Black Youth

Detroit Students Suspended For WalkOut Start Their Own ‘Freedom School’

REPORT: Black Youth Receive HARSHER Treatment In Juvenile Court Systems

Chicago Students Protest School Disciplinary Policies That Perpetuate School-To-Prison Pipeline

REPORT: Tobacco Companies Specifically Target Black Youth

Six-year-old HANDCUFFED by Police for Throwing a Tantrum at School!?

High Ranking NYPD Officials Used N-Word, Told Officers To ‘Treat Black People Like Animals’

Colorlines.com Debunks Myths About Crime in Black America

Arkansas School Police Officer Clears Hallway with PEPPER SPRAY; Injures 20 Students

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Black Youth in the News, April 1-8

Detroit High School Students Stage Walk Out: 50 Suspended For Demanding A Quality Education

The Black Matriarchal System: A Common Culprit in the Black Community

REPORT: Gun Homicide is the Leading Cause Of Death Among Black Teens

22 year-old Rekia Boyd Killed by Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer; Cellphone Mistaken For Handgun?

In the wake of Trayvon, Mary Morton asks ‘When will we listen to Black Youth?’

STUDY: People Are Less Likely To Donate To Charities Assisting Black Youth

State Senator Wants to Ban Sagging Pants in NYC Public Schools

Black Youth in the News: March 5-11

George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Killed Trayvon Martin, Has VIOLENT History

REPORT: Black Students Face Harsher Discipline In Schools

Black Youth in the News: Feb. 27 – March 4

Black 8th Grader’s Essay Comparing Education System To Slavery Ignites Outrage

NAACPConnect Hosting Live Chat About Mobilization of Black Millennials TODAY!

Black Youth in the News: Feb 20-26

REPORT: Child Poverty Up 25 Percent Over Last Decade

Why Are There So Few Black Students at NYC’s Specialized High Schools?

Meet TheRoot.com’s 2012 Young Futurists: Black Youth changing our world

Rihanna and Chris Brown Release ‘Birthday Cake (remix),’ and the internet explodes…

Chicago Charter School Fines Students for Untied Shoelaces and Chewing Gum?!

White Teacher Suspended For Using N-Word in Class; Suing Chicago Public Schools

NYPD ‘Stopped and Frisked’ 684,330 People in 2011; Only 12 Percent Were Actually Charged

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