Black Youth

Editorial Asks “Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?”

Central Park Five Documentary Airs Tonight on PBS

Louisiana City Set to Ban Saggy Pants

BYP’s Dennis Johnson on MHP Show: “Violence will never cease until we find a way to make money out of peace.”

8 Year-Old Follows Tenn. Lawmaker Around State Capitol; Shames Him Into Dropping Welfare Bill

Chicago HS B-Ball Star Jabari Parker Is Proud to Represent Young Black Males Going to College

Michelle Obama: “Hadiya Pendleton Was Me and I Was Her”

JET Magazine Does Special Report on Missing Black Children

Rand Paul at Howard University: “Big Government Is NOT A Friend to African Americans”

Snoop Lion Partners w/ MTV for Gun Buyback Program

CPS Protest Highlights Dangers Facing Displaced Chicago Students; Questions ‘Safety Routes’

REPORT: 1 in 4 Black Students Suspended; Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses

Oscar Grant Film ‘Fruitvale’ Gets July Release Date

Smithsonian to Honor Bronx, New York as ‘Place of Innovation’ In Hip Hop

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: April 1 – 7

Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA Uses Hip Hop to Teach Science in NYC Public Schools

Four Year-Old Rahquel Carr Shot and Killed in Car in Miami

Chicago Teachers Union, Supporters Gearing Up for Massive Protest Today Against School Closures

Towson University’s ‘White Student Union’ to Begin Patrolling Campus to Fight ‘Black Crime Wave’

Chicago Public School Closings Will Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion

Former Classmates of Hadiya Pendleton Launch Anti-Violence Movement ‘Project Orange Tree’

Supreme Court Will Hear a Second Affirmative Action Case

Should We Raise Age for Charging Young People as Adults?

Rahm Emanuel Says Chicago School Closings Are Worth It to Save Children from Failing Schools

George Zimmerman’s Brother Compares Trayvon Martin to Alleged Baby-Killer De’Marquise Elkins

Chicago Public Schools Announce 54 School Closures, Nearly 30,000 Students Affected

Chicago Nightclub Shooting: What Was 13 Year-old Rapper Lil’ Mouse Doing There?

NYPD Whistleblowers Say Stop and Frisk Abuse Was Propelled by Quota System; Called ‘Rats’ by Fellow Officers

Chicago Public Schools Reportedly Closing Over 50 Schools

Lessons in Hate: Is it Okay to Invite Nazis, KKK Members to Speak at High Schools?

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