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The Long Road to Higher Education

By: Yasmeen Smalley Minority students in Rochester may be at a disadvantage for high school graduation, according to the 2010-2011 New York State Report Card. Rochester Superintendent Bolgen Vargas ran ...

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Are You in the Rainbow?++

24.1 Part One of 24.0 GENDER ID Co-Hosts Jordanae Smith and Dean Lawrence talk to identical twins Michelle and Austin. Includes Street Beat for 24.0 teens talk about their identification ...

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I’m a Feminist…Hear Me Roar!

I am a feminist, and it’s incredibly unfortunate that the term has such terrible connotations. Yet I won’t pretend for a minute that it wasn’t the feminist movement itself that ...

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The Age of Sluts and Whores

“You have all got to stop calling each other sluts and whores! ...

Letter from the Exec. Producer

TWO crazy windswept years ago this month, I created the show TALKBACK4Teens ...

18.0 TEEN PARTIES

Teens talk about teen parties, home parties, the evolution of parties in ...

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21.2 FOOD: RU What You Eat? Then What RU?

Final segment of 21.0 Food. Jordanae Smith and Dean Lawrence co-host the discussion about eating habits, food choices, body image, and all things edible and inedible. PLEASE COMMENT what are your favorite foods and why? How do they effect you? Your family and friends? About these ads

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21.0.2 FOOD: What’s In It 4U?

21.0.2 FOOD with Ask An Expert segment from Celine Anderson with guest Colleen Sureck.

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21.0.1 FOOD: What RU Eating?

Teens talk about Food in their lives, eating habits, health, weight, body image, and how things like athletics, homework, family, & friends effect daily diet. Favorite foods, guilty pleasures, etc. Street Beat segment for 21.0 included, teens reveal their favorite things to eat, and compare with other important things in their lives.

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Are You Out of The Rainbow? 24.2

Second half of 24.0 Gender ID with Youth News segment Hosts Jordanae Smith and Dean Lawrence continue the discussion with identical twins Michelle and Austin.  Includes Youth News anchored by Shantinique Cowans and Veronica Arnone with stories from the standoff between the Kansas church and Planning Peace, the youngest transexual, and the infamous Code 4/20. […]

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How Has Your Talent Changed Your Life? 23.2

23.0 TALENT Includes Youth News segment anchored by Jordanae Smith, Shantinique Cowans and Tianna Manon. Teens conclude the discussion about talent in their lives and how it impacts them, the role of parents and community.

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WHAT’S YOUR TALENT? 23.1

23.0 TALENT Talented teens talk about and perform their talents from rap, dance, instrumental music, song, skating, art and sports. A cellist and a timpanist from Hochstein School of Music perform for us. Includes Street Beat with singers, rapers, dancers and skaters. Also includes the senior art show from Wilson Magnet, featuring three of our […]

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22.3 RACE: Do You Know Where Your Ancestors Have Been?

Final portion of 22.0 RACE Teens wrap up the talk about Race in their lives with what they realize has been handed down to them through their family generations. Final chance for Giveaway tickets to the exhibit. Ask An Expert segment pending. What has your family given you regarding race? Optimism, distrust, caution, open-mindedness…?

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My Belief by Latina Khalil

At some point in our lives we realize how lonely we actually are. Although surrounded by friends, having a job, doing great in school, partying on the weekends, owning a car, or even having a great family, we always feel like something is missing. We question, “why am I not thankful for all that I […]

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