by Blackboysincrisis.com | Aug 8, 2020 | Articles
Since 2008, blackboysincrisis.com has served as the world’s premiere website for information and solution-oriented strategies on the plight of young Black males in America. It is an online educational resource for activists, teachers, parents, policy-makers, students,...
by Dana Goldstein, The New York Time | Aug 14, 2020 | Articles
A black teenager, 15, jailed for not doing her homework has been released from probation after an appeals court ordered a judge to let her go. Judge Mary Ellen Brennan adopted a caseworker’s recommendation that the case against the teen – referred to as ‘Grace’ to...
by BRINKWIRE | Aug 14, 2020 | Articles
A black teenager, 15, jailed for not doing her homework has been released from probation after an appeals court ordered a judge to let her go. Judge Mary Ellen Brennan adopted a caseworker’s recommendation that the case against the teen – referred to as ‘Grace’ to...
by Ashley Griffin | Aug 13, 2020 | Articles
Yet another piece of evidence has emerged showing the importance of diversifying the teaching profession: In a study published by the Institute of Labor Economics last week, low-income Black students who have a Black teacher for at least one year in elementary school...
by Aly J. Yale | Aug 13, 2020 | Articles
Black and Hispanic homebuyers are significantly more likely to get turned down for a conventional mortgage loan, according to new data. A recent analysis from Zillow shows that in 2016, nearly 21% of black applicants were denied a conventional loan, while 15.5% of...
by Frank Edwards | Aug 13, 2020 | Articles
Black men face a 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police compared to about 1 in 2,000 for all men, Rutgers-Newark study found Police violence is a leading cause of death of young men in the United States with black men 2.5 times more likely to be killed by law...