According to a recent study, an advocacy group for juvenile sentencing reform, Black males are grossly overrepresented among juveniles that are sentenced to life without parole in the United States. Of all juveniles that are sentenced to life without parole, 97 percent are male, and 60 percent are Black. Learn more at BlackYouthProject.com!
According to a new study released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the number of children living in areas of concentrated poverty in America has grown by 1.6 million in the last decade. The study shows that Black, Native American and/or Latino children are more likely to live in poverty-stricken areas.
According to a recent study by the Washington, D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools, Black males account for only 4% of college students in the United States. Meanwhile, in New York State for example, over 50 percent of prison inmates are Black males.
According to a recent report, 1 in 12 marriages are interracial in America. African Americans have seen the largest increase in interracial marriage, and studies show that Black men are more than twice as likely to date outside of their race than Black women. Would you ever date or marry outside of your race?
A report released today by the Urban Institute says that Black people are better off living in small to medium-sized Metro areas in the South and West than in the Midwest or Northeast. Why is the opportunity gap wider in the Midwest and Northeast?
According to a recent report, the Chicago Public School System’s dependence on the Chicago Police Department to control students is pushing a disturbingly high number of juveniles into the criminal justice system. Instead of in-house consequences, like a suspension, waves of students are literally being sent to the big house! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com / @BlackYouthProj
A new report by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education finds that throughout 2011 unemployment amongst African Americans hovered between 15 and 16 percent, while falling below 9 percent for the rest of the population. Why has the Black unemployment rate remained so high?
According to a recent report, an average of 1 New York City student is arrested per day. Of those arrested students, 88% are male, and 96 % are either Black or Hispanic! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
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A new study by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) dispels misconceptions about young voters, finding that roughly 75% of young people are civically engaged in some capacity. How can we be most-effective in mobilizing young people?
According to a new report from the CDC, Black people (partcularly young Black people) and Hispanics contract sexually transmitted diseases at a much higher rate than whites. What can we do about this epidemic in our community? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Last week, the Obama Administration released “The President’s Agenda and the African American Community,” a 44-page report highlighting Obama policies that, according to the White House, have benefited Black people. Do you think the Obama Administration has done enough to support the African American community?
Audits of media coverage related to Black Men and Boys found that portrayals of Black men are at odds with how African American males and their communities view them.
