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Gendered Toys and the Effect They Can Have on Kids

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

Philadelphia School District Proposal Will Close 64 Schools; Place 40% of Students in Charter Schools

Two Brothers on Trial for Beating Black Teen While ‘Patrolling’ Their Neighborhood

If You Had A White You

STUDY: Waiters Give Black People Bad Service Because They’re Bad Tippers?

REPORT: Tobacco Companies Specifically Target Black Youth

What Would You Do To Free Mumia Abu Jamal?

George Zimmerman Released on Bond; Was His Bail Too Low?

Sign a Petition for Salecia Johnson, Six year-old ARRESTED for Throwing a Tantrum at School

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation; April 15-21

Today in Post-Race History: Let Them Eat Cake

Supporters Launch Petition Demanding FREEDOM for Marissa Alexander

You Know Something is Problematic When… A Quick Go-To Guide

How to Talk to a Racist: When Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies

George Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin’s Last Words Were “Okay, You Got It”

REPORT: Exclusionary Housing Policies Perpetuate Educational Inequality

20 year-old Bo Morrison Shot and Killed on Neighbor’s Property; Was The Shooting Justified?

Marissa Alexander Faces 20 Years in Prison; Why Did ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Fail Her?

Is It Okay to Drug Test Welfare Recipients?

The Triumph Of Thug Life

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

THE WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Black Youth in the News, April 9-14

Police Misconduct in Trayvon Martin Case “Not Unusual”

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

Miami Firefighter’s Facebook Post Blames Trayvon Martin Situations on ‘Sh*tbag Parents’

Box Out: On Brittney Griner and Women Who Ball (Better Than You)

Tulsa Shooters Face Hate Crime Charges For Killing Spree; Community Members Calling for Death Penalty

What Would Happen If We Took Youth Seriously?

Colorlines.com Debunks Myths About Crime in Black America

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