10-year-old Ananya Martin is Derrion Albert’s little sister. Since the beating death of her brother Derrion in 2009, Ananya has not spoken publicly until this interview. Her aunt Adrienne Leonard says the only way she can do it is by reading sympathy letters that were sent to the family after his death.
The Lost Generation
Annie Lowrey, Washington Independent, August 12, 2010
Youth program creating peace in Akron
Stephanie Kist, West Side Leader, August 12, 2010
Study finds girls reaching puberty earlier in the US
Robyn Kurth, Examiner, August 11, 2010
The Crisis of Black Youth
Dr. Selwyn Cudjoe, Trinicenter, August 11, 2010
Youth learn skills in 4-H classes
News Courier, Staff Writer, August 11, 2010
New Study Shows Racially Segregated Schools Not Equal
KeriLee Horan, District Administration, August 11, 2010
The truth behind the get-tough success stories in school reform
Sabrina Stevens Shupe, Washington Post, August 10, 2010
Youth facility most overcrowded: Group
Staff Writer, Washington Post, August 10, 2010
The College Graduation Gap Can Be Shrunk
Julianne Hing, Colorlines, August 10, 2010
Vitamin D reduces cardiovascular risk in black youth
Kimberly Scott, WJBF-ABC, August 10, 2010
Chicago Public School Track E Students Return to Class
Darlene Hill, Fox News Chicago, August 10, 2010
Bullying ‘breeds violence’
Kamini Padayachee, Direct Axis, August 10, 2010
Desegregation’s unintended consequence
Stuart Buck, Washington Post, August 10, 2010
Rochester considering fee for youth sports in Community Park
Amanda Reavy, The State Journal-Register, August 9, 2010
Mentoring Our Youth Under Hostile Circumstances
Black Star News, Adelaide L. Sanford, August 9, 2010
Reports Highlight Disparities in Graduation Rates Among White and Minority Students
Jennifer Gonzalez, The Chronicle, August 9, 2010
Fla. Universities Rank High In Minority Graduation
CBS 4, August 9, 2010
Inspiration From Generation-Y
Christine Hassler, Huffington Post, August 8, 2010
Boy Scouts into Men
Wayne Biddle, Baltimore Sun, August 8, 2010
Hoops let kids, police play for peace
Bill McCleery, Indy Star, August 8, 2010
This Sunday, August 15th at 7 p.m./6 Central, Lester Holt shares what happened when Dateline NBC traveled to Chicago to learn about it’s gang violence.
Much like the achievement gap in K-12 schooling, higher education is plagued by its own gap—with respect to minority graduation rates. Nationwide, 60 percent of white students earn a degree within six years on a college campus, compared to only 40 percent of African-Americans and 49 percent of Latinos.
This week, two separate reports released by the Education Trust highlight the colleges that are successfully graduating all of its students at similar rates, as well as those where minority students lag far behind white coeds. (Read the full article)
- Will all of those young, enthusiastic Obama voters turn out in 2010? If history is any guide, probably not. Older voters are historically more likely to cast ballots in midterm elections than are voters under the age of 30. And this year, they are already more enthusiastic than younger voters about the coming campaign.
Those older voters are most likely to say the country is on the wrong track and to disapprove of the way both Congress and President Obama are doing their jobs, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted this summer.
Eight in 10 Americans 45 and older disapprove of the job Congress is doing compared with 6 in 10 of those under age 45. While opinions about Congress differ depending on age, anti-incumbent sentiment cuts across generational lines, with about 8 in 10 Americans saying it is time to give new people a chance to serve.
A CNN poll conducted nationwide in mid-July found older voters were significantly more enthusiastic about voting this year than younger voters. Four in 10 of those aged 65 and older said they were extremely or very enthusiastic about voting in November while just one-quarter of those under 35 years of age said the same. (Read the full article)
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I’ll readily admit that, The Golden Girls (greatest sitcom ever!) notwithstanding, I have rather asinine taste in television and film. Seriously, my undying love for the good-n-terrible movie, Hav Plenty is well beyond absurd. Still, I am compelled to temporarily cease from railing against the news and pop culture of the day (![[photo of Dallas]](http://www.blackyouthproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dallas-41-150x150.jpg)
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You Can’t Knock The Hustle: A Walk Down Michigan Avenue
“I’m a hustler baby/I’ll sell water to a well”- Jay-Z. If Mr. Sean Carter took a stroll with me down Michigan Avenue this past weekend, even he might have been surprised by the ingenuity of today’s youth. As I strolled past the Chicago River on Wacker Drive I saw the beautiful Chicago skyline. Every time I take public transportation north of Roosevelt I’m always amazed at how the city magically gets cleaner. I digress. As I sauntered down Michigan Avenue last Saturday I saw capitalism at it’s finest. No not rogue capitalism. Bernie Madoff and Jack Abramoff are still incarcerated. I saw young Black kids using their varied talents to make money.
Although the city of Chicago may deem some of their business ventures hustles illegal (I saw two kids get citations for blocking the walkways), I look at them as creative ways for young folks to practice entrepreneurship. Heck if people can use exotic financial instruments to manipulate the free market, I believe kids should be able to use their talents to give them access to markets.
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