Rather than properly address the needs of black students, U.S. schools continue to pass the buck to the criminal justice system, which transforms good kids into hardened criminals and hinders the possibility of positive life outcomes.
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Millions of mothers around the U.S. are struggling with the problem of being unable to find viable mentoring programs for their children.
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In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court today, Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative will assert that a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a 14-year-old is cruel and unusual punishment.
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I am the oldest of three girls, the mother of three daughters, and aunt to four nieces. So many might wonder why a woman who has lived in a female-dominated family might be so concerned and passionate about making sure that boys do well.
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In 2010, when I set out to launch a national storytelling project that would employ the talents of our best and brightest black male media makers, I envisioned a program that would extol the virtues of men of African descent that are often ignored in mainstream media. That vision had to do with, to...
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Without the help of black men and other caring adults serving as their guides, beating the odds can seem quite insurmountable for young black males.
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Tom Alexander's insistence on linking social justice with quality in education challenged and inspired us all.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Europe
Topics: education policy, Hugh McLean, Tom Alexander
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Black people in the United Kingdom are now 30 times more likely to be stopped than white people under exceptional stop and search powers granted by a 1994 law.
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A group of writers including Zadie Smith, Chimamanda Adiche, and Aleksander Hemon take a look at education systems in conflict-affected countries around the world.
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: Aleksander Hemon, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chimamanda Adiche, education reform, Guernica, Haiti, Hardeep Sing Kholi, Hugh McLean, India, Kamila Shamsie, Nathalie Handal, Nepal, Nick Laird, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Petina Guppah, Rachel Holmes, South Africa, Tahmima Anam, Zadie Smith, Zimbabwe, Zukisa Wanner
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Student Sergio Mabasso wants to take the agricultural skills he has honed at EARTH University back to his community in Mozambique so his neighbors can feed their families.