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He Absolutely Had To Be A "Community Organizer"
Hakim Bellamy, WireTap
Opinion: Community organizers didn't just sprout up overnight for the Obama election victory, they've been in the trenches for years.
Former Gang Rivals Catch Waves
Sarah Doss, Golden Gate [X]press
Santa Barbara gang members trade turf for surf.
Obama's Victory: Just the Beginning
Jamilah King, WireTap
Obama's message of unity and bipartisanship inspired millions of skeptics across party lines, but this is just the first step toward building democracy.
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You Voted. Now What? A Young Voter's Guide From Grassroots to the Hill

Kristina Rizga, TheNation.com, WireTap

Young people volunteered and voted in record numbers this past election, but the work isn't over. Here are three ways to continue the activism and change the world.

 
 
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(Video) If I Were President

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Mos Def calls for National Pudding Day.

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(Video) Green Jobs Now

What does a Green Job look like? Why do we need them? Find out why youth around the country are mobilizing in support of Green Jobs.

(Video) Barack and Curtis
Nah Right

New short documentary examines Black masculinity through Barack Obama and 50 Cent.

(Video) I'm a Marine
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia

One young man's personal story of joining the Marine Corp.

(Video) How To Tell People They're Racist
ILL Doctrine

Everyone's talking about race these days, but how useful is it?

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Young Voters: Brush Off Your Shoulders

Karlo Barrios Marcelo, WireTap

Youth voters came out in record numbers and look to figure heavily in future elections.

K Chronicles: Hall of Presidents

Keith Knight, WireTap

K Chronicles considers Disneyworld's latest edition to its Hall of Presidents.

Social Issue Scorecard

Suemedha Sood, WireTap

Social issues dominated ballot referendums this year. Wiretap analyzes the results.

Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest

Matt Singer, Jefferson Smith, TheNation.com, WireTap

Opinion: Our generation can move beyond old battles of single-issue silos and narrow constituency interests into broader rainbow coalitions of new progressives.

(Video) Faces of Early Student Voters in Tallahassee, Florida

De Nishia Yearby, Rock the Trail

By 10 am, 565 students at the Florida A&M University at Tallahassee, Florida already voted. Many are new voters in this historically black university.

Young Organizers Speak: It’s A New Era

Biko Baker, WireTap

League of Young Voters’ director Biko Baker witnessed working-class youth and youth of color truly believe in change by participating in the election.

When We're Not Working: 10 Big Post-Election Questions

Matt Ryan, Gavin Leonard, WireTap

Podcast: Our hosts Matt and Gavin review most addictive political blogs and give a thumbs up or down to 10 big post-election questions pundits deliberate.

(Video) High Student Turnout, Long Lines in Pennsylvania

Video the Vote

At 7am, there was already a line of almost 1000 students waiting to vote at Penn State University, PA.

 
 
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Aaron Tang Angry In Europe

Angry students take to the streets, with video to prove it.

 
Mervyn Marcano The Blame Game

California's recent ban on gay marriage speaks volumes of how the gay community must build bridges and organize in Black communities.

 
Sarah Burris CA's Complicated Prop 8 Legal Battle

A recent ban on same sex marriage in California has only intensified the legal battle between conservatives and gay rights advocates.

 
Tomas Palermo The Movement Gets Moving

The Generational Alliance Youth Policy Summit strategizes on what change will look like.

 
Aaron Tang What Keeps Barack Obama Up At Night

I'll give you a hint: it has nothing to do with the economy, energy, or Iraq...

 
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