Category: Editor’s Note

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths and stories without having to be judged in a negative way. We have a special treat for our readers as we have one of our volunteers step up to the plate in a major way. HL is here to share what they have learned from helping type and edit The Beat Within submissions. The floor is hers! To The Beat Within Community, I am beyond grateful to be part of such an impactful organization like

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and stories without having to be judged in a negative way. Our editorial note will be written by OT as he shares with our community the final, part three conclusion, about a very daunting medical experience that happened to him and family recently… Thank you for sharing your challenges with us OT! Continued…part three folks, this is OT back again with the conclusion of my son JD’s surgery. It was a success! But the challenges

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and stories without having to be judged in a negative way. Our editorial note will be written by OT as he shares with our community the part two installment, about a very daunting experience that happened to him and his family recently…Thank you for sharing your challenges with us OT! This is a continuance from my last editorial note, part two of my son’s medical ordeal. So, it’s Sunday evening now, the sun has gone

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and shares their stories without having to be judged in a negative way. This editorial note is by OT as he shares with our community, about his families very daunting experience that happened to him recently…Here it goes! Today I will be sharing a very personal story that happened to me and my family just this past October.  This editorial is kind of hard for me to write, and I’ve tried to write, edit and

We’re back again with another week of double dose edition of the one and only Beat Within. As always, we have our young ladies and gentlemen, as well as our OG’s spilling their truths and sharing their stories. This is a safe space where we aim to educate each other and see that we are more similar than different regardless of our ethnicity and the environment that we grew up in. We have a treat for you all this week as OG Pause is back again with a great message for you readers. He’s a Probation Officer that’s looking forward

Welcome back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within. This is the only magazine where everyone speaks their truths, and stories without having to be judged in a negative way. Many platforms are on your phone apps to grab headlines. There’s no accountability and people place comments that insult and hurt people’s feelings.  Not here at The Beat, we make sure that everyone is heard and respected. This is a platform where you’re allowed to say anything you want, as long as it’s respectful to yourself and others. We have a new addition to

Welcome everyone to the first issue of the year 2026. We are kicking it off with some inspirational and highly motivational writing as we continue to publish our magazine every other week. We are continuing David Inocencio’s vision of giving everyone a platform and voice to share their stories in a safe community. This week we have a very thoughtful piece of writing being shared by one of our very valuable interns from Urban High School of San Francisco. The current group has wrapped up their internship with us and have a few words to share about their experiences with

Welcome back to the very last issue of the year. We are so proud to continue the amazing legacy of David Inocenio as The Beat goes on! Thank you to everyone for help and support as we all contribute to The Beat Within community. Thank you also to the team of student interns from Urban High School of San Francisco, that have helped us over the last few months to process writing so that we can meet editing deadlines and deliver you another issue of amazing voices! This group of student interns has completed their service hours, and they have

Thank you for joining us for another issue of The Beat Within! We have been so proud and humbled to continue our relationship with Urban High School of San Francisco. Thank you also to the team of student interns that have helped us over the last few months to process writing and help us meet editing deadlines so that we can deliver you another issue of amazing voices! This group of student interns has completed their service hours, and they have all taken additional time to write a reflection on their personal experience with The Beat Within. My time at

Greetings and welcome back to another fabulous issue of The Beat Within! Thank you to all our partners and collaborators in Counties and Cities near and far! We hope you enjoy all the wonderful submissions of writing and art for this issue from the young people (and adults) that have shared their thoughts and struggles so boldly and honestly. We hope that by sharing our experiences with one another we can bring some community and solidarity and make the world feel just a little bit smaller. We hope to bring connection through shared experiences and compassionate listening. The Beat goes