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Report: Wisconsin tops list of worst states for black children
According to a study released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Wisconsin has the country’s worst disparities between children of color and white children. The study, “Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children”, considered 12 major factors such as home life and socioeconomic status, educational access and children who grow up […]
New York Times Editorial: Torturing Children at School
The following article was originally posted in the New York Times. It was written by the publication’s editorial board. By: The Editorial Board Federal investigators have opened an inquiry into the tragic case of a high school student in Bastrop County, Tex., who suffered severe brain damage and nearly died last fall after a deputy […]
Charges reduced for pregnant mother who drove children into ocean
A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three small children into the Atlantic ocean has had has had charges against her reduced. Ebony Wilkerson, 32, was charged on three counts of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse following the March 4 incident.
Woman throws children from burning building, little girls who rescued them hailed as heroes
Two young girls are being hailed as heroes after helping to rescue three young children from a burning building in Decatur, Georgia. Marie Anelus and her family lost almost everything after their neighbor’s apartment caught fire. But she and her husband Harold did not lose their children.
Woman jailed for leaving children in car while attending job interview
Shanesha Taylor has been jailed for child abuse after leaving her two children in the car so that she could go on a job interview. Taylor informed police that she could not afford a babysitter. A passerby heard crying from Taylor’s vehicle and contacted authorities.
Of 3,200 children’s books, just 93 were about blacks
Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about African Americans. The findings are part of a newly released study conducted by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin.
Mother who drove children into ocean held on $1.2 million bond, remains under psychological watch
A North Carolina mother of three is being held in isolation and on $1.2 million bond after attempting to drown her children by driving them into the ocean. Ebony Wilkerson’s defense attorneys have argued that she belongs in a mental hospital, not a jail cell.
Baptist organization pulls $7M in funding from children’s home over anti-gay hiring policy
Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children has been caring for at-risk youth since the Civil War ended. But last year, when then-director Bill Smithwick proposed changing the hiring policy to allow openly gay people to apply for positions, it caused a backlash. Now the home has a new name, and more than $7 million less in […]
Lawsuit: Martin Luther King Jr.’s children in heated battle over Nobel Peace Prize medal
The children of the late civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are in yet another heated legal battle. This time, the fight is over King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize and his personal Bible. King’s sons, Martin Luther King III and Dexter King filed the complaint against Bernice King on Friday in Fulton County […]
Biographies of black historical figures for children out this month
This month, a few new biographies of famous black thinkers and doers will hit bookstore shelves. The books are geared towards children, and come complete with flaws and all.
UPDATE: Police officer who shot at minivan full of children fired, plans to appeal
A New Mexico police officer who shot at a minivan full of children during a routine traffic stop has been fired. Offiver Elias Montoya fired three shots at 39-year-old Oriana Ferrell’s van after she attempted to evade police. Ferrell was pulled over by another officer for speeding on October 28 while visiting relatives in […]
Poverty’s affects on children attending Philadelphia Public Schools
The city of Philadelphia was recently voted one of the most attractive cities to live in. From 2006 to 2012, the city’s population grew after declining for 50 years. While Philly is enjoying success as the latest thriving city, its public school system hasn’t been without its flaws. According to a series produced by NPR, […]