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Saturday

Getting at the Truth About the Youth Vote

Criticism about low voter turnout among young people may miss a larger point... and some fear it could have a chilling effect on participation in elections yet to come. Youth Radio's Belia Mayeno reports.

Getting at the Truth About the Youth Vote

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Tuesday

Opinion

Youth Radio: Celebrity Impact on Politics

Having attended hip political parties during the Democratic National Convention, Youth Radio's Sophie Simon-Ortiz reports on the way celebrity culture is transforming national politics.

Youth Radio: Celebrity Impact on Politics

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Monday

Haitian Voters a Force in Florida Election

This fall, an estimated 2 million Haitian Americans will head to the polls, according to the Haitian American Leadership Council. Half a million of them live in Florida, which will be the focus of world attention come November due to its controversial role in the 2000 election. Youth Radio producer Sara Harris visited one Haitian community just north of Miami, where the face of Florida politics is changing.

Haitian Voters a Force in Florida Election

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Friday

Thursday

Youth Radio: A College Republican in New York

Nick Romero is a 21-year-old alternate delegate at the RNC in New York. He's spent his week meeting his Republican heros, going to sessions and taking in all that New York City has to offer. Youth Radio has been following Romero, recording his reactions and his impressions.

Youth Radio: A College Republican in New York

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Monday

College Republican Attends Party Convention

Nick Romero is a young delegate at the GOP convention this week in New York. Youth Radio is following him from his home in California to New York City. Before coming to the convention, Nick talked about life as a College Republican on a campus that feels heavily liberal. He's a political junkie who loves the protestors as much as the other delegates, because he loves people who are passionate about politics.

College Republican Attends Party Convention

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Thursday

Youth Radio: Celebrity Diners in Boston

While the locals may be avoiding downtown Boston restaurants, the politicos are eating out. Restaurants that are fortunate enough to host these swanky affairs are pulling out all the stops. How does Boston's star treatment compare with that found in Los Angeles? Youth Radio's Luis Sierra reports.

Youth Radio: Celebrity Diners in Boston

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Wednesday

Youth Radio: A Young Hispanic DNC Delegate

Alejandro Aviles is a 21-year-old alternate delegate from Arkansas -- the youngest Hispanic member of the state's delegation to the Democratic National Convention. He was drawn to Boston by the idea of being with a large group of politically active Latinos. Now Aviles is spending a lot of time networking with the party's Latino caucus. Youth Radio's Luis Sierra reports.

Youth Radio: A Young Hispanic DNC Delegate

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Tuesday

Youth Radio: The Convention's Youngest Delegates

Youth Radio correspondents talk with 18-year-old Emily Liner from Mississippi, who's one of the youngest delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Liner says she's about to become the first in her family to go to college -- she'll be a student at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. -- and aspires to become a U.S. senator or an ambassador.

Youth Radio: The Convention's Youngest Delegates

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Tuesday

Saturday

Opinion

Youth Radio: Kids in Single-Parent Homes

Sixteen-year-old Russell Owens grew up without a father, and says he’s learned a lot about becoming a man from the legacy of his father’s mistakes. He narrates his own story for Youth Radio.

Youth Radio: Kids in Single-Parent Homes

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Saturday

Thursday

School for Newly Arrived Haitians

An American poetry therapist and a Haitian-American U.S. Army veteran founded a public high school four years ago for the growing Haitian community in the small city in Delray Beach, Fla. They named the school the Toussaint L'Ouverture School for the Arts and Social Justice, after the father of Haiti's independence movement. These students, most recently arrived from Haiti, learn in their native Creole language and in English. Hear a report from Youth Radio.

School for Newly Arrived Haitians

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