How School Uniforms May Be Taking Away From Class Time
Commentary, By VoiceWaves Youth Reporter Suzan Al-Shammari Do school uniforms help to provide less distractions? Do they improve attendance? Do they increase school pride? Over the past few decades, students, parents and administrators have debated on the issue of school uniforms. For us students, school can be big part of our lives. It’s where we [...]
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I Slam, Therefore I Am: A Look into the LB Poetry Scene
By VoiceWaves Youth Reporter Deonna Anderson Between Artesia Boulevard and Ocean Boulevard, sectioned off by Sante Fe and the San Gabriel River, there are more open mic events than one can count on two hands. Poets have been a part of Long Beach for decades and more recently, the poetry scene has seen a surge. [...]
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Residents Celebrate Peace in North Long Beach
By VoiceWaves Youth Reporter Adalhi Montes This past Friday, residents in North Long Beach were treated to a concert as part of “BE S.A.F.E. (Summer Activities in a Friendly Environment,” a week-long series of programs for youth and community building in the 8th and 9th districts. The concert, called Brighter Future Peace Jam, took place [...]
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Local Fisherman Eat Contaminated Fish Despite Warnings
By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Lauren Harvey, Ashley Ryan, Jessica Mendoza, Taylor Bell and Haley Adams New America Media’s youth-led VoiceWaves has partnered with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to produce content for VoiceWaves.org. The Journalism Senior Seminar challenges students to build on their journalism skills [...]
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Immigration
Barred from Federal Programs, DREAMers May Qualify for Medi-Cal
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jun 17, 2013 This article is also available in Spanish. OXNARD, Calif. – For years, DREAMer Rodrigo Perea, 18, lived under a threatening cloud of deportation. Now, Perea has legal permission to live and work in the U.S.– but until recently he was still in the dark about the low-income [...]
Labor
It’s Time for a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Domestic workers labor in the shadows without basic labor protections. Please sign to support the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to recognize and respect those who do the work that makes all other work possible every day. Read more at DomesticWorkers.org Take action HERE
Youth
California’s Next Generation of News Media
YouthWire was founded to unify and showcase the wealth of youth-created content being generated by New America Media’s community media projects in under-served communities across California, and to broaden their collective reach – beyond the local – to include a statewide audience of policymakers, advocacy groups, activists, educators and youth. For more than two decades, [...]
Environment
Movie Review: Bag It
Editor’s Note: After reading Helpful Products, Dangerous Toxins by Fatima Ramirez, reader Adriana Garcia wrote in to commend Fatima for her article. She suggested Fatima watch Bag It, a documentary about the impact of plastics on the environment, marine animals and human health. The following is Fatima’s review of Bag It. FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated With a perfect blend of humor and [...]
Beyond Long Beach
Joshua’s Road to Happiness
Joshua’s “Road to Happiness” is one of our submissions to Radio Diaries: Teen Diaries Contest. Two teens will be selected to be recorded and aired onNPR. Read and hear more at The kNOw
Kick Off Summer with Artchella June 14
AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA – As schools let out for the summer, local youth need look no further than Sixth Street. Community members – but young people in particular — are invited to kick off the summer with Artchella this Friday, June 14. This free community event will take place at Raices Cultura Art [...]
Why I Observe Juneteenth
Commentary • Asani Shakur I write this in the spirit and honor of my ancestors… I recently asked a group of school kids in Richmond to tell me what they knew about Juneteenth and the Fourth of July. They all knew the basics of the Fourth of July – that it marks the nation’s independence [...]
We Speak baylingual: Sorry to Rain on Your Parade I a Dirtbag full of 100 Bulletz
This week in Hip Hop is special because it’s the first time we got a battle up. Not only is it the first battle post, but its one of San Jose’s Native’s DirtBag Dan. So listen up to all the music for that build you up. (Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics) Hear more at Silicon [...]
