Tag: Youth Reporter

  • The Bahati Mamas: Seeds for Change

    The Bahati Mamas, (front to back), Sitey Mbere, Hawa Ahamed and Maganey Ramazani, are transporting soil to a field at the Tierra Miguel farm in Escondido to prepare for the summer season. | Photo Credit: Famo Musa, The AjA Project By Binti Musa Binti Musa is a high school student and member of The AjA…

  • A Slice of Cambodia in City Heights

    At the City Heights Wat Sovannkiri Buddhist Temple on 52nd Street opulent detail and vibrantly colored flags decorate the façade during the Khmer New Year celebration. | Photo Credit: Kiran Mehta By Beto Soto and Brent Jensen Beto Soto and Brent Jensen are high school students and members of The AjA Project’s Youth Advisory Council.…

  • Mid-City Schools Adopt Curriculum to Encourage Street Art, Discourage Tagging

    Graffiti Artist Ryan Hoppe, who goes by Hasler One, works on a collaborative mural during the Underground Art in the Underground event in the parking structure of Westfield Mission Valley Mall on March 22, 2014. The event was an initiative by the San Diego Cultural Arts Alliance, whose primary focus is to teach youth how…

  • SongStream Project Brings the Joy of Lullabies to City Heights Families

    Singer-songwriter and SongStream Project co-founder Talia Morales performs a song at The Landscape of Lullabies event at the City Heights Library. This particular song is one her mother used to sing to Morales and her brother. | Photo Credit: Michelle Josey By Famo Musa Famo Musa is a high school student and member of The…