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Many incarcerated people are also parents. Their children navigate social stigma and barriers to staying in contact with their loved ones.
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 58:23
His early depression gave way to acceptance when he came to understand what made him different.
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle
- Added: Apr 28, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
In this voice collage, veterans and youth share their personal definitions of what it means to be an “Urban Warrior.”
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 02:44
In the Navy for five years Carlos maintained airplanes. As a behavior therapist for youth, Carlos works with a young man who intimidates the other ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:41
After George loses his father, he starts smoking marijuana and selling drugs. In Urban Warriors, he connects with a veteran who has a positive impa...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 03:12
Growing up in Little Village, Jorge experienced firsthand the toll that gang violence has on communities and individuals. Jorge talks about joining...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 08:16
Francisco grew up feeling endangered and like he had to become involved with the gang his family was in for his own safety. When he was ready to ma...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:46
In part two of his story, Steven talks about how addressing emotions and trauma is often taboo for veterans, and how Urban Warriors gave him a chan...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 05:17
N’MPower participant, Antonio Martinez, interviews Spanish Colonial artist John Gallegos, in a community engagement project between the Museum of I...
- Added: Apr 09, 2014
- Length: 06:34
A teenager explains what it's like to grow up with epileptic seizures. Gaining independence is hard work.
Bought by KHSU and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Feb 17, 2010
- Length: 09:34
- Purchases: 2
A portrait of Mike Butler: Irish-American tannery worker, avid gambler, and, in the eyes of three young boys growing up in suburban Massachusetts ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2009
- Length: 11:35
- Purchases: 3
