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Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008
Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga, Tomas Palermo, WireTap
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.
Best WireTap Stories of 2008
The Editors, WireTap
Our editors' and readers' favorite stories, columns, blogs and videos of the year!
Free Wheels: The Scraper Bike Movement Rolls On
Jamilah King, WireTap
This youth-led bike movement began as a way to combine entrepreneurship and creativity. Can it also help save Oakland?
Sophya Chum demonstration
Youth in Action: Sophya Chum, Immigrant Rights Activist

Jamilah King, TheNation.com, WireTap

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

 
 
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(Video) Homegrown: HipLife in Ghana

New documentary explores hip-hop in Ghana.

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(Video) America's Next Top Immigrant
Global Action Project

Follow seven immigrants as they battle it out for the American Dream.

(Video) Mentally Incarcerated
Rock the Trail

Understanding the school-to-prison pipeline.

(Video) Brooklyn Go Hard
Fear of a Brown Blogger

Exploring Jay-Z, hipsters and black hoodies.

(Video) Katrina's Hidden Race War
VideoNation

Eleven black men were shot by white vigilantes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Their shootings still haven't been investigated.

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(Podcast) When We're Not Working

Gavin Leonard, Matt Ryan, WireTap

Episode 9: Should organizers now make change from the inside or from the outside of the political system?

It's Easy Being Green

CAP Staff, Campus Progress

Ten tips for greener holiday gifts.

Multifaceted: Miss Universe

Anika Brown, WireTap

A young poet's new book tackles tough lessons with style.

Silenced in the Classroom

Seth Wessler, ColorLines

Since opening in 2005, Conservatives have campaigned to close Khalil Gibran International Academy, one of New York's many dual-language schools. What's next for the school's Arab and Muslim students?

How is Deporting My Brother a Solution to Gang Violence?

Oscar Servellon, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia

Oscar Servellon, 16, was at the front lines of the youth-led protest that shut down San Francisco's ICE offices, but his new political activation hit close to home when his brother was deported back to El Salvador.

(Video) Toni Morrison Interview

NPR

The writer discusses her work and inspirations.

(Video) Like Us

Bambu Rants

Rapper Bambu releases new video that bridges hip hop, activism and the streets.

You Voted. Now What? Juan Reynosa's Environmental Mission

Kristina Rizga, TheNation.com, WireTap

If you want cleaner air, water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.

 
 
Blogs
Jamilah King Police Shooting Caught on Tape

A 22-year-old unarmed black man was killed by transit police in Oakland. You can help.

 
Adrienne Maree Brown Why Gaza Matters To Us

Many of us had our cultures erased or diluted and have forgotten what it means to be connected to the ancestral land of our people.

 
Jeff Chang Students Occupy The New School

Students demand administrative accountability and termination of university president.

 
Aaron Tang The Bush Education Legacy

You might not realize it, but W is leaving behind a paradigmatic (and controversial) legacy in K-12 education.

 
Joshua Kahn Russell Survival is Non-Negotiable

Youth action frames the debate at the UN in Poznan, Poland.

 
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