Monthly Archives: June 2013

How School Uniforms May Be Taking Away From Class Time

Jun. 17, 2013 / By
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Do school uniforms help to provide less distractions? Do they improve attendance? Do they increase school pride?..

Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal

Jun. 17, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 17, 2013

This article is also available in Spanish..

Joshua’s Road to Happiness

Jun. 13, 2013 / By
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Joshua’s “Road to Happiness” is one of our submissions to Radio Diaries: Teen Diaries Contest...

Movie Review: Bag It

Jun. 13, 2013 / By
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Editor’s Note: After reading Helpful Products, Dangerous Toxins by Fatima Ramirez, reader Adriana Garcia wrote in to commend Fatima for her article...

Residents Celebrate Peace in North Long Beach

Jun. 12, 2013 / By
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This past Friday, residents in North Long Beach were treated to a concert as part of “BE S.A.F.E...

Kick Off Summer with Artchella June 14

Jun. 11, 2013 / By
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AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA – As schools let out for the summer, local youth need look no further than Sixth Street...

California’s Next Generation of News Media

Jun. 11, 2013 / By
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YouthWire was founded to unify and showcase the wealth of youth-created content being generated by New America Media’s community media projects in under-served communities across California, and to broaden their collective reach – beyond the local – to include a statewide audience of policymakers, advocacy groups, activists, educators and youth...

It’s Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Jun. 11, 2013 / By
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Domestic workers labor in the shadows without basic labor protections. Please sign to support the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to recognize and respect those who do the work that makes all other work possible every day...

Why I Observe Juneteenth

Jun. 10, 2013 / By
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Commentary • Asani Shakur

I write this in the spirit and honor of my ancestors…

I recently asked a group of school kids in Richmond to tell me what they knew about Juneteenth and the Fourth of July...

There Aren’t Happy Endings for Teachers in the Trenches

Jun. 10, 2013 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Matt Amaral

Walking around a high school campus at this time of year you will notice the air floats a little lighter and the sun reflects off smiles a little brighter...

50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures

Jun. 10, 2013 / By
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On this day 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in an effort to abolish wage discrimination based on gender...

We Speak baylingual: Sorry to Rain on Your Parade I a Dirtbag full of 100 Bulletz

Jun. 7, 2013 / By
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This week in Hip Hop is special because it’s the first time we got a battle up...