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San Francisco's Black Exodus

As San Francisco's Black population continues to decrease, young leaders emerge to bolster the community and fight for housing.

 
America's Shadows: HIV Risk in Black and Latino Youth

Interview: A new film examines the need for new comprehensive approaches for tackling HIV's ravaging effects on black and Latino youth in the US.

 
DJ Zita: Where My Ladies At?

During the day, DJ Zita makes a makes a living as a high school English teacher. By night, she transforms herself into one of the Bay Area's most prolific DJs.

 
Youth in Action: Jamileh Ebrahimi, Youth Together

You Voted, Now What? First, get your friends involved.

 
Organizing Against Police Brutality

In the aftermath of the Oscar Grant shooting, a local organizer explains how communities in Oakland and around the nation are working together to end police brutality.

 
Youth in Action: Sophya Chum, Immigrant Rights Activist

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

 
Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008

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.

 
Free Wheels: The Scraper Bike Movement Rolls On

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

 
Beats, Rhymes and Votes

Vote Hip-Hop contest winners rap and work for change.

 
Obama's Victory: Just the Beginning

Obama's message of unity and bipartisanship inspired millions of skeptics across party lines, but this is just the first step toward building democracy.

 
Soundscapes: DJ Phatrick

An educator and DJ talks about music, activism and why Los Angeles is fresher than you think.

 
Turning Pages: High School Journalism in Transition

With high school newspapers disappearing, the future of journalism is at risk.

 
Hoop Dreams Deferred?

Should high school hoopsters skip college and graduate to the NBA? Two WireTap editors debate the issue one-on-one.

 
Invincible: Opportunity in Crisis

The Detroit rapper reflects on her music, activism and inspirations.

 
Dog City: San Francisco's Affordable Housing Struggle

In a city that boasts more dogs than children, citizens fight for affordable housing amid competing redevelopment ballot measures.

 
Louder Than Words: Akashic's Principled Publishing

How does an indie book publisher go about the "reverse gentrification" of the literary world?

 
Roots For The Future

West Oakland, California's Black New World club forges a fresh artistic community in the shadows of a once-thriving district.

 
Brother Outsider

Filmmakers talk about how the once untold story of Bayard Rustin is making waves among a new generation of organizers.

 
Work for Change

Earn a living and make the world better. Sound impossible? Check out our recommendations for summer employment for socially conscious young folks.

 
Gina's Story

As a student of color from a working class background in a liberal arts environment, Gina is just one of many women working to bridge two very different worlds.

 
Aloe Blacc: Shine Through

Representing a life-long lesson in balance, emcee Aloe Blacc delves into singing, proving he can take either world by storm.

 
Roots, Rock, Reggae

The Rootz Underground plants its seeds as one of Jamaica's best and underrated Reggae bands.

 
Soundtrack to the Movement

A look at how one of the nation's most innovative record labels is changing music and young people that make it.

 
Ise Lyfe Style

Music Review: One of the country's most talented young poets takes his message from the stage to the studio with the release of two new albums.