Tech Gadgets Galore at San Francisco's MacWorld
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Jan 31, 2011
YO!TV headed over to the San Francisco's Moscone Center to get our fill of the latest tech gadgets available for Apple users.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: apple, macworld, san francisco, technology
Valerie Jarrett: Obama Is Focused on Black Progress
Black America Web, News Report, Posted: Jan 27, 2011
Jarrett, perhaps Obama’s most trusted confidante, says the president understands the growing impatience among African-Americans.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: advisor, african americans, jobs, obama, valerie jarrett
Inshaallah Twitter: Egypt Abuzz With Hope for Change
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jan 27, 2011
The rule of a despot for three decades and the role of “American ally” are being challenged, thanks in part by the new social network.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: brotherhood, cairo, egypt, gay, islam, mubarack, revolution, twitter, uprising
Young Refugees Shatter Perceptions of Reality Through Film
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Jan 27, 2011
A new youth program in New York gives young refugees the opportunity to learn how to make documentaries.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: documentary storytelling, international refugees, International Rescue Committee, Reel Lives, youth programs
Egyptian Protesters Say Tunisia Is the Solution
RFI English, News Report, Posted: Jan 25, 2011
Thousands of Egyptians defied their government to join protests Tuesday. Police fired teargas and attacked protesters, demonstrators.
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Tags: egypt, islam, police, protesters, revolution, tunisia
No Opportunities Mean More Violence for Oakland
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Jan 20, 2011
Late last year, Oakland was deemed one of the top five most dangerous cities in the nation.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: dangerous, oakland violence, opportunities, youth
When a Fight Never Ends—Richmond's First Murder of 2011
New America Media, Video, Posted: Jan 16, 2011
The first murder of 2011 in the 6th most dangerous city in America started with a fist fight and ended in the death of 16 year old.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: genegrisby, richmondkilling, richmondpulse
Social Media Made Tunisian Uprising Possible
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 14, 2011
Tunisia has seen the largest public protests since 1987, after an unemployed college graduate set himself on fire in front of a government building in December.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: facebook, Flikr, hactivism, Mohamed Bouazizi, protests, tunisia, Twitter, wikileaks
The Way of the Gun—Self Defense, Intimidation and Collateral
New America Media, First Person, Posted: Jan 13, 2011
The massacre in Tucson has sparked a national debate on gun control. Three African American youth share their perspectives on why they need guns.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: african american, arizona gun violence, black, crime, gun control, youth
Who Gives Two Hoots for Owls in India?
Little India, News Report, Posted: Jan 12, 2011
India's environment minister blames Harry Potter for endangering India's owls.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: harrypotter, jkrowling, owls
A Tale of Two Gunmen
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jan 11, 2011
For American media, Malik Mumtaz Qadri is a sign something is rotten in the state of Pakistan. But Jared Lee Loughner is cast as just a rotten apple.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: assasination, gabrielle giffords, guns, Jared Lee Loughner, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, tuscon
What Time Is It?
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Video, Posted: Jan 09, 2011
YO!TV hit the streets of San Francisco to check out the the most popular watches folks are wearing.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Making 'Strides' in the Iron Triangle
Richmond Pulse, Video, Posted: Jan 08, 2011
David Benjamin is becoming a computer expert at the Stride Computer Center in Richmond, CA. With help from Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety, David in on his way to completing his career goals.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: iron triangle, Richmond Pulse, strides