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Some days Jessica Martin gets rides to school. Other days, she takes the bus. The 19-year-old student usually spends her 20-minute commute to Laney College reading books or playing video games. With bills, college tuition and textbook costs on her mind, she says she misses the days when she was able to simply pay the youth fare to board the bus.
The Black Hour broadcasts every third Friday on 9th Floor Radio. The show is produced by African American students at Laney, and deals with various issues affecting black people. It is the only public affairs show for black students on the station. And April 17, The Black Hour is "goes green.