Tara L. Conley
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Tara L. Conley is the Founder and President of Media Make Change and blogs for YouthNoise.com.

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More Than a Game for Cleveland

Posted May 28, 2009 | 04:21:39 (EST)

"In a place like Cleveland, hope comes in small morsels." Alex Kotlowitz, Writer.

There's a reason why, on Tuesday, I was standing in the middle of a sports bar clasping my hands in prayer while watching as the Cleveland Cavaliers let Game 4 slip away.

Though I stood several hundred...

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Yo, Michael Steele, Whut Up Homie!

Posted February 20, 2009 | 03:30:16 (EST)

Dear Michael Steel -

From one Hip Hop Head to, well, I guess another, do you mind if I address your latest call on the GOP to engage broader, more diverse groups like the Hip Hop community?

This will only take a sec.

While I...

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Enough! Foreclosure Victims Speak Out

Posted January 27, 2009 | 16:32:42 (EST)

While citizens simmer down after a climactic election season and a euphoric Inauguration, the economic crisis continues to heat up -- and foreclosed victims are directly under the fire. There's certainly an aura of urgency being felt around the country, especially now since so many citizens are in the midst...

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Women of Color in an Obama Era

Posted December 3, 2008 | 21:24:41 (EST)

Today, like I do everyday around noon, I moved my car from one side of the street to the other as directed by the Culver City parking limit sign. While waiting at the stop sign, a block from the Brave New Films office (my employer), I watched as three...

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