Cece Rodriguez may be tiny at 5 ’4”, 100 lbs, but she’s physically strong. Despite her family’s concerns, she dreams of testing her toughness by enlisting in the U.S. Marines.

Sickle and Me

Dec 12th, 2015 9m 2s

Nearly 100,000 Americans suffer from a disorder called Sickle Cell Anemia. Radio Rookie Bree Person hates talking about Sickle cells – but she put together this report nevertheless.

American Dream - Minus My Mom

Dec 9th, 2015 8m 26s

At 17-years-old Tangeneka Taylor moved to the U.S from Guyana with her dad and sister. Along with having to adjust to a new country, she’s had to adjust to life without her mom.

Eyes Off the Goal: When Sports Rule and School Suffers

Nov 28th, 2015 9m 29s

Fresh grass. Freedom. Success. That was the sensation Edward Munoz experienced every time he walked onto a soccer field. But in school, he felt like he wasn’t meant to be there.

My Education, Uninterrupted

Nov 14th, 2015 8m 23s

In New York City the high school graduation rate for black males was 28 percent in 2010. Radio Rookie Mike Brown is a young black man living in Harlem and being raised by a single mom.

Not the 'Right' Kind of Gay

Oct 31st, 2015 8m 27s

In some ways, being feminine made life harder for Dakota than his sexuality.

We Just Don't Talk: One Family's Silence about Dating Abuse

Oct 17th, 2015 9m 5s

When 18-year-old Radio Rookie Mari Santos recognized that her older sister Alison was in abusive relationship, the hardest part was figuring out how to talk to her about it.

Seeking an End to Cycles of Abuse

Oct 3rd, 2015 10m 22s

Destiny Mabry had a lot in common with her older sister: a love of dance, a bright smile, and excellent jump rope skills. They also both had experience with abusive relationships.

Why Do I Stay?

Sep 19th, 2015 29m 28s

Rainy wanted to understand why she stayed with an older boyfriend who humiliated and physically abused her. So she spent two years reporting from inside the relationship.

Sexual Cyberbullying: The Modern Day Letter A

Sep 5th, 2015 10m 30s

Many teenagers live half their lives on social media sites, and they're writing the rules as they go. One online trend Radio Rookie Temitayo Fagbenle finds disturbing is "slut-shaming"

Nine People, One Bedroom: A Teen's Take on Life In Poverty

Aug 22nd, 2015 9m 52s

Jairo Gomez's nine-person family lives in a one-bedroom apartment. He knows education is the way out of poverty, but sometimes being poor makes it difficult to make good choices.

American Heaven

Aug 8th, 2015 9m 49s

Aired December, 2012. Danielle was 13 when she left her home and her mother in the Congo. She came to New York to pursue the American dream, but she wound up living in a homeless shelter.

Who's Going to Protect Me?

Jan 5th, 2011 8m 34s

Aired November, 2010. 17-year-old Radio Rookie Edwin Llanos has grown up in neighborhoods where police stop kids all the time -- and a lot of those kids don’t trust cops to help when they're in need. Last year, when Edwin got into a tough situa

The ABCs of Chinese Americans

Dec 22nd, 2010 7m 13s

Aired October, 2010. Radio Rookie Helen Peng lives in Flushing, Queens and calls herself an ABC, or American-born Chinese. But a lot of FOBs, or Fresh-off-the-boat Chinese people, also live in her neighborhood. Helen identifies with both the AB

Breast-Fed Language

Dec 8th, 2010 9m 21s

Aired October, 2010. Radio Rookie Andrea Lee's parents came here from the Philippines in the 1990s. She is not sure she agrees with at least one decision her parents made - not teaching her their language.

Level Up

Nov 10th, 2010 8m 55s

Aired September, 2010. Although 40% of all game players are female, players of hardcore games like Grand Theft Auto are mostly male. That means the games are designed with boys and men in mind. Rookie Reporter Jessica Cernadas finds that very f

The Potential Diplomat

Oct 28th, 2010 7m 51s

Aired September, 2010. Rookie Reporter Melissa Best has always dreamed of becoming a US diplomat — living abroad and helping people; but then she found out how much work it is to become one. Melissa wonders if she can really live up to her high

Interview With a Teenage Vampire

Oct 14th, 2010 8m 59s

Aired June, 2010. Radio Rookie Hawa Lee reports on the sometimes spooky connection between vampires and teenagers.

Back to the Middle East

Sep 29th, 2010 9m 7s

Aired June, 2010. 18-year-old Radio Rookie Alexis Gordon is struggling to understand her dad's decision to stay in the Army and go back to the Middle East.

Schools On: Will Tensions Persist on Staten Island?

Sep 15th, 2010 6m 5s

Aired September, 2010. The Staten Island Radio Rookies look into what motivates the bias attacks in their community. They wonder whether the beginning of school year will impact the tension in their neighborhood.

Chicken

Sep 1st, 2010 7m 28s

Web exclusive. Amana Kashakzi loves chicken, but with all the fried chicken restaurants in her neighborhood, she starts to wonder if there is a conspiracy to entice black people to eat chicken.

Trisomy 13

Aug 18th, 2010 7m 16s

Aired March, 2000. Marc Delgado lives in Washington Heights, with his mother and his sister Candice, who is severely disabled. Candice was born with Trisomy 13 and doctors thought she would die before she was two, but somehow, she's made it pas

Being a Gay Teenager

Aug 4th, 2010 5m

Aired March, 2000. 14-years-old Kady Bulnes reported on what it's like to be a gay or lesbian teenager in a neighborhood like Harlem. Aired March, 2000. 14-years-old Kady Bulnes reported on what it's like to be a gay or lesbian teenager in a ne