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(Video) The Legend of Santa Muerte

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A strong following in Mexico has been growing to worship the Santa Muerte or Holy Death, a kind of female incarnation of the Grim Reaper.

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Rock the Trail

Understanding the school-to-prison pipeline.

(Video) Brooklyn Go Hard
Fear of a Brown Blogger

Exploring Jay-Z, hipsters and black hoodies.

(Video) Katrina's Hidden Race War
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Eleven black men were shot by white vigilantes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Their shootings still haven't been investigated.

(Video) Homegrown: HipLife in Ghana

New documentary explores hip-hop in Ghana.

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Youth in Action: Sophya Chum, Immigrant Rights Activist

Jamilah King, TheNation.com, WireTap

In ten years of fighting for immigrant and refugee rights, Sophya Chum has learned to make the personal political.

Not Buying It

Blake Thorne, Campus Progress

The Big Three auto companies have a hard time selling to young people.

Best WireTap Stories of 2008

The Editors, WireTap

Our editors' and readers' favorite stories, columns, blogs and videos of the year!

Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008

Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga, Tomas Palermo, WireTap

In a year that saw war, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found powerful examples of young people making a real difference.

(Podcast) When We're Not Working

Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap

Episode 9: Should organizers now make change from the inside or from the outside of the political system?

It's Easy Being Green

CAP Staff, Campus Progress

Ten tips for greener holiday gifts.

Free Wheels: The Scraper Bike Movement Rolls On

Jamilah King, WireTap

This youth-led bike movement began as a way to combine entrepreneurship and creativity. Can it also help save Oakland?

Silenced in the Classroom

Seth Wessler, ColorLines

Since opening in 2005, Conservatives have campaigned to close Khalil Gibran International Academy, one of New York's many dual-language schools. What's next for the school's Arab and Muslim students?

 
 
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Jamilah King Police Shooting Caught on Tape

A 22-year-old unarmed black man was killed by transit police in Oakland. You can help.

 
Adrienne Maree Brown Why Gaza Matters To Us

Many of us had our cultures erased or diluted and have forgotten what it means to be connected to the ancestral land of our people.

 
Jeff Chang Students Occupy The New School

Students demand administrative accountability and termination of university president.

 
Aaron Tang The Bush Education Legacy

You might not realize it, but W is leaving behind a paradigmatic (and controversial) legacy in K-12 education.

 
Joshua Kahn Russell Survival is Non-Negotiable

Youth action frames the debate at the UN in Poznan, Poland.

 
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