Radio Rookies

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[Radio Rookies @RadioRookies]

When Natalie Skeete-Somerszaul was 10 years old, her grandmother taught her how to play the steelpan. Now, Natalie spends hours each day practicing the instrument, which helps her connect with her Trinidadian heritage https://t.co/wol66IlOj5

[Radio Rookies @RadioRookies]

An estimated 8 million Americans will reach voting age by the November election. We spoke with first-time voters at @YVoteNY’s Democracy Camp to find out what matters most to them ➡️ ‘It’s important to us to feel represented’: Insights from a young voter https://t.co/2Gy0fqvxeL

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

NYC elected officials push for student newspapers at every high school

https://t.co/0VbHSnZTOR

[Gothamist @Gothamist]

NYC’s graduating ‘COVID babies’ reflect as high school ends

https://t.co/49ksz1z9GW

[WNYC 🎙 @WNYC]

Many prisons and jails across the country have replaced in-person family visits with video visits. Eighteen-year-old Jamila Small is part of a group of teens who want to make sure this doesn’t happen in New York. https://t.co/RU1imjIiqG

[Chinatown Voices @ChinatownVoices]

An Asian immigrant teen confronts problem gambling in his community | Radio Rookies | WNYC https://t.co/XKSJk1BbCL

[Osborne Association @OsborneNY]

YAC council member Jamila Small is the latest contributor to @WNYC @RadioRookies, amplifying her experiences of visiting an incarcerated loved one & those of her peers, sharing the importance of the Protect In-Person Visits bill. Listen here: https://t.co/xXeVENllGF

[Jeanmarie Evelly @JeanmarieEvelly]

Student journalists are rallying today at City Hall to push for more newspapers and journalism programs at NYC schools. Your next generation of reporters right here! #journalismforall

[Services for the UnderServed (S:US) @sus_org]

Fanta Kaba of WNYC's Radio Rookies brings the story of how New York City Housing Authority's new plan will affect residents and the future of housing, as a resident of a NYCHA complex in the Bronx herself.

https://t.co/DVfYE4aVF1

[Radio Rookies @RadioRookies]

As a first-gen teenager, Saldon Tenzin knows she needs to help keep her Tibetan culture alive — but how do you hold onto something you feel so far removed from? Check out one of our latest stories, which just aired nationally on NPR’s @hereandnow https://t.co/gJ0UjK61Ru

[Megan Greenwell @megreenwell]

Okay, time for a shot of excitement about the future of journalism: One of my HIGH SCHOOL students reported an entire Code Switch investigation about efforts to privatize public housing in NYC. It's so good and I am so proud of her. 🥲 https://t.co/BblAhvNYjH

[Furman Center @FurmanCenterNYU]

@nytimes @stefanoschen @WinnHu @NYSHumanRights @JacksonLewisPC @PennIUR NYCHA turns to a controversial plan to change how public housing operates. Fanta Kaba of @RadioRookies brings the story of how this will affect residents and the future of housing, as a resident of a NYCHA complex in the Bronx herself via @NPRCodeSwitch https://t.co/Iyjo0mwqF1

[Radio Rookies @RadioRookies]

We teamed up with @NPRCodeSwitch for their latest episode! It’s about public housing, private real estate developers and who gets to live in NYC. Tune in to hear rookie Fanta Kaba co-host the entire episode alongside @GeeDee215 🎧 https://t.co/WFvA506o8K

[x @xalopez]

we've got a great episode out this week from @WNYC @RadioRookies, Fanta Kaba. she brings us a story about the push to privatize public housing in NYC and the people impacted by this.

(sidenote, extremely proud to hear a new yorker 'yerrr' on NPR 😭❤️)

https://t.co/NMKzSJlQ17

[Arionne (Are-REE-ahn) Nettles @ArionneNettles]

This week’s NPR Code Switch episode is reported by 17-year-old Fanta of @WNYC’s @RadioRookies. Fanta wants to be a journalist. So let’s be sure to listen and support!

Fanta joins host @GeeDee215 and does some great work. Listen! 👇🏾 https://t.co/SZuqWI0Jpb

[Fund for Housing and Opportunity @HsgOpportunity]

🎧LISTEN🎧: "I know the word gentrification is overused, and it means different things to different people, so I asked my friends what the word ‘gentrification’ means to them."
https://t.co/vXSYNFbJ8j

[The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast @BrianLehrer]

Listeners, did you miss our "Holiday Best" show, featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, NASA climate scientist @DrKateMarvel, Harvard sociologist @mlamont6, and some powerful stories from @RadioRookies?

Hear some of our favorites from 2023:
https://t.co/ZlQgQbMJNZ

[Radio Rookies @RadioRookies]

Tune in to the @BrianLehrer show now to hear from high school students Christina, Saldon and Fanta as they talk about gentrification in the South Bronx, how public housing is changing in NYC and the meaning of home ➡️ https://t.co/cuq7Wyd8ej

[The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast @BrianLehrer]

On today's show:
- Fmr US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
- climate scientist @DrKateMarvel
- Harvard social scientist @mlamont6
- WNYC's youth reporters @RadioRookies

Tune in at 10 at 93.9 FM, AM 820 and https://t.co/JE6GnVgu5p

[City Limits @CityLimitsNews]

If you missed last night's episode with NYCHA reporter @tatyanacturner, you can listen here (including a @RadioRookies piece from Fanta Kaba, one of our CLARIFY internship alums!): https://t.co/3KXeUaAEP0