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Watching James Michaelson

By Jack Bragen on June 1, 2019

Arts and Culture Fiction YSA youth contributions

Creating multiple inconveniences was one of many strategies for interfering with James Michaelson’s inconvenient, daily activities. He was opening a can of tomatoes, and my prompt instructed me to speak into the microphone.

Street Musician

By Julia Vinograd on May 1, 2019

Arts and Culture Poetry YSA youth contributions

(Enera Wilson) He sits on a blue egg crate under a street corner tree, His long crossed legs balancing a

From prison to the street

By Boston Woodard on April 1, 2019

Arts and Culture First-person Opinion YSA youth contributions

On November 5, 2018, I was released from prison after serving 38 continuous years behind bars. Upon my return to freedom, a parole agent drove me to an area of San Jose that was dotted with cheap hotels. He dropped me off on The Alameda, a boulevard in San Jose, with everything I owned stuffed in a backpack and a small duffle bag.

Young Artists Crusade for Healthier Communities

April 8, 2012

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The beautiful mural created by the young artists of Youth Spirit Artworks promotes healthy living and exposes the huge disparity between the health and lifespan of low-income and wealthier residents in Berkeley. The mural makes a strong statement about social justice by showing how poverty jeopardizes public health.

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Watching James Michaelson

Street Musician

From prison to the street

Young Artists Crusade for Healthier Communities