Meanwhile the non-existent California budget puts important social serves are at risk, banks are going bankrupt, US soldiers are being shuffled from Iraq to Afghanistan, and even Pakistan.

TEMPO (Technological Empowerment & Media Project of Oakland) is our response to the mainstream media. TEMPO participants and mentors build, from scratch, bold radio documentaries about the topics that actually impact their lives, from welfare reform, to underage prostitution and Hip Hop culture.

Check out some of our past documentaries:

From the Playground to the Streets
Underage Prostitution in Oakland

and

The Beat is Tight but the Words ain't Right
African American Women's Reflections on Hip-Hop