8851 Search results for "1 in 5"

March 29, 2010 – April 4, 2010
Project celebrates promise of black youth Kimberly Melton, The Oregonian, April 4, 2010 Youth of the Year had to be man of the house Michael Paul Williams, Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 4, 2010 Youth Super Day 2010 Jeff Barker, Northwest Florida Daily New, April 3, 2010 Black colleges stay relevant Gregory Lewis, Sun Sentinel, April 3, 2010 Ways parents can […]
Distractions, Progress & the 2010 Census
Today I heard an advertisement on a Chicago radio station. It started off with a heavy bass rhythm in the background, and continued into a full beat that sounded oddly familiar—like it was the new Lil Wayne track of the week. (It seem like he comes out with a new song every other day.) But […]
March 22, 2010 – March 28, 2010
A wiser view of flash mobs Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 28, 2010 Education, careers give hope over violence Post Tribune Staff Writer, Gary Post Tribune March 28, 2010 Violence is never justified Randy Simmonds, Vail Daily, March 28, 2010 House Passes $600 Million In Funding For Summer Youth Jobs Programs Seattle Medium Staff Writer, The Seattle Medium, March […]
March 8, 2010 – March 14, 2010
Teenagers in need of direction can turn to apprenticeships Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today, March 14, 2010 BET’s Debra Lee seeks to improve black women’s images with leadership talks Krissah Thompson, Washington Post Staff Writer, March 13, 2010 Unity needed to help youth Emily Stewart, Poughkeepsie Journal, March 12, 2010 Student group celebrates women of color The Diamondback, Melissa […]
11-Year-Old Lobbies Congress for Health Care
MSNBC | March 9, 2010 At the age of 7, Marcelas Owens lost his 27-year-old mother to pulmonary hypertension after losing her job and health insurance. Now, the 11-year-old fifth grader is heading to Congress to advocate for health care reform.
March 1, 2010 – March 7, 2010
Kansas City wants to close half its public schools Heather Hollingsworth, ABC News, March 7, 2010 Ludacris, Foxx target black youth in social media push on HIV Steve Sternberg, USA Today Local students win annual Black History Essay Contest Hope Young, The News Star, March 7, 2010 On Their Own at 18 Tyler Hayden, Santa […]
February 22, 2010 – February 28, 2010
Helping to Do Good by Looking Good David Gonzales, New York Times, February 28, 2010 San Diego students storm offices after noose found Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press, February 27, 2010 District May End N.C. Economic Diversity Program Robbie Brown, New York Times, February 27, 2010 Voices from UC San Diego’s Campus Community Heard at Teach-In […]
White Sorority Wins 2010 Sprite Step-Off
via Youtube | February 22, 2010 The ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha from the University of Arkansas won the $100,000 1st place prize at last weekend’s Sprite Step Off-Challenge in Atlanta. We have been hearing mixed responses about this result–mixed because ZTA is a white sorority that received the shine participating in a historically black […]
February 8, 2010 – February 14, 2010
Black leaders reflect on time at Duke Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The Herald Sun, February 15, 2010 Enrollment of black students in prestigious city schools drops 10% during Bloomberg reign Meredith Kolodner, Daily News, February 14, 2010 California students do well on AP exams Mitchell Landsberg, LA Times, February 14, 2010 Works That Testify to the Nurturing of […]
The Ramification of Poetry Slam Part 1: The History
Jimmy Santiago Baca, a leading contemporary Latino poet writing in the United States, reminds us that “Poetry’s mission is to subvert, to question, to challenge, provoke, to flail one’s vulnerability and voice into the marvelous whirlwind of poetry’s awe, flagging at the horns of the raging beast that is societies gluttonous comfort…affirm poetry at any […]
February 1, 2010 – February 7, 2010
TODAY’S CHILD ; Jamian, 11, loves music and the arts Renee Zalesky, California Chronicle, February 8, 2010 How 9th-Grade Gridlock Keeps Boys Out of College Richard Whitmire, The New York Times, February 7, 2010 Black dolls connect kids, history Katy Jordan, The Boston Herald, February 7, 2010 Anti-Abortion Billboards On Race Split Atlanta Shaila Dewan, New York Times, […]
"We Are the World" Class of 2010
Associated Press | February 2, 2010 25 years after the original, charity anthem ‘We Are The World’ has been given a hip-hip, pop twist by top artists, including Celine Dion, Jonas Brothers and Wyclef Jean. The stars have re-recorded the 80s hit to raise money for Haiti.