By MARLEN GARCIA Article Submission There are basic life skills kids should have by the time they are 7 or 8. Many of them are no-brainers you can find on parenting websites.
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Free condoms in US high schools: promotes teen sex or protects against STDs?
Article Submission As free condom programs are on the rise in high schools across America, the idea of having contraceptives close to hormonal teenagers may just promote underage sex. Although condoms protect against sexually transmitted
Read moreFor men of color, high academic motivation does not bring academic success
Article Submission Despite higher levels of engagement in the community college experience—from rarely skipping classes to accessing tutoring services more frequently—male students of color have lower academic outcomes than White male students who are significantly
Read moreAfrican American Books for Kids
Why are so many “classic” books for African American children so depressing?  By Lesley Williams Article Submission I was looking at the many, many children’s books my daughter and nieces and nephews were given this
Read moreStudy: In Black Men, Internalized Racism Speeds Up Aging
By Julianne Hing Article Submission Racism is a powerful enough force that it can wear down a man’s body. Those are the findings, at once common-sense and groundbreaking, in a study led by University of Maryland
Read moreWhere Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin. By WALTER DEAN MYERS Article Submission Reading came early to
Read moreHow Anti-Poverty Programs Marginalize Fathers
Based on decades-old stereotypes that unmarried dads are “deadbeats,” the majority of welfare programs almost exclusively serve women and children. By ELIZABETH STUART Article Submission The 10-month-old twins call Frandy “Da Da.” He changes their
Read moreReport: Al Sharpton Once A Paid FBI Informant on Mob
By Cathy Burke Article Reprint Activist and MSNBC host the Rev. Al Sharpton was once a paid FBI informant, known to agents as “CI-7” and passed along dirt on New York City mobsters, the Smoking
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