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Why take the pledge?
Far too many Black youth continue to be demonized, criminalized and murdered.
Enough is enough!
In response to this intensifying crisis, the Black Youth Project (BYP) has launched “The Pledge.”
With “The Pledge,” we are asking individuals and organizations to close ranks around black youth and make a commitment to take action and fight with black youth as they confront a relentless crisis. We at the BYP believe that each person can make a difference by doing something!
By taking The Pledge we not only articulate our concern about black youth, but symbolically unite our voices with others who will work to confront this crisis.
If we each take action, whether it is starting a group, signing a petition, or mentoring a young person in your neighborhood, then we all become a part of the solution.
Stand With Black Youth!
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March 29, 2010 – April 4, 2010
Project celebrates promise of black youth
Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian, April 4, 2010
Youth of the Year had to be man of the house
Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 4, 2010
Youth Super Day 2010
Jeff Barker, Northwest Florida Daily New, April 3, 2010
Black colleges stay relevant
Gregory Lewis, Sun Sentinel, April 3, 2010
Ways parents can protect their kids from joining gangs
Andrea Clurfeld, Ashbury Park Press, April 3, 2010
National radio personality encourages youth mentoring
Mason Snyder, South Carolina Now, April 3, 2010
SCLC backs private school vouchers
James Bush III, The Tampa Tribune, April 3, 2010
Minority high school youth nurture middle-schoolers in a Tigard-Tualatin mentor program
Melissa Navas, The Oregonian, April 2, 2010
Drifting Back Towards Segregated Schools
Marian Wright Edelman, Black Star News, April 2, 2010
Charter schools and segregation
John Powell and Erica Frankenberg, Free Press, April 2, 2010
Obama signs reconciliation bill with major student loan change
Christi Parsons and Janet Hook, LA Times, March 31, 2010
$8B to go towards youth unemployment
Defender Staff Report, Chicago Denfender, March 31, 2010
Students step to success
Cassi Toney, Oklahoma The Daily, March 29, 2010
Jobs bill could provide boost for youth employment
Vicki Needham, The Hill, March 29, 2010
Teens talk it out
Hilary Bentman, Philly Burbs, March 29, 2010
What Black Writers Should Be Taught in Schools?
Katherine Schulten, The New York Times, March 29, 2010
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