Lit Mag Spring 2017
Redefined
Redefined is an exploration of identity, character and circumstance. Contributors answer the questions: Who am I? Where am I from? Do I have to stay this way? Through photography, music, interviews and writing they debunk stereotypes and choose labels to define themselves.
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Lit Mag showcases the work of high school students in Youth Radio’s intermediate training program. Students specialize in a media concentration of Journalism, Music or Multimedia and all produce work surrounding a central theme. Journalism students learn to tell stories and fit their voice into the larger American narrative through self reflection, data analysis and the discussion of cultural context. Music students produce original beats and remixes to add their unique tastes to the Bay Area music scene. Multimedia students work in the visual realm to bring their own art and creativity to the digital arts space.
After graduating, students are eligible to apply for internships at Youth Radio where they partner with industry professionals to produce digital media and advance their media-making careers.
Instructors LaToya Tooles, Galnadgee Joe-Johnson, Will Hammond, Christensen Sanders and Elena Botkin-Levy taught, supported and encouraged students in their productions. Find out more about Youth Radio training programs.
Developed by Asha Richardson, Youth Radio Interactive
Heaven Bachand
JOURNALISM
This is a story about the people and events that helped Heaven Bachand learn to love her brown skin in a white family.
Jordan Bailey
MULTIMEDIA
Nature, climate change and the forces that shaped me into who I am today.
Finley Davis
JOURNALISM
No one in my family spoke about their diagnoses of bipolar disorder. I decided to find out why.
Hanif Brandy
MUSIC
An ode to my lovely and unique name.
Mila de la Torre
JOURNALISM
Scars, disabilities and tattoos. Photos and reflections on things that showed up on people during their life.
Michael Diaz
MUSIC
What do you get when you mix hyphy with mariachi music? Hyphyachi!
Anjelou Parafina
MULTIMEDIA
This is 21st Century racism. This is Neo-America. this is white supremacy. This is Albany.
Junior Ketah
MULTIMEDIA
Growing up and making hard life decisions... and then finding your way out.
Aoife Grable
MUSIC
At a loss for ideas, I used the numbers of my birthday for intervals. Honestly, I'm amazed that worked.
Cameron Parrillo
MUSIC
The one strangers see in you, the one distant friends see in you and the last one which is the rarest, realest you, only seen by close friends, family, or lovers.
Alesia Perry
MUSIC
Country lyrics with a hip hop beat.
Damon Wilburn
MUSIC
The thought of someone having to face consequences.
Cole Anderson
MUSIC
When I was young my mother listened to a Russian band named Devotcha. I loved their sound so I decided to remix one of their songs.
Nina Roehl
JOURNALISM
Society tells you to strive for perfection, but what is the definition of perfection? Two teenage girls share their experiences dealing with self-confidence.
Savannah Ferguson
MULTIMEDIA PEER TEACHER
A short film profiling different teenagers in the Bay Area.
Zahra Muchell
JOURNALISM PEER TEACHER
For the past two weeks, I've been giving people compents and filming their reactions.
Femi Ajala
MUSIC + BROADCAST PA
A beat based on the painful feeling of loosing a video game incorporating familiar Chip synths.
Dakota Hayes
JOURNALISM PA
African American women are stereotyped as “Ratchet, Loud and Angry."
Limsokpov Sung
MUSIC PEER TEACHER
A musical production representing my childhood, my personality, experiences, and overall demeanor.
Janai Arnold
BROADCAST PEER TEACHER
A P.S.A describing the relationship between music and us and why we go to music for our different moods.
Taylor Daniels
JOURNALISM PEER TEACHER
Two teen boys talk about how their perspectives and personalities have changed over time.
Angel Collins
JOURNALISM PEER TEACHER
The people of Oakland get honest about stereotypes. Having them and being subject to them.