India's Poor Seek Wealth in E-Waste
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
What happens to the old computer you put on the curb? Chances are it ends up in India where poor men and women break it down.
Categories: Environment, Ethnic Media in the News, Front Page, International Affairs, Law & Justice, Media, Original NAM Content, South Asian, Video
The Conversation with Sandip Roy and Richard Rodriguez
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 21, 2010
The verdict in the Oscar Grant case and the end of the World Cup in South Africa had audiences waiting with bated breath for the final outcome.
Categories: African American, Sports, Top Stories, Video
Tags: oscar grant, world cup
Gavin Newsom, Please Don't Cut Youth Jobs
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Jul 19, 2010
This Summer the Mayor Youth Employment and Education Program faced a startling budget cut of 1.4 million dollars, which would have added to the growing string of youth unemployment in San Francisco.
Categories: Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: gavin newsom, job, MYEEP, tenderloin, youth
Street Soldiers Discusses Mehserle Verdict with Bay Area
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Following the verdict of the Oscar Grant murder trial, which charged former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle with involuntary manslaughter, the Street Soldiers crew along with the Oakland community reflect on the jury's decision.
Categories: African American, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: Johannes Merserle, oakland, street soldiers, verdict
Haiti, Six Months After the Quake
Al Jazeera, Video, Posted: Jul 16, 2010
Six months to the day since the earthquake, the UN Mission Chief in Haiti and assorted celebrities, politicians and NGO officials at the presidential palace were receiving medals for their help with the country’s recovery effort.
Categories: Caribbean, Ethnic Media Network, International Affairs, Video
SCHOOL MATTERS: How a Lawsuit Is Using YouTube to Save Cal Schools
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 15, 2010
A groundbreaking grassroots video campaign wants ethnic parents and students to tell their stories—and help change the debate on public education
Categories: Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video
Tags: budget, california, economy, education, k-12, Lawsuit, public
Richard Rodriguez on American Amnesia
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 10, 2010
Before BP there was Bhopal. But coverage of the Gulf oil spill rarely references industrial disasters like the Union Carbide gas leak in 1984
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, International Affairs, Intersections, Latin America, Multi-ethnic, Religion, Top Stories, Video
Tags: america, amnesia, bp. bhopal, oil
New Philippines Pres. Aquino Vows to Clean Up Government
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jul 03, 2010
During his inauguration as the 15th president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III pledged to fight corruption and prioritize the Filipino people's needs above all else.
Categories: Asian, International Affairs, Video
Tags: Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, elections, inauguration, philippines
La Plebe Rocks It for the People
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Commentary, Posted: Jul 01, 2010
The term (and name) ‘La Plebe’ roughly translates into ‘the people,’ and the music that the band makes justifies the name.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Immigration, Indigenous, Intersections, Latino, Media, Multimedia, Original NAM Content, Video
Tags: bottom of the hill, la plebe, latino, music, rock, san francisco, spanish