Mother’s Day on Weekend Edition

Tune into NPR’s Weekend Edition this Sunday to hear Youth Radio’s Alix Black talk about growing up with a mom who was also a teacher…

Mom always encouraged us to ask questions and never bothered ‘dumbing down’ her answers. She taught us to look for patterns, to think creatively, to draw our [...]

Hillary’s Fight to the Finish

Yesterday in West Virginia, Senator Hillary Clinton vowed to stay in the presidential race even after her big loss in North Carolina and slim victory in Indiana. Democratic Party insiders, particularly those who are loyal and supporting the junior Senator of New York are facing pressure to switch their support towards Obama. Like I said [...]

We Just Keep Rolling…

When was the last time you heard any of the candidates talk about issues in a realistic fashion… i.e. not offering a gas tax holiday, but breaking down the long term solutions? Alright, harder question then: when was the last time you heard the press ASK a question about the hard issues?
Thought so.
How would YOU [...]

WTNW: The Bathroom is the New Office

From our sister blog, What’s the New What!

I’m not ashamed to admit it; I’ve held several conversations on the can that directly pertain to business. I’ve also looked over contracts and planned events, all while relieving myself. In the sitcom Seinfeld, when the character George read a book in the bathroom, it was “flagged” and [...]

We care too. Rappers Influence on the Election.

Artists from Will.i.am to Dem Franchize Boys have put out videos in response to the upcoming presidential elections. In the past we have seen top of the totem poll hip-hip icons like P.Diddy and Russel Simmons fight for the vote, and they are just as vocal this election. The surprise is how many other young, [...]

Here We Go Again

When, I ask you, when does the hurting stop?
Its another Primary Tuesday… um, yay? We’ve already got accusations of vote tampering in Indiana by Rush Limbaugh’s Dittoheads’s, polling that runs every which way but sensible, Team Clinton trying to move the goalposts, and a looming threat of the so-called “nuclear option”.
Remember just four months ago [...]

The Roach Report: Waitin’ On Weezy

[By Roach Gigz]
The syrup sippin, dread rockin, 25-year-old is without question the hottest man in rap right now. Just this year he has graced the cover of The Source, XXL (three different covers), and Vibe. His pictures clutter almost every girls MySpace page I go to, and his songs have been playing on every [...]

May 1st: Protest Day

It has been going on for the last couple of years on the first day of May in cities across the nation. Thousands of immigrants and activists gather together and protests hoping that the government would enact immigration reform. This should be a better year for these activists to let their voices be heard [...]

Today is May Day

For the past two years the first of May has seen major mobilizations in the immigrants right’s movement. Today is no exception. From Youth Radio LA’s blog:
People are planning to mobilize in Los Angeles in recognition of workers’ rights, immigrants’ rights, and in solidarity with those who make global consumer culture and economy churn everyday. [...]

John Cho Interview DECONSTRUCTED

On a recent Saturday morning, instead of sleeping in and then watching re-runs of That’s So Raven on ABC Family– because I don’t even get Disney Channel–while eating mini-wheats in my pajamas, I got to interview the star John Cho. Cho plays the uptight Harold in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. We went [...]