234 Search results for "minorities"

April 18, 2011 – April 24, 2011
Some schools still struggle despite efforts Tina Marie Macias, The Advertiser, April 23, 2011 Jobless rate for young workers in US highest since 1948 James Brewer, WS News, April 22, 2011 Racist graffiti found at Birmingham Seaholm High School Tammy Stables, Detroit Free Press, April 22, 2011 NU students help close the achievement gap at […]
Youth need jobs, hope for the future
Youth need jobs, hope for the future Jesse Jackson, Chicago Sun-Times | April 5, 2011 The jobs numbers were hailed as good news on Friday, with employers adding more than 200,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate ticking down to 8.8 percent. Less attention was given to the downside of these numbers. Black unemployment […]
Editorial: Poverty is root cause of racial disparities in school discipline
Editorial: Poverty is root cause of racial disparities in school discipline Dallas Morning News | March 2, 2011 The latest Texas Education Agency figures show an ongoing, sharp racial disparity in the way school administrators mete out discipline when it’s left to their discretion. Black students are three times more likely to be removed from […]
February 21, 2011 – February 27, 2011
Black students trail peers in graduation rates at Memphis-area universities Richard Morgan, The Commercial Appeal, February 26, 2011 Give the Children Music: Inspiring Our Youth Through Hip Hop Charles Howard, Huffington Post, February 26, 2011 Seminar in York examines hip-hop’s influence on youth Bill Landauer, Daily Record/Sunday News, February 26, 2011 Documentary reveals everyday life […]
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy
Republican school board in N.C. backed by tea party abolishes integration policy Stephanie McCrummen, Washington Post, January 12, 2011 RALEIGH, N.C. – The sprawling Wake County School District has long been a rarity. Some of its best, most diverse schools are in the poorest sections of this capital city. And its suburban schools, rather than being […]
Freedom of speech is a white privilege
This is the map Sarah Palin published on her site in 2010. Less than a week ago, someone reached one of those targets. Is Sarah to blame? She certainly doesn’t think so and she isn’t alone. What’s interesting about this situation though, is while a number of media outlets are speculating that Palin’s poor use […]
December 13, 2010 – December 19, 2010
Science shows no link between games and violence Karen Sternheimer & Michael D. Gallagher, December 19, 2010 Youth festival marred by violence Staff Writer, IOL News, December 19, 2010 Youth portal ends on high note Frederica Elbourne, Fiji Times, December 19, 2010 Crowd prays for an end to violence after Flint breaks homicide record Beata Mostafavi, Flint Journal, […]
Ya'll Suck!!! (My post-election bitchfest.)
On Tuesday November 2, 2010, I began my day at the Ikea in Red Hook, Brooklyn. My coworker and I got there at 10 o’clock ready to get the order for our office kitchen done. I had the sniffles. Unfortunately, we didn’t leave until 3:30pm. The combination of combative white shoppers and poor minority service […]
October 18, 2010 – October 24, 2010
The Democrats and Young Black Voters Staff Writer, New York Times, October 24, 2010 Kendall Jenner: Power of Youth Perfection Staff Writer, Gonzo Media, October 24, 2010 Rocking the youth vote: Why young people must vote in this election Erick Mchome, The Citizen, October 24, 2010 Survey shows fewer teens use alcohol than some think Allison Tompkins, Courier Press, […]
October 4, 2010 – October 10, 2010
Anti-gay black preachers supporting lesbian mayoral candidate in Oakland, Calif. Staff Writer, Chicago News, October 10, 2010 NAACP holds event to address youth violence in St. Louis Staff Writer, KMOV News, October 10, 2010 Black youth in need of mentors Earlena Boswell, The Fam-U, October 10, 2010 Students Learn Power of the Press Nancy Chapman, […]
Bootstraps and Black Youth
Recently when doing some shameless promotion for Dr. Cathy Cohen’s new book Democracy Remixed: Black Youth and American Politics which comes out on September 16th and is a fantastic look into the eyes of Black youth and the way we see politics (shameless promotion), I sparked a war. No, not the illegitimate one based on […]
The New Southern Strategy
If the Southern segregationists had to assemble an ideal 4 X 100 meter relay team they would probably be unstoppable. Senator Trent Lott would be the first leg. Since he believes that all the problems in the United States could’ve been avoided had Strom Thurmond been elected President in 1948, he will get a fast […]