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Father of Slain 6-Month Old Jonylah Watkins Pledges to Turn His Life Around

Rhymes and Reasons Interviews Vic Spencer About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

Minneapolis Program Helps Teens Make Hip Hop in Exchange for Good Grades

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Kimeco “Allegra” Roberson about the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life

Dillard U. President: Why Did Dr. Dre Donate $35 Million to USC, and Not a Black College?

Dozens Arrested in Chicago School Closing Protests

Michelle Obama at Bowie State: Too many young people “fantasize about being a baller or a rapper”

Oakland Youth Speak Truth to Power at NAACP Leadership Conference

Milwaukee Set to Become Fifth City Where Fast Food Workers Strike

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

Chicago Violence: 2 Killed, 11 Wounded in Overnight Shootings

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Sage Morgan-Hubbard About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life

Gunmen Open Fire on New Orleans Parade, Injuring 19

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Julian “J. Kwest” DeShazier About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

Harlem Youth Hope to Help End Gun Violence w/ Documentary

Proposed North Carolina Law Forces Teens to Get Notarized Parental Consent for STD Testing

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Danish Scientists Close to HIV Cure

Nobel Prize Winner Gary Becker Advocates Paying Parents for Student Performance

The League of Young Voters Launch #NoGunsAllowed Campaign

Chicago Students Boycott Standardized Test to Protest School Closings

Graduation Rates Increase at HBCUs

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

College Student Returns Lost Wallet Containing $1,000

Children Rally in Downtown Chicago for Immigration Reform

Detroit Students Organize March to Protest School-to-Prison Pipeline

Common Discusses His Efforts to Give Back to His Hometown

After Hadiya: A Plan for School Safety

CPS Students Organize March in Honor of Hadiya Pendelton

Shawty Lo Wants You to Sign A Petition to Get ‘All My Babies Mommas’ Back On The Air

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