Youth
35 states get an F on teaching civil rights
September 29, 2011When it comes to teaching civil rights, schools in the South have a more rigorous approach than nearly every other region of the country.
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ICE still targeting DREAM youth despite new Obama policy
September 28, 2011Matias Ramos, 25, was about to board a plane during a domestic flight last year when immigration officials in Minneapolis detained him for 12 hours.
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Jamey Rodemeyer, 14: another victim of anti-gay bullying
September 26, 2011Anti-LGBT bullying in this nation is unfortunately at epidemic levels among teens. On Monday 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer took his own life after being incessantly bullied by classmates.
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My 9/11: The smoke that preceded tragedy
September 9, 2011Perhaps most poignant are the perspectives of those for whom that era was a vital period in their growth: the youth of that decade.
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Chicago students protest Sears ties to child labor and rape
September 9, 2011High school students are protesting Sears's purchase of clothing from a factory where a supervisor is an unpunished serial rapist of young females.
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