The Peacemaker: An Interview With Aqeela Sherrills
By Adam McKibbin, WireTap, April 14, 2008
Aqeela Sherrills traded retaliation for reconciliation and helped broker peace between the Bloods and Crips.
Deadly Silence: Stop Snitching's Fatal Legacy
By Ayah Young, WireTap, March 28, 2008
We all learned in the schoolyard that no one likes a tattletale. But when issues of theft, rape, and murder are involved, is it so wrong to tell?
Opinion: Why I Campaign for College Tuition Relief Now!
By Vicente Garcia, WireTap, March 24, 2008
As 2007 marked the first time California spent more money on prisons than public colleges, young activists mobilize for a ballot initiative that will help low-income students access universities.
Moving Pictures: Book Reveals Incarcerated Youth Art
By Te-Ping Chen, WireTap, March 6, 2008
A generation of incarcerated Bay Area youth seizes the pen.
Long Live Jorge Castro
By Ivan Natividad, WireTap, February 28, 2008
Personal Voices: Work with low-income families in Richmond, California made me reexamine the meaning of hope for progressive change.
Roots For The Future
By Jamilah King, WireTap, February 20, 2008
West Oakland, California's Black New World club forges a fresh artistic community in the shadows of a once-thriving district.
Minors in the Big House
By Te-Ping Chen, WireTap, January 28, 2008
After two failed decades of getting 'tough on crime,' advocates are pushing states to reconsider trying youth as adults.
The Apollos: Students Who Fought For MLK Holiday
By Tomas Palermo, WireTap, January 21, 2008
In 1981, Oakland Tech high school seniors lobbied the California state senate to officially recognize the MLK holiday. This video tells their story.
Wiley College Shares Spotlight With "Great Debaters"
By Kai Beasley, Black College Wire, January 18, 2008
New film Great Debaters sheds light on financial struggle of Historically Black College.
Brother Outsider
By Jamilah King, WireTap, December 5, 2007
Filmmakers talk about how the once untold story of Bayard Rustin is making waves among a new generation of organizers.
Fresno Residents Stand For Justice
By Mike Rhodes, IndyBay, December 3, 2007
Fresno Westside Residents respond to being called terrorists.
Education Versus Incarceration
By Jordan Flaherty, Left Turn, November 16, 2007
A small Louisiana town struggles to shut down a prison and build a school.
All Eyes On Us
By Marcus Gadson, WireTap, November 2, 2007
The black electorate will be highly scrutinized during the 2008 election cycle, but will the media and other pundits really understand what's at stake?
Anti-Gentrification Rebels
By Roopa Singh, WireTap, October 17, 2007
Increasing gentrification in America's midsized cities has spurred collective actions -- and gained victories -- among local communities fighting for their right to stay.
Panhandling for Reparations
By Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap, October 3, 2007
Damali Ayo's National Day of Panhandling for Reparations interactive performance art event aims to bring legislative conversations to the masses.
In Search of Justice in Jena
By Paloma Esquivel, WireTap, September 21, 2007
Wiretap's Paloma Esquivel reports back from Jena, La., where more than 10,000 people rallied to protest what they see as racist treatment of six black teenagers.
Personal Voices: Surviving 'Kilwaukee'
By Biko Baker, WireTap, September 7, 2007
Biko Baker explores how to organize urban communities and move beyond violence in Milwaukee.
Rape, Pillage, and Ignore
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, August 29, 2007
In Indian country, a high number of rapes and no resources for victims.
Murder Was the Case
By Matthew Birkhold, WireTap, August 22, 2007
Personal Voices: Examining masculinity and its implications for black-on-black violence.
Opinion: To Snitch, or Not To Snitch
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media, August 9, 2007
The spike in violence in urban communities around the U.S. is highlighting distrust between neighborhoods and police. Why aren't witnesses stepping up?
