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. [...]

Youth Radio LA Is Blowin’ Up

I took my eye off them for only a second, I swear!
Youth Radio Los Angeles has been on a posting streak this week over at their blog. Head on over to check out Antony Juaregui  break down his financial aid woes, Nalani Melo’s ode to her hometown of Pasadena, and college bound advisor Sabiha Khan’s [...]

Who Do You Trust? [News edition]

This week’s question is pretty straightforward:
When it comes to news, who do you trust?
Youth Radio LA comes through with our first responses:
When it come to the news, I only trust to a certain point because lies are often told but quickly covered up…!!
Jasmine Epps, Age 15
I Trust NBC. The news casters seem more professional [...]

Racial Tension @ Inglewood High: Gritty Reality or Hollywood Magic?

[From Youth Radio LA] 
Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s recent speech about race relations in the United States highlights how dominant the topic is this election season. In his speech, Obama questions the way the media has characterized the presidential campaigns in terms of which candidate is attracting which ethnic or racial group. For example, some analysts [...]

Obama’s Speech: More Reactions

This week we’ve been asking out contributors to offer up their response to Barack Obama’s big speech on race relations in America. You  can see the original article and questions here.
Now we’re hearing from the bloggers down at Youth Radio LA:
At this moment I still do not know where I politically stand, but one [...]

Today @ Youth Radio.org

On the front page of Youth Radio.org you’ll find:
The Wire
The Wire has received critical acclaim for its realistic portrayal of urban life and uncommonly deep exploration of sociological themes, and has been named the best show on television by several magazines and newspapers. Youth Radio’s Orlando Campbell explains why the Baltimore-based drama, whose series [...]

Best of [Late] February

For the shortest month of the year February sure has been busy! Of course, we do get a whole extra day to process it, but still… so much has hapened, there’s no way you caught everything.
With that in mind, here’s a few things from the last couple of weeks you may have missed:
The Game is [...]

Radio Juventud

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In this third installment of our AudioPostales series between Mexico City and Los Angeles, participants in Los Angeles -who happen to be an all-girl cast of reporters- share their ideas on love, relationships, and machismo with the all-guy cast of correspondents in Mexico City- [...]

YR LA: Race and the Elections- a sneak preview

Is Barack Obama’s candidacy revealing different attitudes towards Blacks from young and old Latinos? Is it because younger Latinos have more experiences with the African American community than their older generations?
Our sister blog Youth Radio Los Angeles offers up a sneak preview of a story they are working on about how race is playing out [...]

YM Blog-A-Thon: Walkin’ In L.A.

Official PARTICIPANT in the first ever YOUTH MEDIA BLOG-A-THON.
YO! Youth Outlook and Wiretap have kicked off a Youth Media Blog-A-Thon about the election. As part of the event, Youth Radio is offering up a sneak peak at Youth Radio L.A’s new series “Walkin’ in L.A.” In this edition reporter Lizbeth Ayala spent time with voters [...]