Black Youth

Latino Stop & Frisk

Juan Cartagena | Posted 05.18.2012

Juan Cartagena

In 2012, with Stop & Frisk continuing unabated, it seems like the more we complain the more Commissioner Ray Kelly and his occupying forces conduct Stop & Frisk. And Latinos are disproportionately found within its web.

A White Mother Trying To Protect Her Black Son In A World That Killed Trayon Martin

Sharon Van Epps | Posted 05.23.2012

Sharon Van Epps

Today, the hardest and most painful part of my job as a mother is teaching my now nine-year-old son that others fear him for the color of his skin, and that their fear renders him vulnerable.

Five Lessons for America from the Trayvon Martin Tragedy

Christopher Emdin | Posted 05.21.2012

Christopher Emdin

I do not want focus here on what young black boys need to do to avoid incarceration, death, and poor schooling. Rather, I want to focus on what we all must learn and understand about the black male experience in order to make sure there is not another Trayvon case.

When Will We Listen To Black Youth?

Mary Morten | Posted 05.21.2012

Mary Morten

I made Woke Up Black to document what Trayvon's story tells us -- how race can influence and override many other factors in determining the futures of African-American youth.

5 Ways Red Tails Can Inspire Deeper Conversations With African-American Youth

Christopher Emdin | Posted 03.25.2012

Christopher Emdin

Red Tails, with its success at the box office, majority African-American cast and white main funder, invites a powerful conversation that all Americans should be engaged in.

New Study Ranks California Counties by Youth Homicide Victimization Rates

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 03.11.2012

Josh Sugarmann

A new study released today by my organization, the Violence Policy Center (VPC), ranks California counties by their youth homicide victimization rates...

WATCH: Soft-Drink Companies Target Black And Hispanic Youth, Study Finds

Posted 12.31.2011

A new report from Yale University found that beverage companies are targeting children, particularly black and Hispanic youths, in their sales campaig...

How to Stop Flash Mobs

Zack Isaacs | Posted 10.15.2011

Zack Isaacs

As adults, we must set the tone for the young people and provide them with more love and less hatred. They already live in bogus conditions where it is damn near impossible to find a good role model.

The Educational Crisis of Young Men of Color

Gaston Caperton | Posted 08.20.2011

Gaston Caperton

There is an education crisis facing young men of color. It's not on the front page of the newspaper, but it's out there, and if we fail to address this crisis together, the education level of the entire American workforce will decline for the first time in our history.

Confessions of a Young Organizer: Why the Democrats Lost the Midterm Elections

Biko Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Biko Baker

It is my wholehearted belief that Democrats could have picked up another 5 to 7 percent if they had made a strategic investment in young people and communities of color.

Will Black Youth, the "Most Connected" Generation Ever, Vote in 2010?

Biko Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Biko Baker

No political party can afford to ignore the black youth vote, nor simply expect to bring them in at the last moment.

Dispatch From 100 Black Men of America: A Crisis of Young Black Men in America

John Hope Bryant | Posted 05.25.2011

John Hope Bryant

I was honored to speak at the international conference of 100 Black Men of America, where this year's focus was on the topic of mentorship. This got me thinking about the skyrocketing high school dropout rate amongst our kids.