• Youth news;
• High school students who used their summer to learn about children’s rights and the genocide in Sudan tell it like it is;
• We speak with the author of a new book about the history and future of Title IX, the landmark decision granting women equal access to sports at public schools;
• The United Homeless Organization is holding an event this weekend commemorating Martin Luther King’s march on Washington-we get the lowdown

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Rise Up Radio Came out in full force (well, Doug, Kat and Leanne were there...) last Friday to see Ty perform at Lower East side club Nublu. And he brought down the HOUSE even though it was easily 120 degrees in there and the place was packed so tight we could barely move!

Not in evidence that night except through his wonderful lyricism, but fully in evidence below: Ty is a great critical thinker on all things hip hop. Here, exclusive to Rise Up Radio, Ty chats with Underground Railroad host Jay Smooth.

• youth news;
• The Michigan ACLU on their fight against mandatory youth breathalizer laws;
• Mark Rosenberg of Rooftop Films on their New York Non Fiction show and turning down publicity from Bruce Ratner;
• Nathan Thorpe of Brick Radio in Louisville Kentucky on youth radio and running a community center.