383 Search results for "the new black fest"

December 27, 2010 – January 2, 2011
Fewer babies having babies Emily Bregel, Times Free Press, January 2, 2011 Urban Meyer gives final game ball to high school student Ian Lockwood Jason Lieser, Palm Beach News, January 1, 2011 Gazan youth issue manifesto to vent their anger with all sides in the conflict Ana Carbajosa, The Observer, January 2, 2011 A message t o the […]
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, […]
November 29, 2010 – December 5, 2010
Harvard and Yale students say party ban was racist Jon Swaine, The Age News, December 5, 2010 Indian River County Youth Guidance program wishing for volunteers to mentor youngsters Janet Begley, TC Palm News, December 5, 2010 Empowering our youth to lead Tess Baumberger, Galesburg News, December 4, 2010 Parents. educators, discuss help for black […]
November 1, 2010 – November 7, 2010
African-American community mobilizing to defuse youth violence Huey Freeman , Herald Review News, November 7, 2010 Student violence: A manifestation of general political culture Staff Writer, Daily Mirror, November 6, 2010 Organizer says Democratic Party didn’t reach out to minority youth Eugene Kane, Journal Sentinel News, November 6, 2010 Is your child a victim of […]
October 25, 2010 – October 31, 2010
Families visit Youth Challenge cadets Kyle Martin, The Augusta Chronicle, October 31, 2010 Education is central theme of NAACP speaker E. Richard Walton, Greenville Online, October 30, 2010 Anti-bullying teens pledge to ‘be an ally’ Morgan Josey Glover, News Record, October 30, 2010 Will Black Youth, The “Most Connected” Generation Ever, Vote In 2010? Staff Writer, News One, October […]
From:1910 Osborne Place, To: the media bogeymen
On October 3-4, 2010, 10 members of the Latin King Goonies found one of their recruits, a 17 year- old wannabe, leaving the home of “La Reina [the queen].” They decided to torture him to find out if he was a “fag.” After finding out that their potential recruit had in fact had sexual relations with “La […]
September 27, 2010 – October 3, 2010
Community Targets Teens to End Violence Jeff Stensland, ABC Southern IL News, October 3, 2010 Graduation rates rise for Virginia schools Kevin Sieff, Washington Post Staff Writer, September 30, 2010 Local activist speaks out against youth violence Staff Writer, WHDH News, September 30, 2010 Area teens take part in Youth Leadership Day event Staff Writer, WKBT News, September 30, […]
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. […]
Higher Learning: Summer M.'s Freshman Orientation Post
One of the first memories I have of my first year in college is Jell-O wrestling. I have absolutely no idea how, on the last Saturday night before classes started, my new roommates and I — perhaps on our way to some black(er?) social event — ended up amongst a crowd of fellow co-eds, standing […]
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 […]
Portrait of a Bronx Chess Champion, Age 12
Portrait of a Bronx Chess Champion, Age 12 Joy Resmovits, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2010 When Bronx student Justus Williams started third grade at P.S. 70, his mother, Latisha, urged him to take on chess. The hobby was “less common” than basketball, she said.But Justus wasn’t enthusiastic at first. “I thought I was going […]
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, […]