: Coming Of Age In The Era Of Oscar Grant And Trayvon Martin NPR 18-year-old Myles Bess…
