On May 30, 2010 I went to the National Hispanic Cultural Center with my mom to participate in an interview being held by StoryCorps, an organization that travels around the county recording interviews between people and a lot of the time family members.

By: Sad'e Jones

As we made our way through the streets of the Fillmore District in San Francisco, we came across Jamal Raheem who has been living in San Francisco for the past 14 years. He's a local musician who was born and raised in the Fillmore Upper Divisadero area. Raheem's neighborhood is known for violence,especially black on black crime. He says that he's lost a lot of friends due to "the streets."

But regardless of the violence, he still sees San Francisco as a cool, nice place to live if you follow a certain life style. According to Raheem, "You just have to stay on top of your game and make sure you graduate from high school. Try your hardest to keep a job and you should be alright." Growing up in the Fillmore can be hard for young people. Violence is constantly on the front line. But Raheem says people should, "Encourage the younger youths, just stay in school, and...to listen to their parents, and do the best they can, and don't get started in the wrong ways."

Not everything is bad in the Fillmore district. According to Raheem a lot has changed since he was young. "San Francisco has a lot of youth programs like boys & girls clubs,recreation centers,places like Hamilton,libraries,camp Mendocino," Raheem said.

Raheem is a good example of a youth making it out of the streets. Just because your neighborhood isn't on track doesn't mean you have to be off track. Raheem will be attending San Francisco City College in the fall and is set to start a new job with a construction company soon.

Youth Radio’s Newsroom Interns met with Kelly Rayburn, The City Hall reporter for the Oakland Tribune. Rayburn held a journalism workshop on interviewing technique, using some of his own stories as examples.

Rayburn began by discussing a story which required him to interview the parents, family members and classmates of a high school boy who died unexpectedly. He said interviews with family and friends of the dead can be the toughest interviews reporters face, and stressed that compassion and preparation are essential to doing a good job.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's Abby Magnus interviews Jose Armas, a writer and community activist, at the Cesar Chavez March on the 27th of March 2010.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's very own Iemanja Lambert attended the Early Childhood Resource Fair on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's Iemanja Lambert interviews Marc Wunder of the Explora Museum and Albuquerque Public Schools at the Early Childhood Resource Fair on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque New Mexico.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's very own Iemanja Lambert speaks to Dave Orner of the Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque at the Early Childhood Resource Fair that took place on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's Iemanja Lambert Interviews Marc Wunder of Explora Museum and Albquqerque Public Schools on April 10th, 2010 at the Early Childhood Resource Fair in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

Going on job interviews can make us nervous enough, we should at least be able to relax when it comes to the clothes we wear.

If we're looking for work, we're usually not walking around with full pockets. So check out basics from inexpensive stores- like this shirt or these pants. If you like wearing dresses, try something simple like this. You can add a pair of dark tights to make it even more proper-style for work.

Basic, non-trendy clothes are best for interviews because they're hard to tell apart from the pricier stuff. It's not necessary to wear a fancy brand to impress your interviewer. They should remember you for what you'll contribute to their company, not because you had a giant sparkly Ed Hardy Tiger clawing it's way out of your pocket.

Try to stick with collared shirts- preferably long sleeve if you got any tats on your forearms. If you like heels, don't go for anything too high. It sucks, but sometimes people judge women a little tougher when they have sexier clothes on. Keep jewelry simple- it's better if you wear smaller earrings and few rings. And PLEASE, pretty please, pop out your grill before your interview.

We don't offer this advice because there's any PERFECT way to dress. Interview clothes can seem square sometimes, but they're not any worse or better than what we usually sport. But to keep it real, people who haven't finished high school sometimes face even extra discrimination at interviews. So we have to learn how to play the (clothes) game, so we can win.