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Superstar

Becoming the President used to rank high among career goals for young people. Now they want to be pop-stars.David is obsessed with becoming a star -- with a mansion, a limo, constant media attention,...

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Poetry

Since she moved to the Bronx from Suriname at age 12, Judith hasn't felt she fits in with any group. Dutch is her first language. She wants to be an opera singer. She's black.In Junior High, her peers...

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Berlin Philharmoniker Visits New York

During the Berlin Philharmoniker’s 17 day stint in New York this month, the orchestra is working with several of the city’s “high brow” cultural institutions – Carnegie Hall, MoMA, the Guggenheim and...

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I'm Not Emo

Like most of the kids in her school and on her block, 16 year old Josetta Adams used to listen to hip-hop music. But, when Josetta slipped into a depression, she started to listen to rock music that...

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Pirate Radio

Aired November, 1999. 12-year-old Antoine Bazilio is a DJ at a local community radio station and did his report on the show he hosts: The Literature Show. "I think a show like mine is important because...

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Harlem Girls Choir

Aired March, 2000. Danielle Beckom's brother is a member of the world-renowned Harlem Boys Choir, and that inspired her to report on a lesser-known choir: The Harlem Girls Choir.

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Graffiti Hall of Fame

Aired March, 2000. 15-year-old Jimmy Belfon Jr. reports on the Graffiti Hall of Fame, which covers the walls of his school playground. Jimmy says traveling the streets of New York City is like visiting...

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Seven Schools Later, One Student's View of Segregation

When the bell rings in my school, there isn’t a single white student among the mob of rowdy kids rushing to class. In fact, none of my friends in New York have gone to school with white kids.  I find a...

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