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Young Black Boys Committing Suicide at Rates Higher Than Ever
By Kali Holloway Researchers have found that between 1993 and 2012, the suicide rate for very young black children, between the ages of 5 and 11, nearly doubled. The increase was driven almost entirely by the suicides of young black … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Black Boys, Black Children, children, health, Mental health, race, suicide
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Can Racism Be Stopped in the Third Grade?
By Lisa Miller The form arrived in an email attachment on the Friday after winter break.“What is your race?”it asked. And then, beneath that, a Census-style list: “African-American/Black,” “Asian/Pacific Islander,” “Latina/o,” “Multi-racial,” “White,” and “Not sure.” The email, signed by … Continue reading
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Tagged children, education, Fieldston Lower School, New York City, race, racism, The Bronx
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61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal
By Rebecca Klein Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared segregated schooling of black students unconstitutional, many American schools with high minority populations continue to receive fewer resources and provide an education that’s inferior … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown v. Board of Education, children, education, school, Segregation
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Kids Respond to Child Hunger
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Tagged children, food, food insecurity, kids, poverty, United States
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Why Kids Need Spirituality
By Lisa Miller You are Jewish; your husband, a lapsed Catholic. Neither of you believes, much, in God, although occasionally you like to meditate and you both would go hiking more if you could. You’ve had those moments — who … Continue reading
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Tagged children, faith, parenting, religion, spirituality
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The Numbers Are Staggering — The US Is a ‘World Leader’ in Child Poverty
By Paul Buchheit America’s wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion. In approximately the same time, the number of homeless children has also grown by 60 percent. Financier and CEO Peter Schiff said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Child poverty, children, health, politics, poverty, United States
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The Fix Isn’t In: Why a Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses by Kids Isn’t Widely Used
By T. Christian Miller and Jeff Gerth Starting in 2007, Dr. Daniel Budnitz, a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Medication Safety Program, began tracking an obscure but unsettling statistic about children’s health. Each year, more and … Continue reading
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Tagged Centers for Disease Control, children, economy, flow restrictor, health, medicine, overdose
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The Color of David: Raising Brown Kids in America
By Lucia Brawley I zoomed around the bend with our double stroller, excited to show my girls, three and one, the Baby Jesus sleeping in his manger, surrounded by Mary, Joseph and the wise men on Alhambra Circle in Coral … Continue reading
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Tagged biracial, children, motherhood, parenting, parents, race
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Doctors Slam Proposed Food Stamp Cuts: ‘The Dumbest Thing You Can Do Is Cut Nutrition’
By Sy Mukherjee Doctors have a message for congressional lawmakers inching toward a compromise farm bill that would cut food stamps by nine billion dollars: It’s a terrible idea. “If you’re interested in saving health care costs, the dumbest thing … Continue reading
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A Silent Bulletproof Prayer For Our Nation
by Michael Skolnik This morning I was awoken by sounds of a nine month baby boy trying to learn how to talk. Before the sun shed her glory upon this great nation and through my bedroom windows, I could … Continue reading →