Black Youth in the News

What Amandla Stenberg Means to Black Millennials

Teens Who Disappeared After Meeting Man on Facebook FOUND

Homeless Teen’s Online Campaign Funds His Enrollment at Howard University!

Hospital Reverses Decision to Deny Dying 15-Year Old Heart Transplant

18-Year Old Gabrielle Turnquest is the Youngest Person to Pass UK Bar Exam

Rapper Charged w/ Double Homicide After Allegedly Rapping About It

Don Lemon and Media Violence Against Young Black Men

4-Year Old Genius Anala Beevers Invited to Join MENSA

Thessalonika Arzu-Embry Set to Graduate from College at 14-Years Old

15-Year Old Temar Boggs Hailed as a Hero After Rescuing Missing Girl

MUST WATCH: 100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman Verdict

16-Year Old Wondagurl Produced a Track on Jay-Z’s New Album

WATCH: 15-Year Old Aviwe Mtongana Raps for Pres. Obama

17-Year Old Cellist Angelique Montes Chosen for National Youth Orchestra

What Will Be the Impact of Rachel Jeantel’s Testimony?

Lolo Jones Mocks Rachel Jeantel on Twitter; Compares Her to Madea

16 Year-Old Harlemite Xavier Pacheco Wins National Shakespeare Competition

Cops Accused of Excessive Force in Latest Chief Keef Arrest

11 Year-Old Girl Saves 3 Year-Old Brother’s Life by Tossing Him from Broken Fire Escape

9 Year-Old Activist Asean Johnson Continues Fight Against Chicago School Closings

Chief Keef Threatens to Slap Katy Perry After She Dissed His Song

Chelesa Fearce Overcomes Homelessness; Will Start College as a Junior at Spelman

Former NASA Engineer Awards Kiera Wilmot Scholarship to Space Academy

Kindergartner Uses Knowledge of His ABCs to Save Dad’s Life

23 Year-Old Joshua Williams Graduates from College Despite Homelessness; Starts Scholarship Fund

Identical Twins Are Spelman College’s First-Ever Co-Valedictorians

Outraged Parents Say Son’s Teacher Made Him Lick Desk Clean for Drawing On It

Young Chicago Poet Malcolm London Will Address Race, Class, Education on TED show

15 Year-Old Saheela Ibraheem Accepted into Harvard…and 13 Other Colleges!

Two Harper High School Students Awarded Gates Millennium Scholarships!

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