Black Youth

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April 16, 2014

Young minority males combat stereotypes in music video: 'Suit & Tie in the 217'

theGRIO REPORT - Young, black men at Central High School in Champaign, Ill., are cunning, clever and cool - and…
February 27, 2014

President Obama gets personal in launching new program 'My Brother's Keeper'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Thursday spoke in deeply personal terms about growing up without a father and urged…
February 22, 2014

Photographer Eunique Jones Gibson celebrates black history through her campaign, 'Because of Them, We Can'

theGRIO REPORT - Eunique Jones Gibson set on a mission to tell a story about black history in a more…
February 19, 2014

President Obama’s outreach to young men of color: too little too late?

MSNBC - After five years in office, America’s first black president may finally be getting serious about helping young minority…
January 6, 2014

Study: Nearly half of black men arrested by 23

theGRIO REPORT - A new study released today by the journal Crime & Delinquency has found that 49 percent of…
August 22, 2013

Boston youths gear up for Saturday’s March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT - As people across the country prepare to converge on the nation’s capital for the 50th anniversary of…
May 20, 2013

Why there’s no ‘excuse’ for simplifying Obama’s message to Morehouse men

OPINION - Interestingly enough, both the president’s detractors as well as his supporters will seize on the same soundbite from…
December 3, 2012

Young black men, unaware and at the highest risk of HIV/AIDS

theGRIO REPORT- A recent CDC study concludes that young black males have a disproportionately higher risk of HIV and many…
September 28, 2012

Can black youth repeat their strong voter turnout from 2008?

OPINION - In 2008, a greater share (63.9 percent) of black citizens under 30 overcame the unnecessary hurdles of registration…
June 7, 2011

Study: Black youth not politically inclined

A majority of Black youth are not politically involved especially those from low-income households, according to a year-long study conducted…