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May 15, 2013 at 2:22pm

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Topics: Black Youth, Chicago, Community, gun violence, Guns, Latino youth, peace

Occupy the Streets of Chicago! March for Peace on June 21st!

On June 21st, join Father Michael Pfleger and Chicago’s Faith Community of Saint Sabina for an end of the school year march promoting PEACE on the streets of the Windy City.

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May 15, 2013 at 1:51pm

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Topics: Black Youth, discipline, education, Latino youth, Los Angeles

L.A. Unified School District Votes to Ban Suspensions for “Willful Defiance”

The Los Angeles Unified School board voted Tuesday to ban suspensions for “willful defiance,” directing school officials to use other disciplinary methods that don’t force students to miss valuable class time over fairly minor infractions.

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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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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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April 25, 2013 at 1:59pm

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Topics: Black Youth, Family, gun violence, Justice, Latino youth, Mothers, nyc, NYPD, Police, police brutality, R.I.P.

Mothers of Young Men Slain by NYPD Call on Artists to Submit Songs for Justice

The Justice Committee has released a video featuring mothers of young men killed by the NYPD, calling on musicians to write and submit lyrics or original songs that demand justice for their families.

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Guest Post

April 23, 2013 at 10:34am

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Topics: Black Youth, Criminal Justice, education, Latino youth, Police, police brutality, Politics, prison, school-to-prison pipeline

Word to Antoine Dodson: ‘Hide Yo Kids’ from Police in Schools!

By Maurice Green Though a trivial YouTube superstar, for the purpose of this discussion, Antoine Dodson provided some insightful advice when he said, “HIDE YO KIDS!” Why? The police have invaded our schools.

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April 16, 2013 at 3:59pm

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Topics: Black Youth, Black Youth in the News, Criminal Justice, injustice, Latino youth, Media, New York, race, sexual assault

Central Park Five Documentary Airs Tonight on PBS

Ken Burn’s new documentary Central Park Five premieres tonight on PBS. The film recounts the “Central Park Jogger” case, in which five black and Hispanic young men were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York’s Central Park.

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April 11, 2013 at 9:24am

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Topics: Black Youth, Chicago, gun control, gun violence, Guns, Latino youth, Michelle Obama, Politics, President Obama

Michelle Obama: “Hadiya Pendleton Was Me and I Was Her”

First Lady Michelle Obama visited Chicago yesterday and made an impassioned speech on gun violence, comparing herself to Hadiya Pendleton: “Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her,” Mrs. Obama said.

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April 9, 2013 at 11:55am

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Topics: Black Youth, Chicago, Community, Drugs, education, gangs, Latino youth, Money, Politics, Poverty, public schools

CPS Protest Highlights Dangers Facing Displaced Chicago Students; Questions ‘Safety Routes’

Chicago parents and activists are holding a march today- dubbed Walk the Walk – to draw attention to the “distances, safety concerns, and overcrowding potential” facing students displaced by the closing of over 50 Chicago Public Schools.

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April 8, 2013 at 11:19am

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Topics: American Values, black music, Black Youth, Culture, hip-hop, Latino youth, Music, New York, Old School, Rap, the bronx

Smithsonian to Honor Bronx, New York as ‘Place of Innovation’ In Hip Hop

The Smithsonian is set to honor The Bronx, New York as a “place of innovation” in setting the early foundation of Hip Hop music and culture. Excited to see The Bronx and Hip Hop being recognized in this way? Thoughts on Hip Hop’s past, present, and future?

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