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Twitter campaign calls attention to mentally ill man brutally beaten by teens
A video showing a mentally ill man being physically attacked by a group of teenagers has gone viral. The video, which has been circulating around YouTube, sparked outrage in the form of a Twitter campaign, #JusticeforCoran, created in hopes of raising awareness of the crime.
Teens create mobile app to help citizens monitor law enforcement conduct
14-year-old high school freshman Caleb Christian grew concerned about the number of incidents of police abuse in the news. He knew that while there were bad cops out there, good police officers also existed in various parts of the country. The problem was that he had no way of figuring out which communities were highly […]
Report: black male teens want relationships, not just sex
According to a new study, teenage boys have more than sex on their mind. It turns out that adolescent males actually do desire the intimacy of a relationship over sex. The study was published in the American Journal of Men’s Health, and is based on interviews with 33 14 to 16-year-old boys.
White teens celebrate graduation with ‘N***a We Made It’ signs
A group of white Georgia high school seniors thought it would be funny to place a “n***a we made it!” sign on the side of their high school as a senior prank early Wednesday. Forsyth County high school officials say they were angered when they discovered the derogatory sign.
2 teens murdered over Facebook argument
Two Chicago teens were shot to death Saturday over a Facebook dispute, the mother of one of the victims said Saturday night. 16-year-old Jordan Means and 18-year-old Anthony Bankhead were found dead just after 10:30 a.m. Saturday in an apartment on the city’s southeast side.
B Stylers: Japanese teens who want to be black
A group of teenagers in Japan known as B Stylers, have declared to live the life of a black person. Dutch photographer Desiré van den Berg discovered the teens while traveling around Asia for the past seven months.
Lack of sleep, time spent online tied to increased risk of depression in teens
11 percent of teens in the U.S. develop depression by the time they are 18. According to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, lack of sleep and time spent online can increase those risk.
Teens handcuffed for cutting lunchroom line in cafeteria, complaint filed
Usually students get reprimanded without the involvement of law enforcement for cutting a cafeteria line at school, but according to a complaint filed by a coalition of civil and children’s rights groups, students attending schools in Wake County risk getting handcuffed and thrown in jail.
92% of black male teens unemployed in Chicago, 83% nationally
Alarming figures about the state of our economy in regards to teenagers have been released. In Chicago, ninety-two percent of African American male teenagers are unemployed. Overall, eighty-three percent of black male teens in the country are without a job.
25% of teens meet U.S. health guidelines
According to the latest fitness data for the country, just 1 in 4 teenagers meet the U.S. health guidelines. The data reflects trends for kids aged 12 to 15 who meet the recommendation of an hour or more of moderate to vigorous activity every day.
Video: Black teens express hate, disdain for fellow blacks
In a disturbing 13-minute video, several black teenagers can been seen airing out their very hateful opinions of other blacks. One girl said, “Even though I’m dark skin, I’m not black…they’re selfish they’re ignorant…I don’t want a black boyfriend…they got that ignorant hair (points to black teen) look at him he’s on a Toshiba, when […]
Aryan Brotherhood puts bounty of heads of teens suspected of murder
Two Washington teens accused of killing a World War II veteran are being targeted by the Aryan Brotherhood. Court documents indicate that the white supremacist group may have placed a $10,000 bounty on the heads of the black teens.