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Van Jones Talks Recalling Gov Scott Walker and Keeping Pressure on President Obama
Jasiri X and Van Jones at RebuildWI in Milwaukee (Photo by Paradise Gray) At Rebuild Wisconsin, One Hood Media (Jasiri X and Paradise Gray) spoke with Van Jones about why Rebuild the Dream got involved in the Recall of Governor Scott Walker, and what we need to do before and after the Presidential election. We […]
You’re Fired
I was in Madison, Wisconsin when the citizens took over the statehouse and it was one of the most amazing events I’ve witnessed. I saw firsthand the power of regular people coming together in unity to fight back against corrupt politicians and corporate influence. I’m honored to add my voice to this historic campaign to […]
Black Youth in the News: March 26 – April 1
Black Youth in the News: March 26 – April 1 – Our weekly news round-up of stories dealing with issues impacting the lives of Black Youth. This week, “Prop. 8 group pitted Blacks, Latinos against Gays,” and other stories at BlackYouthProject.com!
REPORT: African Americans Live Better in The South and The West
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?
Weekly News Round-Up: Jan. 24-30
Issues not all black and white for some minority voters Katie McFarland, PNJ News, 1/24/12 Blacks Aren’t Marching on Washington Because Obama’s Black? Cord Jefferson, Bet News, 1/26/12 Out of the Cold program sees increase in youth needs M. Carolyn Black, Midland Free Press, 1/27/12 Georgiapolice killing of Black youth, cover up spark protest Sam […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Jan. 2-8
Startlingly sensible achievement gap fix Jay Mathews, The Washington Post, 1/5/12 School board picks first black president Trevon Milliard, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1/4/11 Milwaukee Journalist Eugene Kane: Black Youth Are 2011 Boogeyman Jorge Rivas, Colorlines, 1/4/12 Walter Dean Myers named national ambassador for youth literature Staff Writer, LA Times, 1/5/11 White House announces […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Aug 22nd – 28th, 2011
Aug 22nd – 28th Racist curfew instituted in Philadelphia Walter Smolarek, Liberation News, 8/20/11 Blacks and Latinos Will Suffer When the Student Debt Bubble Bursts David A. Love, Huffington Post, 8/24/11 Millenials still searching for racial equality, diversity Megan Bannister, Times-Delphic, 8/22/11 A tale of two schools: Who’s to blame for […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Aug 1st – August 7th, 2011
Aug 1st – 7th White supremacist principal running Bronx school with majority black and Latino students Corinne Lestch, Daily News Writer, 8/1/11 The Racist Scourge Roger Cohen, The New York Times , 8/1/11 Choosing Between an HBCU And a PWI Ja’el Gordon, Huffington Post, 8/3/11 Strategic Plan for CHS Aims to […]
NAACP urges minorities to get to polls in 2012
NAACP urges minorities to get to polls in 2012 Associated Press (via USA Today) | July 27, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NAACP plans a big push to increase minority turnout in the 2012 elections, hoping to gain political influence and turn back what the civil rights group says are efforts in various states to […]
Q&A: Wisconsin ID Law Will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote
Q&A: Wisconsin ID Law Will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote Jonah Most, New America Media | July 14, 2011 Editor’s Note: On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed off on a new law, Assembly Bill 7, that requires Wisconsin voters to show photo identification at the polls. Critics of the law contend that this requirement […]
June 6, 2011 – June 12, 2011
Minority students feel welcome at Lone Peak Mandy Hunt, Herald Daily, June 12, 2011 Black ‘Abandoned’ Face Life of Poverty Al Calloway, SFL Times, June 12, 2011 Dropout rates still a concern Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe, June 12, 2011 Milwaukee artists team up with The Black Student Union at MATC to give back to local […]
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 […]