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Natasha S. Alford unpacks this week's viral moment with Michael B. Jordan and Lore'l and the pressures Black boys and…
Jude Nyame Yie Kofie made headlines last year after his family discovered the autistic 11-year-old is a piano savant.
Police in Prince Prince George’s County, Maryland are searching for suspects after a 13-year-old was fatally shot while doing chores.
An African American culture class has been transforming the lives of Black boys at city schools in Roanoke, Virginia for…
The family of a 15-year-old boy is heartbroken after he went missing while trying to save his girlfriend who fell…
Davyon Johnson was honored by Oklahoma police after the sixth grader saved two lives in one day. His mom says…
An Ohio mother and son launched a plush doll line for young Black boys to empower them and pay homage…
The children’s fiction book “Ghost Boys” by Jewell Parker Rhodes was used in one fifth grade class at a school…
A Chicago mother believes an outdated hair policy, which means her four-year-old son can't wear braids to school, should be…
Young Black men and boys expect increased scrutiny, surveillance and even direct targeting when in areas that have more white…
As a former school teacher, I know just how rowdy kids can get. Hell, I’m a mom of five kids
On April 11, Black high school senior Lawrence Charles was was escorted off campus and the next day given an…
17-year-old shooting survivor travels from Columbus to March for Our Lives with special message
Activist and author Kevin Shird shares his take on the recent study that shows Black boys fare worse economically than…
A new study that traced the lives of millions of American children found that Black boys from wealthy families still…
[griojw id=”Qy9oximR” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Today on #theDownload: There was a fourth explosion Sunday night, in Southwest, Texas, injuring two young men
Three white teens are accused of using pepper spray on three black kids on bicycles and hurling racial slurs, including
WELLESLEY, Massachusetts (AP) — When Jennifer Pierre visits the toy store, she sees shelves of dolls that are mostly girls
Once again, a grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer for killing a black child. And for
REPORT - While several superhero narratives feature parents (dead or alive) who serve as a guiding force for their protagonists,…