Why do we go to college? Is it our own decision or pressure from our parents? Is it our desire to learn or the promise of a higher paycheck? Is it to realize our potential and achieve our dreams or to hang out with friends? Take a listen as Marya Tambawala explores whether or not college is for everyone?
Margeri Luna was born in Dominican Republic. This upcoming producer has always felt the passion and inspiration to express her creativity through music. Since the age of 12 she started playing the drums on her own, and by the age of 14 she started creating beats on her computer using different styles like reggueton and hip pop, fused with many Latin styles like merengue and salsa. Her effort, dedication and unique style will definitely put this girl in the game.
Radio Rootz students at the Vanguard High School, Manhattan Comprehensive High School, and Bell Multicultural High School in Washington DC took over the airwaves at WBAI with an hour long show broadcast June 17, 2008. The hosts of Global Movements Urban Struggles handed over their weekly show to the Rootz Youth, who explored topics from HPV, the Dangers of Myspace, Violence in Video Games, the "N" Word, Uniforms in their high schools and even what goes on in their street corners Check it out!
Radio Rootz students in New York and Washington, D.C. finished their school year with a bang, producing amazing, creative, challenging and thought-provoking stories. Avianna Newton and Jelani Knight of Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School took on the controversial topic of new small schools, from a perspective you rarely hear: the students. Shaquita Holmes of Bell Multicultural High School in D.C. explored that time-honored summer tradition: cat-calling on the block. And coming soon, you'll be able to hear the stellar work of the kids at Vanguard High School, who looked at the dangers of MySpace, Human Papiloma Virus (HPV), video game violence and much, much more.
Check out the full stunning array of work from Bell, Brooklyn Theatre Arts, and coming soon, Vanguard.
Introducing the heart of R&B, Lyrical King. Representing Spanish Harlem, he was first introduced to R&B by the streets and his family. A mix of pop, blues and R&B is what creates the essential tone of this particular artist. Now a father of twins, he is still motivated in achieving his dream in becoming the next R&B artist of the year. Determination and voice is what he relies on to make it big. Visit Lyrical King's Myspace.
Tuesday, May 20th was Social Change Day at Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change in Harlem. The school went on an irregular schedule as students listened to keynote speeches from the People's Justice Campaign and Gender Violence and then went on to meet with people from a variety of organizations about different ways they could effect social change.
Radio Rootz was one of these organizations and took the opportunity to expose Thurgood Marshall Academy's students to the vox-pop. There were a good number of students who found the tool interesting and useful. Listen to Thurgood's first vox pop ever and find out what they think of social change!
When most people think of fencing, they think of people in white suits hitting each other with sticks, as Jemima Williams explains in this story. And specifically, they think of white people in white suits hitting each other with sticks. But as Jemima finds out, she's not the only young African-American fencer out there. In fact, she gets the real deal from two African-American Olympic fencers, Keeth and Erin Smart.
Kids lie a lot, as Kemia Ford points out in this piece. Sometimes the lies are just funny little white lies, but sometimes they have serious consequences – including major guilt.
Everyone says your teenage years are supposed to be the best years of your life. But as Meaghan Pamphile explains, teenagers suffer embarrassment and worse, just like everyone else. She gets some of her friends' most embarrassing moments, and learns some family stories she may not want to know.
Angela Heller is not going to let anything stop her from achieving her goals. Not bullying, and not her hearing impediment. In this piece, she explains why she talks "funny", and points out that she's not the only person with challenges and dreams.
Ninth grade is a time when you're new to high school, and learning a lot of new things. But what happens when your high school itself is new? In this story, Avianna Newton and Jelani Knight look at the pros and cons of being in a new small school.
Radio Rootz students at the Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School in Canarsie, Brooklyn, and Bell Multicultural High School in Washington DC took over the airwaves at WBAI with an hour long show broadcast June 10, 2008. The hosts of Global Movements Urban Struggles handed over their weekly show to the Rootz Youth, who shared stories about their high schools, their parents, and their lives. Check it out!
Do you cross the street when you see a group of boys hanging out on the street? Do you think that that they are up to no good? Shaquita Holmes of Radio Rootz tries to find out the answer to the question of what is it that young men in the community do when they hang out on DC's street corners?
In the last 10 yrs more and more public schools in the District of Columbia have instituted a uniform policy. A lot of students can't stand them. Some students have accepted them. Chut Vu, Erwin Mutamba, and Marcus Williams, all students at Bell Multicultural High School, examine the reasons behind the policy and whether the policy is making school life better for DC's students.
Now that the end of the school year is approaching many seniors are experiencing a large amount of stress and are becoming overwhelmed with all the graduation requirements. The seniors at Bell Multicultural High School are no different. They have all become victims of the senioritis epidemic. Bell Senior, Aurora Graciano, explores the causes of the senioritis epidemic and asks her fellow classmates what it means to be its victim.
