New America Media: Youth Culture

CA Educators Question National Standards Plan

New America Media, News Analysis, Carolyn Goossen, Posted: Mar 12, 2010

Education policy is finally in the spotlight, as the president and state officials focus on creating a set of standards that would be applied to public school students throughout the country. But some California experts question whether it will just repeat the high-stakes mistakes of No Child Left Behind.

Shock Factors: Youth Reflect on Quakes Near and Far

New America Media, Commentary, Various Authors, Posted: Mar 07, 2010

After catastrophic earthquakes in Haiti and Chili in less than two months, Bay Area youth reflect on their preparedness for a natural disaster and how it would affect their families.

Jailed Soldier Rapper Bids for U.S. Trial

New America Media, News Report, Aaron Glantz, Posted: Feb 17, 2010

U.S. Army specialist Marc Hall, whose incendiary rap song landed him in the brig, is asking that his trial take place in the US, not Iraq.

Where Are All the Male Performers At?

Youth Outlook, Commentary, Young D & Sean Shavers, Posted: Feb 03, 2010

Female artists won big at the 52nd Annual Grammys. Two young men weighed in on why women are outperforming men in the music industry these days.

R.I.P. Dewey Tucker

Youth Outlook, Video, Kevin Weston, Posted: Feb 03, 2010

Dewey Tucker's death has left the music world at a loss. Driving to band rehearsal, the 24-year-old bassist was shot on I-80 and died.

Young People Weigh in on Legalizing Pot in SF

Youth Outlook, Commentary, Various Authors, Posted: Feb 03, 2010

San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi proposed a June ballot measure that would "license, regulate, and tax the cultivation and sales of cannabis" - whether for medicinal or recreational use, pending board approval. Young people in San Francisco weigh in on the measure.

Teen Abortion Rates Spike

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Audio, Donny Lumpkins & YO!Radio Crew, Posted: Jan 29, 2010

This week on YO!Radio -- youth chose good over green, teen abortions on the rise and a 16-year-old sails around the world while blogging.

Obesity Leveled Off in U.S., Except Among Boys

New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Jan 21, 2010

Our fight against obesity, which has leveled off across most of the population -- except one group: 6-19-year-old boys.

Race Shouldn't Be a Factor in Rape

YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, News Analysis, Eming Piansay, Posted: Jan 06, 2010

According to the Contra Costa Times, the 15-year-old girl who was brutally gang raped outside of her Homecoming dance at Richmond High was Caucasian. This piece of information has left a lot of room for speculation and discussion.

No Flying Cars Yet … in 2010

Yo! Youth Outlook, Commentary, Various Authors, Posted: Jan 01, 2010

Movies, books and television have fed into our wildest fantasies of the future, from flying cars to robots. We asked young people what they thought the year 2010 would be like when they were kids, and what they think now.

1 2 3 4 5 6 Next

Featured Columnists

Poll Finds Californians in Financial Misery

California residents are united across racial and ethnic lines in viewing the state’s economic landscape as bleak and their own financial situation as worse than the previous year, according to

More >>