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Ise Lyfe and Others Explore the Outlaw Image in Hip-Hop

In rap music, being tough is often a pre-requisite for success. Long jail time, stolen guns and cars, and other outlaw antics beef up the thug image.

Social Networking Goes Local

From: Elliot Ward

Social Networking is taking on a new local flavor, and Oregon is participating in the change.

North City Gangs Getting Younger, More Violent

From: Adam Allington
Series: Block by Block: Street Gangs in St. Louis

teenage gangbangers responsible for spike in St. Louis murder rate

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and NPR Station Showcase with PRX

BEST Business Center

From: Elliot Ward

A new city of Portland service helps businesses go green

COLORING IRAQIS

From: Phillip Martin
Series: The Color Initiative

The role of color in shaping American attitudes toward Iraqis

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

The Dangers of Home Births in Pakistan

From: UNICEF

This Story is Free! Homebirths are common in Pakistan, and Mandy Cunningham goes on the ground to try to understand the many risks associated with ...

Life in a Nepalese Hospital without a Doctor

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Hear about how one hospital survives without a doctor in the Nepalese mountains

Bought by WBEZ

A Nepalese Woman, Kamala, Makes her way to the Hospital

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Hear about how difficult it is for a pregnant women to get medical care in a small village in Nepal

Risks for Women Giving Birth at a Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Hear about how difficult it is for pregnant women and new mothers with limited resources in an Afghanistan Hospital

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Making ends meet in a Pakistani hospital

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Hear about how hard it is for pregnant women and new mothers with limited resources in a Karachi Hospital

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Iraqi children celebrate their return to school

From: UNICEF

This story is free! It is a feature with interviews with two Iraqi school kids trying to get an education despite the difficulties associated with ...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

UNICEF and partners send aid as Uganda floods disrupt life for 60,000 households

From: UNICEF

This story is free! UNICEF's Communication Officer in Uganda gives an update on the situation with flooding in Uganda from the ground

Women's group fights malnutrition with knowledge in San Pablo La Laguna, Guatemala

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Women's group in San Pablo La Laguna on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala uses workshop trainings and community based education to lowe...

Bought by KZYX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network

Displaced children especially vulnerable to illness and military re-recruitment in North Kivu

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Children and others flee conflict in DRC's North Kivu region and several hundred new child soldiers are recruited

Anti-Violence Program in Guatemala City keeps youth off the streets

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Guatemala City's youth are given an alternative to gang life and crime through a unique program in the heart of the city's wors...

Green Card Applicants Protest

From: Michelle Chang

One export from China that American businesses can?t get enough of are highly-skilled workers, especially those in the high tech industry. Workers ...

Salt in the Wound

From: [redacted] [redacted]

News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KGOU

'Girl Stars' reach out to rural India through films on the power of education

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Impressive Indian girls' stories go out on the road as films

Somalia relief efforts hindered by lack of access to conflict-affected areas

From: UNICEF

This story is free! Broadcasters can use all or a portion of this piece - which includes UNICEF's Country Office Representative in Somalia, Christi...

UNICEF and partners help child domestic workers in Haiti regain their rights

From: UNICEF

This Story is free! Haiti's domestic workers are mostly children and hundreds of thousands of them work unpaid and isolated. this is the story of...

On International Women's Day, an Iraqi mother and daughter stay focused on education

From: UNICEF

This Story is Free! A mother and daughter in Iraq tell their story of remaining focused on education and the future despite the ongoing violence in...

Bought by KSJD

Palestinian teens speak out on agreement to end internal violence

From: UNICEF

This Story is free! Palestinian youth speak out on the February 8th agreement between Fatah and Hamas to end violence there, and on how the violenc...

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