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By Jamilah King, ColorLines, Aug 24, 2009

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, May 22, 2009

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.

By Jamilah King, WireTap, May 8, 2009

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.

By Jamilah King, TheNation.com, WireTap, Mar 16, 2009

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Feb 16, 2009

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.

By Jamilah King, TheNation.com, WireTap, Jan 5, 2009

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

By Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga, Tomas Palermo, WireTap, Dec 27, 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.

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Dec 15, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Nov 26, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Nov 4, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Oct 7, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Sep 15, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, Tomas Palermo, WireTap, Jul 25, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Jul 10, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, May 23, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Mar 31, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Feb 20, 2008

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Dec 5, 2007

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, May 30, 2007

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Feb 14, 2007

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.

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Nov 21, 2006

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Aug 10, 2006

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Aug 2, 2006

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

By Jamilah King, WireTap, Jul 13, 2006

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.