Posts Tagged as "Youth"

New Orleans Pre-Schooler Joins World’s Oldest High IQ Society

Aug. 8, 2013 / By
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by Jamilah King

Anala Beevers is a 4-year-old genius. At four months, she learned the alphabet...

Girls Empower Youth & Themselves

Aug. 1, 2013 / By
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[Ed Note: This past Saturday, GURLSociety held their second annual Empower the Youth Fair, which included performances, food, free manicures and more...

Trayvon Martin: What Now?

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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Editor’s Note: In the aftermath of the George Zimmerman trial and verdict, there has been protests, conversations and soul-searching...

Queer Youth Radio: Trans 101

Jul. 20, 2013 / By and
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Youth reporters explored the question of transgender identity and community support in Long Beach. Reporters interviewed three trans community members about what it means for them to be transgender and what they would like to see in the city...

Youth & Debt: Why It’s Important to Talk About Money

Jul. 18, 2013 / By
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As the cost of tuition rises and the job market becomes more difficult, young people today have become more indebted than generations past...

Youthwire: Next Generation of Community Media

Jul. 17, 2013 / By
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YouthWire was founded to unify and showcase the wealth of youth-created content being generated by New America Media’s community media projects in under-served communities across California, and to broaden their collective reach – beyond the local – to include a statewide audience of policymakers, advocacy groups, activists, educators and youth...

The Link Between Suspension And Dropout

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Posted by Robyn Gee

I remember the first student I ever suspended. He was 13 years old...

Fruitvale Station the Movie: Will the World Feel it Like We Do in Oakland?

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Commentary • Pendarvis Harshaw

OAKLAND, Calif. — The crowd let out a monstrous applause just before the private screening of Fruitvale Station began inside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre...

Girl Rising Documentary Screened at Long Beach Main Library

Jul. 12, 2013 / By
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Attendees to the screening of the documentary Girl Rising gathered Saturday, July 13 in the Long Beach Main Library’s lobby adjacent to the auditorium...

What is CalGang®?

Jul. 8, 2013 / By
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Do you know anything about this database? How do you get on? Can you get off?..

A New Look for Racial Profiling: Saggy Pants Legislation

Jul. 8, 2013 / By
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Louisiana Weekly, Commentary, Marjorie R. Esman

Saggers are everywhere, from London to Paris, Barcelona to Port Au Prince, New Orleans to Steubenville, Ohio, and even Terrebonne Parish...