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The early and ongoing commitments of movement elders helped set the stage for young social movement leaders addressing many of the pressing issues facing our nation today.
Young people of color are a part of a shifting electorate in California and speak to the potential power they could have in shaping California's future.
Improving the quality of education in Oakland public schools has been an ongoing uphill battle. In recent months, there have been significant wins, but due budget cuts and the current global pandemic, there are several looming threats.
Here are seven articles that help illuminate how California voter choices will affect youth — and how this next generation is responding to the needs of the times.
Through campaign work on Proposition 15, young people are learning how they play a role in shaping the future of California.
Proposition 16 is intended to bring affirmative action back into the way Californians do business. I studied both the arguments for and against Proposition 16 and found that those against the ballot perpetuate several myths about affirmative action.
It's time to do better by communities that don’t even have local police to call, let alone defund.
This tragic story about artists who’ve perished brought to light complicated politics in Oakland. But at its heart, it’s a story about people.
A housing rights movement is on the rise, not just in California, but across the nation, as the right to property, home, community and the city take center stage in a local and global debate.
Generation after generation, young people have stepped up to lead change within their communities. In conjunction with "City Rising: Youth & Democracy," KCET asked three youth activists to create art pieces that reflect their experience in organizing spaces.
"Taking Back the Boulevard,” a new book by Jan Lin, not only documents the current situation in Eagle Rock and Highland Park but it tells a bigger story of the artists and activists that have called Eagle Rock and Highland Park home for over a century.
An organization based out of a community health clinic in Oakland has pioneered the way for safer conditions for nail salon workers.
