Teenagers

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April 23, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Alton L. Hayes III, an African-American teenager from the Chicago area, has been accused of participating in…
April 19, 2012
(AP) - A passerby's horrifying find along a Florida trail -- the bodies of two teenagers engulfed in flames --…
April 10, 2012
A new study from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that rates of teen pregnancy are down the lowest…
February 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Apryl Cornell was only 15 years old when her boyfriend began controlling her. The abuse soon escalated…
January 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A 17-year-old African-American teen was the victim of a hate crime in Chicago in late December 2011,…
January 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Increasing family interactions and communication resulted in decreased rates of substance abuse, depression and conduct problems among…
December 23, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The decision to not allow teenagers to obtain Plan B without a prescription could continue to feed…
December 2, 2011
'Look,' Gingrich said, 'at a time when you have up to 43 percent black teenage unemployment, you have entire communities…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - A new study examining alcohol and drug use among teens has revealed that African-American adolescents are less…
October 20, 2011
OPINION - Dr. Roselyn Aker-Black, psychologist and CEO of Til Death Foundation in Washington, DC, says black youth has always…
May 9, 2011
OPINION - Low-income youth and minority youth of all income levels are far less likely to obtain employment than whites...
April 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Sixteen-year-old Dewayne never asks teen girls at his Bronx high school to send him naughty pictures. But…
March 4, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - The jobless rate for black teens has consistently been higher than any other demographic since the Bureau…
February 11, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - The victim agreed with prosecutors' offer to drop felony aggravated assault and kidnapping charges in return for admissions…
January 14, 2011
VIDEO - A Title One school, Frayser receives federal dollars based on the number of students from low income families…
December 3, 2010
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Outlets report that the three teens, ages 14, 15 and 16, are accused of abusing Louis…
November 30, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - "The Scottsboro Boys," a musical based on the real story of nine black teenagers framed for…
November 22, 2010
VIDEO - The pizza shop manager got on the line with Elyria police who made a plan which called for…
November 19, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Cullen Jones was about to race in his biggest meet of the year when he heard…