Youth

Black youth suicide is increasing. We can’t wait to create space to talk about mental health

Anti-Black bullying in schools devastates children. We need to invest in their healing

It’s not just We Got Y’all: When non-profits frame Black youth as deprived & in need of saviors

Lupita Nyong’o is writing a children’s book tackling colorism & self-love for little Black girls

New Documentary Shines Light on LGBT Ballroom Culture

Seattle Welcomes New Shelter For Homeless Youth

Protection or Invasion of Privacy? Parents and the Social Media Age

Peaceful protests follow latest police shooting in Missouri

Arrests made in #IAmJada rape case

Attorney General Eric Holder to Cleveland Police Department: ‘You’re reckless and poorly trained’

Video: At Missouri Capitol, students hold brief protest

12-year-old boy murdered by Cleveland police officer over air gun

Michael Brown’s parents address U.N.: ‘we need the world to know’

Jackie Robinson West squad visits the White House

7-year-old Blake Ansari makes Kohl’s Foundation Regional Philanthropist for 2014 list

Police gearing up for riots ahead of grand jury decision in Ferguson

Keke Palmer inspires young girls through partnership with non-profit

Producers seeking stories from young people of color for ‘Woke Up Black. Again.’

Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis lands Teen Vogue feature

Two Bronx boys attacked, called ‘Ebola’ due to health scare

Black and missing: these two Chicago teens have been missing since the summer

Low-income students get a little help with college loans

Report: Illinois tops list of worst 10 states in country to raise black children

Man orphaned by Rwandan genocide awarded full ride to Harvard

Activists call for tracking of police misconduct by FBI

Autopsy: Vonderrit Myers shot 6 times from behind

Mo’ne Davis stars in touching commercial that aired during last night’s World Series game

Despite decline in black student suspension, huge discrepancies remain high in Oakland schools

Princeton graduate creates app for Chicago Public School students

Ferguson October: police arrest Cornel West

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