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Tulsa OST entrepreneurship camp: Three street signs closeup in front of green treetops.

Tulsa youth camp honors Black Wall Street’s legacy of entrepreneurship

TULSA, Oklahoma -- Juneteenth celebrations in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood neighborhood were in full swing Saturday as 17-year-old Amya Jamison, flanked by black...

Los Angelean Sabrina Schroeder, who has cerebral palsy and manually maneuvers her wheelchair, said expanded outdoor dining has raised her risk of rolling onto densely trafficked city streets.

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Some pandemic-prompted patio dining has blocked disability access

Across the country, many local governments threw a lifeline to struggling restaurants and bars by expanding rules on outdoor dining as COVID-19...

Panic Attacks Highlight Stress at Shelters for Migrant Kids: photo of migrant children housing facility

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Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids

Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies...

Suspected suicide attempts among young people before and during pandemic report: sad, young girl in facemask stares out window

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Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12–25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes the latest data highlighting troubling increases in suspected suicide attempts by young people...

summer camp pandemic precautions: Young man Kole Linville in dark shorts, light shirt and yellow hardhat stands ready to take off on zipline wth other young adults lined up behind him

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Summer Camps Return But with Fewer Campers and Counselors

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Overnight summer camps will be allowed in all 50 states this season, but COVID-19 rules and a...

pandemic foster care: father with black a graying beard hair in burgandy sweater hold up handd touching palm of young toddler girls with long brown hair and colorful printed white top

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COVID Prolonged Foster Care Stays for Thousands

SEATTLE (AP) — Leroy Pascubillo missed his daughter's first step, her first word and countless other precious milestones. After being born addicted...

Maternal health inequities during COVID report: Asian pregnant woman is checking body temperature for symptom of fever, headache of viral infection, concept of sickness and healthcare in pregnancy in the situation of covid 19 outbreak.

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Maternal Health Inequities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Urban Institute releases new research discussing how the pandemic has affected the delivery of maternal health care and has exacerbated longstanding...

Summer Program inequities: Yooung black girl with air pulled back weaing red t-shirt, smiling holding marshmallows on a stick

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Summer Enrichment Out of Reach for Millions of Families

The number of kids taking part in structured summer activities has grown steadily over the past 15 years, but that growth has...

summer school: 3 young women and one lder woman stand together behind table of colorful craft supplis in front of more supplies on wall shelving and a "Welcome" sign

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Another COVID Side Effect: Many Kids Head to Summer School

With her three teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19, Aja Purnell-Mitchell left it up to them to decide whether to go back to school...

Therapeutic foster care, family unification: Hands palms up overlapping holding paper cutout of 2 adults with 2 children holding hands

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Georgia Establishing New Therapeutic Foster Care Program

ATLANTA — Georgia is establishing a therapeutic foster care program to provide specialized treatment for children with an assortment of behavioral, mental...

SC juvenile prison: Several workers in black pants and blue uniform shirts hold hand-printed signs and stand in protest of poor working conditions

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South Carolina Juvenile Prison Workers Walk Out In Protest

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About two dozen correctional officers and teachers at South Carolina’s beleaguered juvenile justice agency joined an impromptu walkout...

Izzie Bullock, whose severe form of cerebral palsy prevents her from controlling her arms, legs and body, receives gynecologic care at a University of Michigan Medical Center clinic designed for women with disabilities.

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These clinics specialize in gynecologic care for women with disabilities

Izzie Bullock — whose severe form of cerebral palsy prevents her from controlling her arms, legs and body — had her first...

Mississippi gun trafficking: Gun Display Stands. Pistols for sale in the store.

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Few Barriers Prevent Gun Trafficking from Mississippi

The near-stagnant pace of federal gun law reform and lack of gun possession restrictions in Mississippi make it easy to get a...

Police in Chicago, where homicides have soared recently, as they investigated a fatal shooting in May 2014 of a man in the 5700 block of South LaSalle Street.

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A pistol bought in Mississippi killed a teen in Chicago

Malcolm Stuckey was pulling up in a burgundy Pontiac Grand Prix to his friend’s birthday party in Chicago’s once-prosperous Englewood neighborhood when...

New Mexico child welfare Facebook lawsuit: Wooden judgement or auction mallet with of New Mexico flag

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A New Mexico foster mom posted about missing children on Facebook. Child services is suing her for it.

The brutal abuse of a New Mexico toddler, allegedly by her parents, has pitted the state’s child protective services against the girl’s...

CDC Camp Mask mandates: Row of rustic brown cabins with green roofs,on lawn surrounded by dense, tall trees

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CDC Loosens Mask Guidance for Summer Campers

NEW YORK — Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

Disabled youth fitness: young man in black and red gym clothes holds workout rope standing in frong of a free weights set and next to another person in a wheelchair in a gym.

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Exercise Boosts Fitness, Lowers Disease Risks for Disabled Youth

For the first time, when he was 11, Matthew Bishop got to play competitive sports with athletes who, like him, had Down...

Pandemic academic damage: Four elementary students wearing maks walk spaced out, single file along a brown wood fence.

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Counselors: No ‘Quick Fix’ to Repairing Damage of Pandemic Year

Wendy Mallis was proud to be the first person in her family to go to college, but she never expected that she...

Immigrant children families separated: Woman with long, drk hair and red top cries while sitting at table with hands folded.

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Watchdog: US Forced Deported Parents to Leave Kids Behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog says the Trump administration, under its practice of separating families at the border, forced migrant parents...

Young girl in black t-shirt wearing a mask, holds up small brown elephant sculpture in left hand, standing in front of leafy green tree

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New Mexico Summer Programs for Youth Include New Internships

As many as 2,600 students across New Mexico could participate in the internship program, according to the Public Education Department, which announced...