Black Youth

Massachusetts high court strikes down life without parole for juveniles

Florida teen who pleaded for a family gets wish granted!

CPS introduces black studies programs to curriculum

From tragedy to inspiration: woman who grew up in foster system defies odds

Coming from where I’m from

Teen playing “Knockout” game shot twice by victim

City lowers voting age to 16, sees positive results

Knockout: anything but a game

REPORT: Latino Youth Support Same-Sex Marriage At Much Higher Rates Than Black Youth

School to Prison Pipeline: what one Florida school district is doing about it

Graduation Part III: Rocky Lane

New documentary explores high school dropout epidemic

Why “Obamacare” is a Win for Black Youth

Over 3,000 low-income preschoolers miss school due to shutdown

Young activists speak out against racial injustice in America with new project

Gun Violence: Not Just A Black Peoples’ Problem

Documentary Aims To Advance Success of African-American Boys

Magic Johnson Changes Lives of High School Dropouts With New Initiative

11-Year Old Carson Huey-You Admitted to Texas Christian University

Hundreds Rally in Philly School District HQs for More Funding

President Obama Calls Woman Credited w/ Stopping Elementary School Gunman

Atlanta Teen Recieves Heart Transplant After Initially Being Denied Due to “History of Non-Compliance”

Conservative Pundits Say Christopher Lane Shooting Highlights Racial Double Standard in Media

School Clerk Antoinette Tuff Convinced Elementary School Gunman to Lay Down Weapon and Surrender

Michael Bloomberg Says He Might Feel Differently About Stop and Frisk If He Had a Son

Shooting Along CPS “Safe Route” Leaves 5 Injured

Sybrina Fulton – Mother of Trayvon Martin – Speaks Out on ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy

Complaint Filed Against Judge Who Changed Baby’s Name from “Messiah” to “Martin”

FLOTUS: Obama Presidency ‘Changes the Bar’ For Our Youth

Hospital Reverses Decision to Deny Dying 15-Year Old Heart Transplant

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