Youth Violence

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• Family Blames Police After Missing 12-Year-Old Is Found Dead In Chicago

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  From Examiner Jameshia Conner, 12, was found strangled and dumped in an alley near her home after being missing for two weeks. Authorities believe that Jameshia was only dead one day before her body was found, although she had been missing two weeks. The family is reportedly criticizing police, saying they did not ...
  3 days ago

• Sean Bell’s Widow & Al Sharpton Lead Vigil On 3rd Anniversary

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  From NYDailyNews.com : The widow of police shooting victimSean Bell, marking the third anniversary of his death, stood sadly on the Queens street where her late fiancee drew his last breath. Nicole Paultre-Bell, surrounded by about three dozen relatives, friends and supporters, renewed her call for federal charges ...
  1 week ago

• A Couple Links

  
  Community Beat — Authority: 92
  I thought these unrelated links would be of some interest to the Community Beat community:* National syndicated columnist Neal Peirce of Washington Post Writers Group covered innovative methods to combat youth violence, with a nod toward Chicagos CeaseFire program. http://citiwire.net/post/1480/* The MacArthur ...
  1 week ago

• Prosecution: Baby-Faced Teen Admits To Shooting Girl

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  From The New York Daily News The mother of the baby-faced gangbanger charged with shooting Vada Vasquez broke down in a Bronx court Thursday as her son and his four cronies were tossed in jail. Tears streamed down the face of mom Zelita Mighty when a Bronx Criminal Court judge ordered Carvett Gentles, 16, held ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Woman’s Right to Shoes

  
  Ecumenical Women at the United Nations — Authority: 121
  By Paola Salwan, Programme Assistant for Africa, Middle East and Europe at the World YWCA and co founder of the blog Café Thawra Hello, my name is Paola, and I’m a shoe addict. This being said, I know how vain and somehow laughable such a statement might sound to the sane citizen, but the clue’s in ...
  2 weeks ago

• What Do Young People Say about the Richmond High Rape?

  
  Your Call — Authority: 124
  How are young people around Northern California responding to the gang rape of a Richmond High student outside the homecoming dance? On the next Your Call, well have a conversation with a panel of students about how they can they help us understand about how it happened. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at ...
  2 weeks ago

• School Violence: Students Perspective

  
  Seattle Public Schools community blog — Authority: 135
  There is a fabulous story on the West Seattle Blog today that tells the story of a school violence incident from the perspective of the students. Classroom interview: SWYFS students’ side of the stabbing story
  3 weeks ago

• Burned FL teen speaks for first time since attack

  
  The Reid Report — Authority: 508
  Michael Brewer wants french fries, in a sign that he’s coming back. Two days after he was taken off a ventilator, the teen spoke his first words yesterday, asking for a dollar so he could buy french fries and a milkshake, according to the Sun-Sentinel . Brewer has been in intensive care at the burn unit at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Three University Of Tennessee Athletes Arrested For Armed Robbery

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three freshman Tennessee football players are charged with an attempted armed robbery. Knoxville police say wide receiver Nu’Keese Richardson and defensive backs Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards were arrested after the incident early Thursday. The victims told police they were in a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Center for Neighborhood Enterprise to Host Conference on Youth Violence

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 744
  To hear Bob Woodson speak is to be convinced that there is an effective way to mitigate youth violence. And on Monday, Woodson, President of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, will kick-off Presenting the Evidence: A Successful Solution to Youth Violence. During the late 1970s, Woodson was influenced by the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Shocking Report Reveals that 92% of Gang Rapists in London are Non-white

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 607
  A shocking report, ordered by the Metropolitan Police Authority, has revealed that 92 percent of all gang rapists in London are non-white. Fifty percent of all the victims are white. The report, drawn up by a senior detective from the Yard’s Operation Sapphire team, which investigates sex crimes, revealed that ...
  4 weeks ago

• A Powerful Idea on Youth Violence

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 143
  Image by chicagopublicradio via Flickr As a former beat cop, Ron Huberman , the new chief of public schools in Chicago, learned long ago that violence among young urban people could not be solved simply by hauling ever larger numbers of children off to jail. With the prompting and support of his boss, Mayor ...
  4 weeks ago

• Beacon Bits: Cheasty, permits, gardens, and snow plans

  
  Beacon Hill Blog — Authority: 132
  Photo from Seattle Department of Transportation Cheasty Boulevard to get new brown street signs thanks the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks (FSOP)’s recommendation made after the 2003 Seattle Olmsted Park System Centennial celebration. More about the signs in Crosscut . * * * Speaking of Cheasty, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Brick City: Politics of Redemption and Resurrection

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 486
  Brick City , is an enlightening and inspirational story about Newark, New Jersey and its energetic young mayor, Corey Booker.To say simply regard it as the story of a man and the city, is an understatement. It is a saga of a city that is trying to overcome what some would consider insurmountable odds: gangs, violent ...
  4 weeks ago

• Black Miss England Relinquishes Crown After Bar Fight

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  The reigning Miss England has relinquished her crown after being accused of a fight in a bar. Pageant organizers say Rachel Christie has also withdrawn from next month’s Miss World competition in South Africa. They said in a statement that the 21-year-old heptathlete will now focus on clearing her name and ...
  4 weeks ago

• 14-Year-Old Charged With Derrion Albert’s Murder

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  CHICAGO – A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor student last month. The 14-year-old’s name isn’t being released. He was charged Thursday as a juvenile and is expected to appear Friday before a juvenile court judge. Three other teens have been indicted on ...
  4 weeks ago

• Youth Violence: Opportunity and Hope for Urban Families

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 486
  Youth violence cannot be addressed that narrowly. Efforts to reduce it must be viewed in a larger context of urban, concentrated poverty. A few posts ago, I said I would continue to address the issue of youth violence. I didnt forget. I just decided I would do it in my monthly column . Heres an excerpt...
  4 weeks ago

• Lupe Fiasco Says Hip-Hop Is Partly To Blame For Derrion Albert Killing

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  In a recent interview on Chicago radio station, WCGI, rapper, Lupe Fiasco said that Hip Hop should take some of the blame for the recent beating death of Chicago student, Derrion Albert. “Hip-Hop has to take some fault for that.  Just in the fact that the amount of violence and the amount of negativity that’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Bronx Teen Shot During Lunch Break

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 634
  From NYDailyNews.com: A Bronx high school senior who stepped out for lunch Sunday was shot in the shoulder during a robbery attempt, police said. Paul Ulloa, 16, walked out of Bronx Regional High School in Morrisania only to be jumped by a gun-toting man wearing a ski mask, a hoodie and gloves, according to the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Richmond Rape Not Hollywood Material

  
  State of Affairs — Authority: 412
  On Sunday morning I was lounging around at Adam’s place after Nerds With Guitars played his annual Halloween party (pictures to come) when his lovely wife Meaghan brought up State of Affairs. She told me she had a story for me to cover, and as she read through it I was underwhelmed. Certainly [...]
  5 weeks ago

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