Monthly Archives: November 2011

What Teachers Don’t Get About ‘Low-Performing’ Students

Nov. 21, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Yvette Jackson, Posted: Nov 20, 2011
All students should have the chance to be motivated to achieve in ways that are usually expected of those students labeled “gifted,” but that’s not the case...

Digital Media Arts Summit and Expo

Nov. 21, 2011 / By

Photos by Cheeravath Aphipunyo.

On November 3, 2011, community members and organizations came together to attend the Digital Media Arts Summit and Expo...

Grim Snapshot: Job Seekers Pack Harlem Career Fair

Nov. 20, 2011 / By
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Amsterdam News, News Report, Herb Boyd, Posted: Nov 18, 2011
A good indicator of the deplorable unemployment rate in our region occurred Monday morning at City College of New York...

In California, Health Reform ‘Nearly Impossible to Be Undone’

Nov. 19, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Liz Gonzalez, Posted: Nov 18, 2011
LOS ANGELES – As the U.S...

Cheeravath Aphipunyo Named Youth of the Year for Long Beach Boys and Girls Club

Nov. 18, 2011 / By

Written by Prumsodun Ok, VoiceWaves Project Director + Executive Editor.

I am one proud mentor and teacher...

Community Remembers The Freedom Riders

Nov. 17, 2011 / By
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There are many events that shaped the Civil Rights movement that we know of today. From the marches and speeches of Dr...

Health Corps Launched at Coachella Valley High School

Nov. 17, 2011 / By
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Dr oz launches health corps at Coachella Valley High School. Here we have interviews from Anthony Itan, Principal Mary Velasco and Superintendent Darryl Adams...

Study Maps Pollution Hotspots in CA’s San Joaquin Valley

Nov. 17, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Nov 16, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO —  It’s well known that California’s San Joaquin Valley has some of the worst air quality in the nation...

Driving While Mexican

Nov. 16, 2011 / By
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“I got pulled over for no reason,” I said to my father after a night of sightseeing...

San Francisco’s Homeless Black Youth Invisible

Nov. 15, 2011 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Peter Schurmann, Posted: Nov 14, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO – At 18, Valerie Klinker was kicked out of her grandmother’s house in San Francisco’s Fillmore District...

New Program Aims to Close Digital Divide for Minorities

Nov. 15, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Video, Ann Bassette; Anchor/Editor: Odette Keeley , Posted: Nov 12, 2011
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A Career in Digital Photography

Nov. 15, 2011 / By
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On November 3, 2011, community members and organizations came together to attend the Digital Media Arts Summit and Expo...