Whose World is This?
K-Salaam & Beatnik, July 22, 2008
Video trailer for K-Salaam and Beatnik's upcoming album and documentary release.
How Tiny Jamaica Develops So Many Champion Sprinters
By Matthew Clark, Christian Science Monitor, July 22, 2008
With a focus on student running programs, Jamaica's young track stars sprint to the finish in Beijing.
Locusts
Emergence, July 10, 2008
A docu-music-video about gentrification in Detroit.
Invincible: Opportunity in Crisis
By Jamilah King, WireTap, July 10, 2008
The Detroit rapper reflects on her music, activism and inspirations.
Slingshot Hip Hop
Slingshot Hip Hop, July 8, 2008
A new film shows how young Palestinians use hip-hop to speak out against occupation.
K Chronicles: Life's Little Victories
By Keith Knight, WireTap, July 4, 2008
This month's comic celebrates life's unexpected bright spots .
Chicago Footwork Prevents Violence
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, July 3, 2008
Chicago's youth use dance to combat gun violence.
Silence Broken: South Africa Journeys
By Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap, June 20, 2008
Column: Travels to South Africa challenge me to reflect on my privilege as an American "foreigner."
A Wall-Painted Animation
Blu, June 16, 2008
An animated sketch made in Buenos Aires, Argentina that has taken the web by storm.
Hip-Hop Elitism: Why Soulja Boy is More Hip Hop Than You
By Adriel Luis June 9, 2008
Soulja Boy is seen as the anti hip-hop by some purists, but how do race and age set the terms of the debate?
K Chronicles: LA Gentrification
By Keith Knight, WireTap, May 30, 2008
This month Keith Knight's award-winning strip looks at gentrification creeping into one of LA's formerly unhip neighborhoods.
Free Association: A Q&A With BAM's Richard Rinehart
By Larisa Mann, WireTap, May 22, 2008
Column: A museum curator reaches out to digital generation youth and expands museum possibilities.
Tiny Toones B-boys and B-girls
tinytoonescambodia.com, May 22, 2008
A new generation of b-boys and b-girls are changing the shape of Cambodia's most vulnerable communities.
Gluttony on a Budget: The White Tee Makes a Comeback
By Anika Brown, WireTap, May 14, 2008
Opinion: Will the white T-shirt trend end any time soon? If girls have their way, it will.
Touring For The People
By Donna Tam, OH DANG! Magazine, May 7, 2008
Independent rapper Kiwi raises awareness about politically-motivated killings in the Philippines.
Why Build a Movement Among Youth-Driven Music Spaces?
By Shannon Stewart, WireTap, April 30, 2008
Because using the most popular form of cultural expression among youth may be the best way to build power and promote activism.
Free Association: Internet Neutrality And The Struggle For Equal Access
By Larisa Mann, WireTap, April 29, 2008
Column: What do OK Go!'s Damien Kulash, the Raging Grannies and the Christian Coalition have in common? They all want net neutrality.
K Chronicles: Bushball
By Keith Knight, WireTap, April 25, 2008
This month, Keith Knight's award-winning comic strip wonders why we don't judge our leaders as harshly as our revered sports teams...
Silence Broken: Critical Literacy Is The Goal
By Kameelah Rasheed, WireTap, April 22, 2008
Column: A young teacher's advice on how to reach struggling readers and writers by building a culture of critical literacy.
Snoop's Survival: An Interview with The Wire's Felicia Pearson
By Suemedha Sood, WireTap, April 7, 2008
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson talks to Wiretap about working through her past to get to her future -- and the success she's gained along the way.
