Inner City Youth

Teen Impact: Finalist #11

James DArcangelo | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Teen Impact, Inner City Poverty Campaigns, Inner City Youth, Youth Activism, Moms Helping Moms, Bslide-Universalpictures, High School News
James DArcangelo

I live between impoverished sections of Philadelphia and Trenton. Although sheltered in my oasis of affluence, I nonetheless couldn't help but see the pain and anxiety of neighboring inner-city parents.

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Too Important to Fail

Tavis Smiley | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Inner City, Tavis Smiley, Inner City Schools, Inner City Youth, Youth Unemployment, Black Unemployment, Black Voices News
Tavis Smiley

2011-09-12-tavistavistavis.jpgBehind every education statistic is a boy with hopes and dreams and abilities that may not show up in standardized testing.

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Aretha Franklin, Condoleezza Rice Perform Duet For Charity

AP | MATT MOORE and NANCY C. ALBRITTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Condoleezza Rice is no stranger to the whims of royalty. So when the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, decided the two shou...

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Keeping Kids Safe: A Formula That Works

Brian Center | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement, Inner City Youth, Los Angeles, Impact, A Better LA, Urban Youth, Crime, Gang Violence, Los Angeles News
Brian Center

When "A Better LA" took on the challenge of keeping kids safe in some of the toughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, we looked for guys like Gary.

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Kevin Harvick, NASCAR Driver, Teams Up With Police To Inspire Inner City Youth

Posted 05.25.2011

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After attending a NASCAR race with a friend in 2008, police officer Todd Smith had an exciting idea: to use the sport to connect with and inspire loca...

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Foursquare Points Support CampInteractive In New York City

Posted 05.25.2011

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Foursquare users who "check in" and get on the leaderboard in New York through December 13 will not only be earning points for themselves, but contrib...

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A Promise for Our Children

Carol Chodroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inner City Poverty Campaigns, At-Risk Youth, Inner City Youth, Poverty, Human Rights, Youth, Gang-Related Crime, US Department of Justice, Human Rights Watch, Children, Kids, Department of Justice, Youth Crime, Gangs, Incarcerated Teens, Incarceration, Incarcerated Black Youths, Incarceration Rates, Incarcerated Teenagers, Politics News
Carol Chodroff

The Youth PROMISE Act Rejects "one size fits all" approaches that will funnel more youth -- particularly poor youth and youth of color -- into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

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