(Video) The Dream Act
WireTap, July 1, 2009
A young undocumented activist speaks on her fight to push the Dream Act.
Students Organize for the Dream
By Alonso Yáñez, WireTap, July 1, 2009
Undocumented students move past stigma and fear to become part of a growing national network working to pass the Dream Act.
(Video) Students Fight Budget Cuts
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, June 29, 2009
California students say no to budget cuts.
Check Your Head: Examining Youth Mental Health Resources
By Amanda Thieroff, WireTap, June 29, 2009
Young people seeking mental health care are forced to navigate a web of disconnected school and community-based programs. Is there an easier way?
Moshing In Cairo, Wrestling In Kabul
By M. Junaid Levesque-Alam, WireTap, June 26, 2009
Review: A new book attempts to authentically survey Western pop culture tastes in the Muslim world and mostly succeeds.
(Video) Urban Pigeon Racing
Current TV, June 25, 2009
The ancient sport of pigeon racing is alive and well in Baltimore.
(Video) Cystic Fibrosis Emcee
Current TV, June 25, 2009
Citizen Aim is a 27 year old emcee in Yuma, Arizona who might literally rap his last breath.
The Art of Protest
By Christine Joy Ferrer, Urban Habitat, June 24, 2009
The Oscar Grant Memorial Arts Project inspires artists and activists to heal their communities with poems, paintings and photography.
Young and Elected: Kesha Ram
By Nina Jacinto, WireTap, June 22, 2009
Vermont's youngest elected official shares her experiences in the electorate and her vision for progressive change.
E Da Boss: Local, International and All Good
By Tomas Palermo, WireTap, June 19, 2009
DJ E Da Boss takes his grassroots connections as seriously as he does international projects, all while putting the hip back in hip-hop.
The Young are the Restless: Thomas Robinson
By Adam Raphael, Campus Progress, June 18, 2009
Thomas Robinson struggled in college but found his footing in the labor movement.
(Video) The Exchange
Current TV, June 16, 2009
Two high school girls swap private and public schools for a day.
Achieving the Impossible
By Tanea Lunsford, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, June 15, 2009
Children of incarcerated parents navigate the path to college.
K Chronicles: Still The Right Thing
By Keith Knight, WireTap, June 12, 2009
Spike's classic goes from indie art to one of AFI's top films all-time.
(Video) Financing Grad School
Current TV, June 11, 2009
America's economic slump is changing the way young people think about higher education.
Selling Ourselves: Questioning HIV Prevention Campaigns
By Kirk Grisham, WireTap, June 10, 2009
Opinion: Rather than reinforcing stigmas, ads need to promote holistically healthy lives.
(Video) Life Strategies
Lyrical Swords, June 8, 2009
Bay Area-based rapper DLabrie makes the unlikely pairing between hip-hop and chess.
Sneakerheads Come Clean
By Anika Brown, WireTap, June 8, 2009
A look into the history and culture of sneaker addiction.
A Tamil Reflection
By M. Junaid Levesque-Alam, WireTap, June 5, 2009
Column: A young Sri Lankan wonders if there were any true victors.
Ling and Lee Vigils Raise Larger Questions
By Latoya Peterson, WireTap, June 4, 2009
Opinion: What is the real price for journalism in the 21st century?