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Every Urban Prep senior is college-bound Print E-mail
Written by Chicago Tribune   
Saturday, 13 March 2010
ImageEvery day, before attending advanced placement biology classes and lectures on changing the world, students must first pass through the neighborhood, then metal detectors.
 
The Shibboleth of "Black Buying Power." Print E-mail
Written by A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Jared Ball   
Thursday, 11 February 2010
ImagePhrases like “buying power” are used to convey what is actually anti-reality or a disuniting myth. It is a psychic assault, a violent act of aggression meant to stunt people’s appropriate responses to worsening conditions.
 
Do we still need to celebrate Black History Month? Print E-mail
Written by The Reverend Irene Monroe, BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board   
Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Image In celebrating Black History Month this year in what is now perceived by some to be one year in the "post-racial" era since Obama took office, I worry how we as a nation will honestly talk about race.

 
Economic Empowerment is alive and well! Print E-mail
Written by The Chicago Tribune   
Monday, 11 January 2010
ImageIt's been a year since John and Maggie Anderson embarked on a controversial adventure in empowerment to spend their money exclusively with African-American businesses in 2009.
 
How to save young black men... Print E-mail
Written by David Banks, President of the Eagle Academy Foundation   
Wednesday, 06 January 2010

ImageTo succeed, teens need to know - and be reminded again and again from a wide range of responsible adults - what behavior will and will not be tolerated.

 "A young man without a mentor is like an explorer without a map."

 
How to save young black men... Print E-mail
Written by David Banks, President of the Eagle Academy Foundation   
Wednesday, 06 January 2010
ImageTo succeed, teens need to know - and be reminded again and again from a wide range of responsible adults - what behavior will and will not be tolerated.  "A young man without a mentor  is like an explorer without a map."
 
Study Finds Racial Pride as Important as Self-Esteem in Aiding Young Blacks Print E-mail
Written by National Black News Journal   
Monday, 14 December 2009
Image(Taylor Media Services) A new study from the journal Child Development finds that pride in one’s ethnic or racial group is as important as personal self-esteem in the mental health of African American adolescents.
 
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