Posts Tagged as "Youth"

Death to Molly: Youth React to Rapper’s Anti-Drug Stance

Jun. 5, 2013 / By
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Photo: NRK P3

by We’Ced Youth Media

Editor’s Note: Kendrick Lamar, a young rapper from Compton, CA, recently broke into the mainstream with his critically and commercially successful debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d..

The high price of teen work: Teens pitch in to boost family income during tough times

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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A typical school night for most teens may be made up of sports practice, dinner, homework and maybe a study session...

News and Information from YouthWire

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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New America Media invites you to explore the scope of our youth media work via YouthWire.org..

Parents are Responsible for the Health of their Children

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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Letisha White, The kNOw

In a modern society, there are several difficulties. Along with the murders and diseases, obesity ranks as one of the chief problems in today’s communities...

Youth Radio: Uncovering the Injustice in the Juvenile Justice System

Jun. 1, 2013 / By
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This week on the Youth Radio Podcast, we take a close look at two policies within the juvenile justice system: sentencing and restitution, the practice of making youth offenders pay fines to the state, and to the victims of their crimes...

Beyond This Moment: North LB Tackles Teen Problems

May. 31, 2013 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Travis Gilmore, Jaime Varela, Michelle Navarro, Ariella Rams and Jasmine Hamilton

Last month, students and administrators at Jordan High School in North Long Beach came together for a Youth Empowerment Conference...

Mental Health Matters: A Story About Bullying

May. 31, 2013 / By
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Amanda Bencomo, right, and Dahlia Chavez, left, present on
bullying during a Peace 90805 workshop on April 13...

Summer Night Lights Comes Back to LB Parks

May. 29, 2013 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Alison Keiser, Ben Maxson and Ruby Limon.

Some more of Long Beach’s affluent residents are planning their summer vacations...

The Detention Chronicles: Episode 2

May. 25, 2013 / By
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As part of our school discipline coverage, here is the second in our series of personal narratives about what happens in high school detention.  ..

Long Beach Pride & Prejudice: Notes from a Queer Youth

May. 23, 2013 / By
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(Chelcee Bunkley pictured above third from the right with representatives from the Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Center)

Long Beach Pride: a time of year everyone (and sometimes their mothers) are waiting for...

I’m a Mom Now

May. 22, 2013 / By
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Picturing Health: Photo and Audio Stories by California Youth
Funded by The California Endowment

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Samoan Dance Brings Healing to Violence-Prone SF Community

May. 19, 2013 / By
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Silicon Valley DeBug/ New America Media, Video, Jean Melesaine

Pelenise Faataui, a native of San Francisco’s Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, recently began teaching Polynesian dance to friends and neighbors in the area...