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young people mental health, gen Z mental health, Black teens mental health, Young people burnout, Black youth mental health theGrio.com
March 11, 2025
From suicide to burnout, young generations are facing significant mental health struggles, and this church is looking to support Black…
black youth, progress, justice, James Baldwin, theGrio.com
September 6, 2023
Black youth see our communities harmed without recompense, and we can no longer ask them to wait for justice.
Oscars 2023, young Black designer, The Academy Awards, Amira-Dior Traynham-Artis theGrio.com
February 24, 2023
The Academy Awards organizers call on 14-year-old designer Amira-Dior Traynham-Artis for an exclusive 2023 Oscars suite gift.
November 30, 2022
A North Carolina man will soon make his longtime dream of building a boarding school for at-risk Black teens a…
April 10, 2022
The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis), a non-profit social justice and youth development organization has a brand new home.
March 15, 2022
The Dayton Daily News reports that 61% of Ohio's missing kids are Black, yet Black youth account for only 15-16%…
January 28, 2022
The "Sound It Out" Challenge gives middle schoolers a chance to win an iPad Pro, personalized journal and 1 year…
December 23, 2021
Precious Dreams Foundation offers kids a sense of stability during an otherwise difficult time of the year.
Activists A'niya Taylor and David Hogg, theGrio.com
September 17, 2021
David Hogg misses that, unlike past generations of Americans, Generation Z will not be driven by a perspective of one…
African children theGrio.com
February 4, 2020
Young Black people can now travel to Africa free of charge as part of a program that helps people of…
national suicide prevention week thegrio.com
September 13, 2018
Our people have always been resilient and never one to shy away from issues like suicide once it is recognized…
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July 12, 2018
The community has questions for police patrolling a Minnesota park who handcuffed and drew a gun on four unarmed Black…
Nevada Teens thegrio.com
June 29, 2018
Teens sue Yerington High School in Yerington, Nevada and win after the school ignored their claims of suffering intense racist…
Antwon Rose thegrio.com
June 25, 2018
Mourners displayed signs reading "Justice for Antwon" and "#SayHisName" in the funeral procession Monday for a black Pennsylvania teenager fatally…
black teenager thegrio.com
June 12, 2018
Researchers know from decades of work that exposure to community violence can lead to emotional, social and cognitive problems.
National Constitution Center thegrio.com
May 22, 2018
A high school principal in New Jersey has issued an apology for planning a "Party like it is 1776" prom…
Black teens falsely accused of shoplifting at Nordstroms thegrio.com
May 9, 2018
Nordstrom president Geevy Thomas met with the three Black teenage boys who were racially profiled at his company's Brentwood Mall…
Michelle Obama Birthday thegrio.com
May 3, 2018
Forever First Lady Michelle Obama had some encouraging words for about 8,000 students in Philadelphia on College Signing Day.
Brennan Walker thegrio.com
April 17, 2018
Jeffrey Craig Zeigler, the Michigan man who shot at Brennan Walker when the Black teen asked for directions to school, has…
August 28, 2017
The VMA's made a huge statement Sunday night about suicide prevention, in response to the death of Linkin Park’s lead…