Tag: Black Youth

Rap Music Didn’t Cause Inner-City Violence…Poverty & Broken Homes Did

Hip-hop often faces a substantial amount of blame for the inner-city violence that occurs in communities across the country. This ideology has been perpetuated by politicians, media personalities, journalists and scholars alike. The genre has been heavily scrutinized for its influence and impact on Black youth for decades. The polarizing genre’s criticism dates back to the “Gangsta Rap” protests headed by National Political Congress of Black Women chair C. Delores Tucker, and the mass protests against rap group N.W.A.

May 26, 2021

Panel to Focus on Disproportionate Black Youth School Suspensions

A presentation and panel addressing disproportionate school suspensions of Black children and youth will take place 1 p.m. PT on February 17, 2021. The event will feature San Diego State University education professor Dr. J. Luke Wood and San Diego State University Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab, Dr. Frank Harris III. You […]

February 1, 2021

Dr. J. Luke Wood

African-American

The Hate U Give

It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when they are at the brink of falling into a system that was designed to disadvantage them.

April 23, 2018

Study: Violent Behaviors, Weapon Carrying Down Among Black Youth

Violent behaviors and weapon carrying have decreased among African-American adolescents, but homicide rates continue to rise, according to a new report from Ball State University.

April 18, 2018

African-American

Black Youth Filling the Leadership Void

Black youth have endured a complicated assault of abuse, criticism and relative political abandonment by Black political, spiritual and even educational leadership.

November 29, 2015

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