On April 20, the cannabis community will be celebrating 4/20; a day in that began as a weed smoking moment of solidarity. As years went by, it’s eventually evolved into a day of awareness and myth busting. There’s still a lot of weed smoking, though. Regardless of anyone’s personal stance on cannabis, everyone likely realizes […]
Twins were disappointed to hear they wouldn't be able to obtain their learner's permits because the DMV thought they were one person.
A 14-year-old who was shot seven times by police in New Jersey is facing aggravated assault and weapons charges. Radazz Hearns was with a few…
For the second time in June, excessive force has reportedly been used on an unarmed young Black girl at a pool. According to NBC affiliate WLWT,…
Police have identified and arrested a 16-year-old girl in connection with a massive brawl inside a Brooklyn-area McDonald’s, NBC reports. The brutal brawl, which left…
Warning: This video is extremely graphic and contains disturbing images that may be upsetting to watch. For almost three minutes, no one–not even an adult or an employee–stopped a now infamous fight inside a Brooklyn McDonald’s, leading the teens to brutalize each other on camera. So far, one arrest has been made. Sixteen-year-old Aniah Ferguson was one […]
Being a mentor is a full time job. It is often very hard to know if you are doing well at it.  I work with kids everyday in my organization, Hip-Hop Chess Federation. Today one of the kids I mentor was talking to me about his life goals (we will call him Marcus).  Sometimes Marcus jokes […]
VIA CNN: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Americans of all ages are being hurt by the weak job market, but the nation’s teens are in a particularly bad spot. The unemployment rate for teenagers in the labor force soared to 27.6% in October, up 1.8 percentage points from the month before and hitting a third straight […]
VIA UPI: WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — High school students in Washington, D.C., will be offered tests for sexually transmitted diseases after a program found lots of infected kids, officials said. The pilot program, conducted last year at eight local high schools, found 13 percent of some 3,000 students tested positive for an STD, mostly […]
