By Phillip Jackson Article Submission The White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative is destroying the Black Male Mentoring Movement in America-decades-long work to save Black boys. Virtually all of the small, community-based agencies that comprise
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Lack of funding leaves void in mentoring, academic services
By Yanan Wang Article Submission The wooded expanse of Frick Park had been transformed before Michael Smith’s eyes. In one corner of a grassy field was an obstacle course that mixed learning with sport: math
Read moreHow Do We Get More Male Teachers of Color?
While there is research to support the claim that students’ learning increases when assigned a same race teacher, increasing the number of Black male teachers also has the potential to benefit other stakeholders in schools. By
Read moreIsrael Accepts Gaza Cease-Fire
The cease-fire will allow the parties to resume indirect talks on a long-term cease-fire arrangement JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour cease-fire with Gaza militants. The move clears
Read morePublic Outcry After Police Shooting of Black St. Louis Teenager
Michael Brown’s killing sparked protests against local police By: Sam Frizell Article Reprint The fatal shooting of an unarmed black St. Louis teen Saturday has caused an outcry of anger towards the city’s police, with
Read moreUS Carries Out Airstrike Against ISIS in Iraq
ABC News | More ABC News Videos By ABC NEWS Article Reprint The United States carried out an airstrike against ISIS militants in Iraq today, targeting artillery, the Pentagon’s press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby
Read moreRussia to Ban All U.S. Food Imports
By Reuters Article Reprint MOSCOW/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, a sweeping
Read moreToledo mayor lifts water ban in northwest Ohio
By JOHN SEEWER Article Reprint TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A water ban that had hundreds of thousands of people in Ohio and Michigan scrambling for drinking water has been lifted, Toledo’s mayor announced Monday.
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