Why I Celebrate Juneteenth
 

Why I Celebrate Juneteenth

New America Media/Richmond Pulse, Commentary, Asani Shakur, Posted: Jun 19, 2013

I recently asked a group of school kids in Richmond to tell me what they knew about Juneteenth and the Fourth of July.

 

Turning ‘Baby Daddies’ Into Fathers

 

Richmond Pulse / New America Media, Commentary, Donny Lumpkins, Posted: Jun 16, 2013

For a growing number of youth, Father’s Day can be tough -- bringing up memories of hard times with dad or other times when he just wasn’t around at all.

 

New Orleans Ethnic Media Celebrate Teachers ‘Who Changed My Life’

 

New America Media, News Feature, Vivian Po, Posted: Jun 08, 2013

Read winning essays from the Teacher who Changed My Life contest in New Orleans, LA.

 

Calif. Bill Would Send Sexually Exploited Children to Foster System

 

New America Media, News Report, Nicole Hudley, Posted: Jun 06, 2013

Lawmakers hope to change the way the state deals with victims of child sex trafficking, a problem that experts say is growing.

 

'We Want Teachers Who Engage' -- Silicon Valley Students Respond to Jeff Bliss Video

 

Silicon Valley De-Bug / New America Media, First Person, De-Bug High, Posted: May 28, 2013

The cell phone video of a Texas high school student speaking out about what's wrong with packet education has become a viral sensation.

 

The End of the School Bus - How Taking City Buses Gets CA Students in Trouble

 

VoiceWaves / New America Media, News Report, Summer Culbreth and Kazmere Duffey, Posted: May 23, 2013

Beginning this fall, the city of Long Beach will eliminate school buses, forcing students to switch over to public transit and pay bus fees.

 

Daughter of an Arranged Marriage

 

Alhambra Source, Commentary, Monica Luhar, Posted: May 13, 2013

At 19, I was a single Indian American college sophomore who certainly did not have any plans to have an arranged marriage.

 

Health Reform Means No More Going Back to Mexico for Care

 

Coachella Unincorporated / New America Media, Commentary, Alejandra Alarcon, Posted: May 11, 2013

Growing up in Coachella, Alejandra Alarcon got used to crossing the border for health care. Now, she and her family don't have to.

 

Young American Muslims Coming of Age Post 9/11

 

PRI's The World, News Feature, Nina Porzucki, Posted: May 05, 2013

Young Muslim Americans embrace their identity as Islamophobia grows.

 

With Memories of War, A Young Iraqi Settles Into America

 

New America Media, First Person, Suzan Al Shammari, Posted: Apr 26, 2013

In 2010, 16-year-old Suzan Al Shammari arrived in Los Angeles after years fleeing violence with her family in Iraq and later in Egypt.

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