It’s not just an assault of a black boy, it is also racism that teacher showed towards a student. This is no secret that white teachers mostly think that black youth is spoiled and untalented. They think that black kids can’t absorb the information the way white kids do, they treat them like criminals , so eventually black kids become ones.
The research finds that black kids are viewed as older, less innocent than whites.Black boys as young as 10 may not be viewed in the same light of childhood innocence as their white peers, but are instead more likely to be mistaken as older, be perceived as guilty and face police violence if accused of a crime (x). They also tend to face violence and underestimating from their white school teachers.
Racial bias have become a big problem nowadays and one of the biggest reasons black kids end up having no education and as the result trying to get some money for living unlawfully. We need more black teachers, more tolerant teachers that would not treat our kids like this one abuser.
High school senior publicly tells 300+ students he is an LGBT teen (by Jonathan Rudolph)
An MTA Fare Hike may be coming soon. Apparently they are not getting enough money from all the advertisement space…
Speaking of which… This Heineken ad is on every turnstile at the 2 Avenue station of the F line. I believe there is a public school just a few blocks away.
This is what those kids see Monday through Friday, at least twice per day. Along with all the other ads for alcoholic beverages around the stations and in the subway cars.
For shame!!! Soft drinks are not our biggest problem here in NYC! OUTRAGE
I am getting my training to become a CASAC (Credentialed Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counselor) at ACNY. Well, I learned this week that the organization may have to shut its doors in 2013 after 50 years in providing educational, prevention, outreach, family, youth, and community services to New Yorkers. ***Bill Wilson once served on the Board of this organization.**** It is scary to think that it might close down.
I am asking that anyone in recovery, or anyone who is willing to support their cause, to make a donation to help keep their doors open.
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I know what you’re thinking … I’m too old to watch or care about MTV’s The Real World. Yes, this is true. However, because I’m old enough to vividly remember the early days of The Real World, I feel the need to explore what I’m seeing with the latest cast members.
This season marks the 25th anniversary of the show. Since 1992, there have been 25 separate groups of young people living together and having their lives taped. The Real World was the very first ever reality show. The show has been ground breaking and progressive in its entertainment and in its social commentary.
Case in point: the introduction of Pedro Zamora during the 3rd season (1994) in San Francisco. He was the first openly HIV+ person showcased on any media platform. Not only was he open, he was outspoken and determined to share his story with the world. We watched his journey on the show, his reactions from his house mates, his engaging personality and the influence he had on everyone he came in contact with. It was a proud moment for him, for MTV, and for all of us watching. READ MORE
Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday at a meeting on Robben Island, South Africa, that “was meant to be a symbolic passing of the torch from an older generation of activists to younger people,” called on youth to lead the next generation in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Agence France-Presse reports (5/3).
The event, convened by UNAIDS, “joined together world renowned leaders from the UNAIDS High Level Commission on HIV Prevention with a group of young leaders who, in turn, presented the commissioners with a ‘call to action’ articulating the vision of the youth movement on HIV,” according to a UNAIDS press release.
“Today is about putting our heads and our hearts together to support a renewal of leadership and commitment in HIV prevention,” Tutu, co-chair of the Commission on HIV, said, adding, “Bold and honest actions are needed and we look to the next generation of leaders to bring about positive change in attitudes and actions.”
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe said, “Young people have the power to change the future and transform the AIDS response. … A collective youth movement mobilised around HIV prevention which exchanges important information through new technologies and peer education will stop new infections.” The meeting focused on utilizing social media and mobile health technologies to implement innovative ways to fight the epidemic, the press release notes (5/4).
Tutu also thanked South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi for his leadership in the country’s HIV treatment and prevention policies and programs, the Associated Press reports. Motsoaledi, who also attended the meeting, said, “We are definitely joining hands with the rest of the world in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I think we will win” (Mgudlwa, 5/3).
