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http://itsgettinghotinhere.org This Summer Filled with Solutions in Corvallis

x-posted from Solutionaries As communications director for Summer of Solutions, I’m featuring every program to paint a picture of the diversity of solutions young people are building...

http://99problems.org Kicking Us While We’re Down!!

Yesterday, the US Senate defeated a measure that would provide $1.3 billion for summer jobs for young people. They also voted to end relief efforts for poor families with young children....

http://itsgettinghotinhere.org

{Written by Jenna Garland, South Carolina Organizer at the Southern Energy Network. Cross-posted from Southern Energy Network’s Blog} While visiting my parents recently, my mother treated...

 
 
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The Greening of Hip-Hop

Eric Arnold, ColorLines

Rappers address climate change and sustainability.

Top Youth Activism Victories of 2009

The Editors, WireTap

From shutting down rat-infested prisons to improving voting registration and making college more accessible, young people put their energies into extraordinary actions that changed their...

The Price of Jumping Class

Mandy Van Deven, WireTap

A new book examines what's lost by moving up the economic ladder.

Cedric Michael Cox: Structured Soul

Geoffrey Dobbins, WireTap

A Cincinnati painter looks to urban landscape and sees beauty and vitality.

Marching Forward

David Parker, Jr., WireTap

An inner-city marching band helps students succeed and heals divides in New Orleans.

K Chronicles: 9-11 Trials Considered

Keith Knight, WireTap

K Chronicles considers the 9-11 trials and our legal system.

Paper Chase: Hip-Hop for My America

Geoffrey Dobbins, WireTap

My America is using art to change immigration policy.

National Service and Youth Unemployment

Melissa Boteach, Joy Moses, Shirley Sagawa, Campus Progress

Strategies for job creation during economic recovery.

 
 
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(Video) National Estria Battle Finals

Graffiti writers battle it out at Oakland's deFremery park.

(Video) Maluca

You could call her the MIA of Washington Heights, but that might be too generic.

(Video) Loose Change

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