REDEFINED: FINAH
This piece is about my lovely and unique name: Hanif.
Redefined
REDEFINED: The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Nature, climate change and the forces that shaped me into who I am today.
REDEFINED: Growing Up and Changing
I am a freshman in high school and I have noticed that a lot of people have been talking about different they have become over time. I sat down and interviewed a couple of my friends to see what they think.
REDEFINED: Not About Looks
“Not About Looks” features two teenage girls from Oakland and their experiences dealing with body image and self confidence.
REDEFINED: What The Kids Didn’t Know
She kept these diagnoses quiet for years. Part of that, she admitted, was out of shame.
REDEFINED: Proud Of My Brown Skin
I never felt comfortable in family pictures because I was the only black person and I felt out of place. I never told my mom about this because I didn’t want her to feel bad because it wasn’t her fault.
REDEFINED: Things I Wasn’t Born With
Scars, disabilities, and tattoos. Photos and reflections on things that showed up on people during their life.
REDEFINED: Not Your Ordinary Black Girl
Reality TV doesn’t dictate how someone acts in real life but it does give viewers opportunities to judge us as if this is the first impression.
REDEFINED: Oakland Speaks on Stereotypes
Some Youth Radio students went around Downtown Oakland and asked people if others look at them differently based on the way they are dressed, or by their race and gender.