Tag Archives: Black Youth

Featured Article

May 7, 2013 at 9:49am

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Topics: Black Youth, Latino youth, Media, Money, stereotypes, Television, tv

FOX Finally Cancels COPS

After twenty five years on the air, Fox has finally canceled one of the most offensive shows in television history; COPS. The show will move to niche network Spike TV, where it will have a significantly smaller audience.

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Events

May 6, 2013 at 9:45am

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Topics: Black Youth, Chicago, Criminal Justice, global affairs, Justice, Police, racism, The Middle East

EVENT: Juvenile Injustice – The Criminalization of Youth in Palestine and Chicago

The Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East invites you to attend Juvenile Injustice: The Criminalization of Youth in Palestine and Chicago It takes place Saturday, May 11th at Alhambra Palace Restaurant. The program begins at 12:30pm Check out the event flyer for more information:

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Featured Article

May 3, 2013 at 2:41pm

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Topics: activists, Black Youth, civil rights, education, high school, the south

Youth Civil Rights Activists Finally Get A Prom, Fifty Years Later

Young people from Birmingham, AL that took part in Dr. King’s Children’s March in 1963 were denied their proms in their home city. Now fifty year later, an event has been organized to give those students the prom they never had.

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Guest Post

May 1, 2013 at 11:29am

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Topics: black leaders, black leadership, Black Youth, civil rights, Community, Media, race

Two Words

It is my earnest hope that our black leaders would pause in their pursuit of personal ambition and legacy to stop and look into the eyes of the child of potential that stands before them. A child that – regardless of circumstance and waywardness – can become an agent of change that can dramatically impact the world in which we live.

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Featured Article

May 1, 2013 at 9:45am

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Topics: Black Youth, Criminal Justice, discipline, education, Media, school-to-prison pipeline

Teen Girl Charged w/ Felony Over Ill-Advised Science Experiment

Florida teenager Kiera Wilmot had good grade; and a clean behavioral record until she tried an ill-advised science experiment on school grounds. Her punishment: expulsion, and felony charges! Does Kiera deserve such a harsh punishment?

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Featured Article

April 30, 2013 at 11:14am

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Topics: Black Youth, Criminal Justice, Guns, Media, murder, trayvon martin

George Zimmerman Will NOT Seek “Stand Your Ground” Immunity Hearing

At a hearing earlier today, George Zimmerman officially declared that he will not seek an immunity hearing under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law.

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Featured Article

April 30, 2013 at 9:35am

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Topics: Black Youth, bullying, education, Ignorance, racism, stereotypes, White Privilege

Police Investigate Racist Bullying at Philadelphia Catholic School

An eighth grader was reportedly the victim of racist bullying at a catholic school in Philadelphia. According to the young man’s mother, two white students took her son’s notebook and scrawled “a picture of a swastika, the N-word, as well as the words ‘Koolaid,’ ‘watermelon,’ and ‘fried chicken.”

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Featured Article

April 29, 2013 at 3:21pm

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Topics: Black Youth, gun violence, health, mental health, trauma, Violence

Recognizing Link Between Emotional Trauma and Youth Violence

With so many of our young people growing up in neighborhoods steeped in violence, it is imperative that we take seriously the toll it takes on their emotional health, and how that only perpetuates the cycle of violence.

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Featured Article

April 26, 2013 at 10:03am

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Topics: activism, Black Youth, Chicago, Community, education, Latino youth, protest

Chicago Students Boycott Standardized Test to Protest School Closings

On Wednesday over 100 Chicago students boycotted a standardized test in protest of the mass school closings in their city. The test they boycotted, The Prairie State Achievement Examination, is an exam students are required to take. Instead, these young people gathered at Chicago Public Schools headquarters and made their voices heard. The protest was [...]

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Featured Article

April 26, 2013 at 9:45am

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Topics: black community, Black Youth, Chicago, gun violence, Guns, Police, police brutality

Poor Police-Community Relations Present Major Obstacle to Stemming Tide of Violence in Chicago

Poor relations between the Chicago Police Department and residents in Chicago’s most embattled neighborhoods has created a climate of anger, fear and distrust; major obstacles to stemming the tide of violence in the city.

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