Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: August 20-26
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Click here to check out our archive of weekly news round-ups, and check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America.
Churches can aid black community
Reflector, Staff Writer, 8/20/12
The High Price of Obama’s Amnesty
Morgan Brittany, Finanace News, 8/21/12
Leaders urge blacks to register to vote
The Daily Commercial, Millard Ives, 8/21/12
Our Youth Must Stop Protesting and Start Studying Says Top Businessman
FRANCIS HWESHE, All African News, 8/22/12
A new collection examines the particular trials of gay men of color.
Lewis Whittington, City Paper, 8/23/12
Discipline disparities still a problem
Sun-Sentinel, Staff Writer, 8/23/12
Obama ignores plight of legal jobless
Staff Writer, The Baltimore Sun, 8/24/12
Maryland County Sees Drop in Suspensions of Black Students
Naeesa Aziz, BET News, 8/24/12
American parent, youth march in Highland Park
Click On, Staff Writer, 8/25/12
Public Works: Fighting Gangs, Guns, and Youth Violence
PATRICK METZGER, Torontoist, 8/26/12