Creative arts provide outlet for at-risk city youth
theGRIO REPORT - A rash of violent crimes in major cities like Philadelphia and Chicago have only highlighted the need to for creative programs to inspire and protect at-risk minority youth...
Media portrayals of black youth spark tension
OPINION - These stereotypes, according to social justice advocates, can create a racially charged atmosphere that results in violence such as the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin...
Safety groups urge swim lessons for minorities
MIAMI (AP) - Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach black and Hispanic children to swim...
New generation may uproot blacks in Congress
DALLAS (AP) - Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for two decades as the first black woman to represent North Texas in Congress...
Home owners' email warns of 'young black males'
theGRIO REPORT - A home owners' association in Harris County Texas sent an email to its members asking them to report 'any group of young black males' to authorities...
Young black men frisked more often by NYPD
Research has shown that more young black men were searched in New York City than the total number of young African-American males residing in the area...
Competition launched for young entrepreneurs
theGRIO REPORT - Perennial, a Washington, D.C.-based family of businesses, under direction of national business leader and advocate Lamell McMorris, is launching a youth competition to encourage students to launch their own business ideas...
Dateline special: Will teens stand up to racism?
DATELINE - Our generation of American kids is the most diverse in history, but do they know what to do when faced with racial and ethnic discrimination?
'Choking game' has taken hold with black kids
theGRIO REPORT - The 'choking game' involves decreasing the amount of oxygen to the brain, leading to a sensation which some describe as floaty, tingling, or a euphoric high...
Young, Gifted, and Organized: Stopping the Prison Pipeline
This system may be the reason young Black men and boys are criminalized and over-incarcerated relative to others groups...
