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African American Children

Kicking Black Boys Out of Class, Teaching Black Girls a Lesson

Ise Lyfe | Posted 11.19.2012 | Home
Read More: African Americans, African American Children, School Suspensions, Black Boys, School Discipline, Home News
Ise Lyfe

It isn't fair to pin these generalizations on every Black boy at the school, but it is applicable to a large enough majority of them to have a general expectation that is unfair, racist, and detrimental to their development -- yet tragically accurate.

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Black Children At Greater Risk for Health Problems Because Of Obesity - #NoMoreJunk

Monifa Bandele | Posted 09.08.2012 | Parents
Read More: Obesity-and-African-Americans, Childhood Obesity, Black Children, African-American-Children, #NoMoreJunk, Junk Food, School Lunch, Parents News
Monifa Bandele

Parents and community members everywhere now have the opportunity to impact children's health through pushing the USDA to implement strong national guidelines for junk food.

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Protect The Children

The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D. | Posted 10.05.2011 | Black Voices
Read More: Religion, Black Children, Christianity, Budget, Poverty, African American Children, Child Poverty, Child Care, Children, Minority Children, Poor Children, Black Voices News
The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis, Ph.D.

Nobody loves like children. They don't come to earth with the ability to hate; they learn that. They aren't born with prejudice and fear; they learn that. They often continue to love through rejection, humiliation and abuse.

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