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Youth Arts

Rosa Parks' Grandfather

Terry Blackhawk | Posted 04.13.2013 | Detroit
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Terry Blackhawk

Many of Detroit's youth arts organizations are intentionally carrying forward the inheritance that we honor by remembering figures like Dr. King and Mother Parks, as she is affectionately called among Detroiters.

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Teen Writers Get Their Showcase at Central Library

The Los Angeles Public Library | Posted 08.04.2012 | Los Angeles
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The Los Angeles Public Library

Librarians have been focused on creating practices to help kids and teens understand that information online is content that must be evaluated, and that the power to create meaningful content themselves is, literally, at their fingertips.

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Arts Education On The Decline At Schools Nationwide

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 04.02.2012 | Home
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MIAMI -- Elementary schools without drama classes. High schools with large numbers of poor students that do not offer music. Those are two of the ble...

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Michelle Obama Hands Out Youth Arts And Humanities Awards

AP | Posted 01.02.2012 | Home
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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama has presented national arts and humanities awards to 12 community-based, after-school programs, including for at-ris...

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