Illustrated Commentary: A Piece Of Mind
Every now and then I still find myself in a potentially threatening situation, and I start to think about getting a gun.
West Oakland
High Rents Keeping Young Adults Home With Parents
I’ve always seen moving out on my own as a marker of adulthood, but for me, the cost outweighs the benefits.
Lessons Learned Through Dance
For me dance isn’t only a sport, it’s a way to escape the struggles in my community.
Downtown Oakland Tour
Oakland’s changing all around us. Youth Radio’s Senay Alkebulan sees his own neighborhood, West Oakland, as “ground zero” for gentrification.…
West Oakland v.s Liquor Stores
I hate how healthy food is expensive and put in the white neighborhoods vs sugar filled liquor stores in the black areas. I live in East Oakland I feel at any time I can go and get some healthy food but in West Oakland there are no easy access healthy food stores. This is unfair and purposely done to keep the black youth unhealthy and dumb.
My Furry Neighbors
My new neighbors aren’t all that bad. We actually have more in common than I thought.
No Room To Be A Kid In Oakland
I grew up in the west. They call it the Lower Bottoms. Everybody in my neighborhood would always tell me,…
Hipster Zombies Spark Debate Over Graphic Music Video
George Watsky, a young musical artist has recently caused a small debate on Youth Radio’s Twitter feed. His music video called, “Kill a Hipster,” focuses on gentrification — specifically the invasion of “hipsters.”
Experts Speak On Stopping Youth Violence
I encounter youth violence almost five times a week in west Oakland. At a recent panel…