Youth Today
All posts tagged "activism"
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5.2KNewsAsian-Black activism, going back decades, now is being rekindled
Launched in winter 2019 by a Black woman and an Asian American woman, both 27, People Matter echoes cross-racial collaboration extending back...
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1.4KNewsLatino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
After experiencing global warming's firsthand effects, U.S. Latinos are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from...
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934NewsIn Selma, foot soldier’s kin boosts youth voting rights role
For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as...
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981NewsActivism grows nationwide in response to school book bans
Over the past year, book challenges and bans have reached levels not seen in decades, according to officials at the American Library...
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2.0KNewsGirl Be Heard Helps Students Feel Empowered As They Work On Issues
Some of the biggest names in arts and entertainment have sung the praises of an innovative New York City after-school program. Girl...
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876GrantsMinority and LGBTQ+ Youth-Led Social Activism Project Support Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Leadership, LGBTQ+ Youth, Social Change, Social Justice, Activism | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: July 7, 2020; August...
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3.4KNewsCommunity Activism a Family Tradition for Head of Violence Interruption Program
She remembers the frantic knocks at the door and the family friend who waited almost hysterical on the other side.
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3.4KGuest Opinion EssayEpic Stories: Why Pop Culture Is Powerful Tool for Engaging Youth Leaders
There’s a moment in every great story when it seems that all is lost: the Ministry has fallen, the Rebellion has been...
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5.9KGuest Opinion EssayWhy Young People Take Social Action: Self-Determination and Youth Activism
Each generation possesses a somewhat egotistic belief that they are wiser and more competent than the generation before. We are no exception....
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow People Affected by Justice System Handled Living Near Drug Activity, Sex Workers
Several years ago I was running a reentry project in south Brooklyn supporting formerly incarcerated people returning to their communities. We were...
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2.8KNewsDiscrimination Motivates Young Activist to Protect Water For Future Generations
Oceti Sakowin Camp, North Dakota — When then-10-year-old Morgan Brings Plenty needed to use the bathroom in her new school, she respectfully...
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1.8KNewsWounded Teen Activist Returns to City Where He Was Shot
Semaj Clark is a determined young man. The Los Angeles teenager’s steadfastness helped him emerge from a childhood punctuated by a string...
