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A Chess Trailblazer Is Suing Netflix Over Her Portrayal In 'The Queen's Gambit'

Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for defamation. At issue is a line in the show's final episode that falsely says she hadn't played against male opponents.
Rachel Treisman
Crime

King County considers hate crime hotline amid rise in racist attacks

King County is one step closer to creating a phone and web hotline for residents to report hate crimes and bias incidents. The proposed legislation, put forward by the King County Council's Law and Justice Committee Tuesday morning, will go before the council at-large in the coming weeks.
Liz Brazile

Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life

'Attractive for an Asian man’: Photographer reframes Asian American masculinity

Chinese American photographer Andrew Kung is reclaiming representation of the all-American man one portrait at a time.
Kristin Leong
Race & Identity

On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other'

From adult films to a portrait series on Asian men, stereotypes of Asian identity are being disrupted in surprising and creative ways.
Kristin Leong

John O'Brien
Education

Raising boys the non-toxic way: a how-to manual

‘I want him to be able to have those qualities that I saw men wanting, but not being able to have. Like being able to cry.’
John O'Brien
Education

This Seattle high school principal says 'adults need to learn how to listen deeply to youth'

Nova High School principal Eyva Winet is working to amplify youth voices, like mine, in any way they can. As a non-binary high school student, I have learned so much about myself and the power of my own voice from Eyva.
Lyn Strober-Cohen
Arts & Life

The politics of pantsuits. This teen grapples with the unwritten dress code for women in leadership

For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices. What women candidates wear plays a huge role in whether people think they’re electable, and that judgment of women’s clothing choices starts pretty young.
Ritika Managuli
Law & Courts

Inside Girls Court, Washington State’s first therapeutic court model for girls

Over the past two decades, while juvenile incarceration rates have been decreasing, rates of incarcerated girls have either stayed the same, or increased. In response, the Kitsap County Girls Court opened in June 2019 as Washington State’s first court system providing service just for girls. A few months ago, RadioActive's Lila Shroff went to see Girls Court in action.
Lila Shroff
Arts & Life

Take a lesson from Gen Z: Let your body hair grow

In the time of Covid-19, our hairstylists, waxers and threaders aren’t available to keep us looking fresh. Many of us are trying to figure out what to do about our body hair as our hair continues to grow and grow ... and grow. The younger generation doesn’t seem to mind.
Celia Fragale
Arts & Life

That’s a wrap! RadioActive’s 2019 podcast season

In 2019 RadioActive Youth Media worked with about 750 teens and tweens through our Intro, Advanced, and Community workshop programs. These young people produced 23 full-length feature radio stories, along with dozens of short radio stories and podcasts. Young people's voices and perspectives are not heard enough in the media - that's why RadioActive exists. Missed some of this year's incredible feature stories? Give them all a listen here.
RadioActive Youth Media

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