Youth Today
All posts tagged "racial bias"
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3.3KGuest Opinion Essay#MeToo, Women’s Marches, Democrats in 2018: 2 Youth Mentors Talking
Recently, the two sat down for a conversation as two mentors in the field to assess some of the major developments in...
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19.7KFrom the FieldHow We Found More Black Foster Parents and Confronted the Racial Disparity in Foster Care
I’ve worked in child welfare for over eight years and, from day one, I’ve been struck by the high numbers of black...
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssaySchool Eating Contest Leaves Bad Taste in Teachers’ Mouths
At the end of a long week of classes, a 10th-grade girl from student government made an announcement in assembly over the...
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1.9KFrom the BureausJohn Legend Plays Backup at Panel on Mass Incarceration
“We have allowed our most vulnerable children to be thrown away, to be traumatized, to be locked up in these...
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1.6KNewsRestorative Justice for High School Artist Who Felt Betrayed and Lashed Out
Humans of Restorative Justice stories highlight the individuals working to build and restore strong relationships in their communities. They are written and...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayStaggering New Numbers on Youth Homelessness Demand Action
Every year, more than 4 million young people experience homelessness in the United States. And while youth homelessness is a largely hidden...
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1.2KNewsCommunity Organizing Is ‘the Job I Wanted But Didn’t Know Existed’
Every summer when I was off from college, I worked with Kendell Barry, at Developing K.I.D.S. It was a six-week summer...
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1.7KFrom the BureausThis Pro-justice Reform Candidate in Brooklyn, NY, Started Activism at Age 12
Twenty-three years ago, New York City Council candidate Anthony Beckford faced long odds when he spoke out...
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1.5KNewsLos Angeles Supervisors to Vote on Comprehensive, Countywide Youth Diversion Program
Los Angeles County Supervisors are scheduled to vote today on a motion determining whether or not they will give the go-ahead to...
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2.0KNewsChildren of Color Face Higher Barriers to Success, New Casey Report Says
The children of immigrants make up less than one-fourth of the nation’s youth population yet account for 30 percent of children living...
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3.2KNewsFrom Detention to Graduation: Examining Role of Education in U.S. Juvenile Justice System
At 7 a.m., teenagers are scurrying to dress and head to class. There are no parents or older siblings nearby to push...
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6.4KNews4-H Disputes Article’s Claims That It Is/Was Racist, Sexist, Bound to Corporate Interests
A small pale boy with a crewcut scowls as he holds his goat at a county fair. A young girl in green...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayPennsylvania County Has Wildly High Rate of Needless Child Abuse Investigations
It is child welfare’s equivalent of stop-and-frisk. It happens over and over again, it’s traumatic, it’s usually baseless...
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4.2KNewsU.S. Child Maltreatment Statistics Show Slight Decline From Year to Year
Nearly 700,000 American kids were found to be victims of abuse or neglect in fiscal 2015, and the public ought to...
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Guest Opinion Essay
Being a ‘Good Person’ Won’t Undo Your Implicit Biases
To become a champion of racial equity and social justice takes more effort than one might think. As a culture, we laud...
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1.5KNewsUntrained Police Officers in Schools Focus on Girls of Color, Report Says
Black girls are nearly four times more likely to be arrested at school than their white counterparts and Latina girls are almost...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAttorney General Sessions Would Return Youth to the Harmful, Ineffective Dark Ages
As I watched Attorney General Jeff Sessions announce the termination of DACA, I was reminded how President Donald...
