1681 Search results for "violence"

August 2, 2010 – August 8, 2010
Dallas schools desegration timeline Staff writer, Dallas Morning Star, August 6, 2010 Disparity in Oakland Suspension Rates Alex Gronke, The Bay Citizen, August 6, 2010 Anti-violence programs for kids are running out of ammo Lisa Pevtzow, Chicago Tribune, August 6, 2010 Education Remains Underlying Theme at Urban League’s 100th Anniversary James Wright, The Washington Informer, August 5, 2010 N.A.A.C.P. […]
August 16, 2010 – August 22, 2010
Study: Black males graduating at lower rates Matt Hanley, Geneva Sun, August 22, 2010 As some achievement gaps on TAKS shrink, others widen Holly K. Hacker, The Dallas Morning News, August 22, 2010 Artist cultivates for neighborhood, kids Dawn Turner Trice, Chicago Tribune, August 22, 2010 Doctors Tell Hollywood to Stop Luring Youth Into Smoking Joan Delaney, Epoch Times, […]
August 9, 2010 – August 15, 2010
The Lost Generation Annie Lowrey, Washington Independent, August 12, 2010 Youth program creating peace in Akron Stephanie Kist, West Side Leader, August 12, 2010 Study finds girls reaching puberty earlier in the US Robyn Kurth, Examiner, August 11, 2010 The Crisis of Black Youth Dr. Selwyn Cudjoe, Trinicenter, August 11, 2010 Youth learn skills in 4-H classes News Courier, Staff […]
Monday Morning Mash-Up
Since I only write here at BYP on Mondays, the blogging silence of the other six days often results in hateration build up. Fortunately, I take notes. What follows is a rather desultory dose of scathing haterade for your Monday morning. Who needs caffeine? Feel my body! gettin’ cooooold. As a friend said on Facebook, […]
The Bed Intruder Song is not an R. Kelly Jam: So, stop bobbing your head to Sexual Trauma!!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLHtzHvyQk&feature=player_embedded So, am I the only one who finds the YouTube’s “viralization” (yes, I made up a word) of the Bed Intruder Song deeply unsettling and problematic? Every time, I check my Facebook newsfeed I see, yet, another “remix” of the Bed Intruder Song. For those of you who are not familiar with the song, […]
Band-Aids and Systemic Change
People love using band-aids. As a little kid I can remember the security I felt after scraping my knee on the asphalt and receiving the ritual of having my grandmother comfort me through my childhood tears by offering a dab of Neosporin and a fresh band-aid. The band-aid made everything feel better. It covered up […]
July 26, 2010 – August 1, 2010
Granny, Am I “Biracial”? The Chattanoogan, August 1, 2010 Dress codes stifle student individualism Tim Brouk, JC Online, August 1, 2010 Mentors make a difference Karne Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, August 1, 2010 Gang members unite to stop violence Christina Dickinson, Colorado 9 News, August 1, 2010 The Truth About Beating Black Kids Jalyce Washington, Harlem Live, […]
July 19, 2010 – July 25, 2010
Parks department still molding our youth, employing competent staff Patty Martone, The News-Sentinel, July 25, 2010 Mentoring siblings of gang members Lawrence Harmon, The Boston Globe, July 25, 2010 Alabama Reading Initiative critical to continued student success Jim Cook, Dothan Eagle, July 25, 2010 Kruzan to NAACP youth: ‘Never underestimate yourselves’ Christy Mullins, Herald Times, […]
July 12, 2010 – July 18, 2010
Minorities closing testing gap Rebecca Croniser, Observer-Dispatch, July 17, 2010 Woodlawn residents march against violence John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, July 17, 2010 To protest Wake schools, Duke historian Tim Tyson tries hip-hop Sara Ovaska, News Observer, July 17, 2010 In Jet City, inner-city youth try out flying Staff Writer, Seattle Times, July 16, 2010 Minnesota […]
To Resurrect a Mockingbird (in a Really Long-Winded Way)
Last week, the folks over at Racialicious re-posted a piece by Macon D., the creator of the blog, Stuff White People Do. The article, “Stuff White People Do: Warmly Embrace a Racist Novel,” addresses the 50th anniversary celebration of Harper Lee’s only novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, published in the summer of 1960. Macon D. […]
What’s the Difference between Slapping Kat Stacks and the Grim Sleeper Murders? Nothing, Absolutely Nothing
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxjxrz-jVc&feature=related When the first video of Kat Stacks being slapped by Bow Wow’s male fans became viral on YouTube back in June, I was immediately angered by the physical act of violence and then equally angered by the misogynistic rhetorical of male honor and female “sexual” dishonor that legitimized the beating of Kat Stacks. However, […]
Minority Kids Have Fewer Opportunities: University Of Michigan Poll
Minority Kids Have Fewer Opportunities: University Of Michigan Poll Ileana Morales, Associated Press, July 7, 2010 WASHINGTON — Minority children have fewer opportunities than their white peers to gain access to high-quality health care, education, safe neighborhoods and adequate support from the communities where they live, according to a nationwide survey of professionals who work […]