Philadelphia, New Orleans and Cities United Work to Stop Black Boys From Dying; Are You Shocked Trayvon Martin is Dead?; Join Million Fathers Club at Children's Museum; Black Star Movers and Shakers Luncheon Series

Making Progress; Moving Forward! Cities United Work to Stop Death of Black Men and Boys Are You Shocked by Murder of Young Black Men? Peace In The Hood Resource Fair Become A Mentor Movers and Shakers Luncheon with CEO William Farrell Links: The Black Star Project's website: blackstarproject.org Black Star Jounral: blackstarjournal.org Become a Member: Click Here Event Calendar: Click Here Like us on Facebook:   Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, New Orleans Mayor Landrieu and Cities United Work to Reduce Deaths of Young Black Men and Boys   Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, center and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, far right Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement, along with partners Casey Family Programs, Knight Foundation, Association of Black Foundation Executives, National League of Cities and US Conference of Mayors with the leadership of Mayors Michael Nutter and Mitch Landrieu launched Cities United in October 2010 to respond to the violent deaths of black boys and men in cities across America.   Click Here to View this Important Video on Stopping the Murder Of Young Black Men and Boys in America. Editorial -  I'm Shocked; You're Shocked: Another Black Child Murdered   by Kenneth Braswell   Kenneth Braswell and sons I couldn't help but ask myself the question; "should I be shocked?" Another black youth shot down in the prime of his life visa vie unusual circumstances; Yeah, what's shocking bout that? I've asked myself this question over and over; against my need and desire to still grieve for Trayvon and struggling with my morals to remain empathic. However I can't ignore that I've lived long enough to remember the stories of Emmitt Till. A tragedy that lends some context to the value or lack thereof for young black life pressed up against the hard rock of racism.   Read More... 41 people shot in Chicago, 10 killed during violent spring weekend Toll includes 1-year-old shot and 6-year-old killed 6-Year-Old Killed   Including the mother and child, least 41 people have suffered gunshot wounds this weekend in Chicago, including a 6-year-old girl and nine other people who have died from gunshot wounds since 5 p.m. on Friday.   Read More... "Peace In The Hood" through Better Parenting in the Hood   Join the Million Fathers Club at the Chicago Children's Museum FREE!!! FREE!!! FREE!!! Saturday, March 31, 2012 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Navy Pier 700 East Grand Chicago, Illinois    For children 2 years old to 14 years old. Please call Bruce at 773.285.9600 to RSVP  or for more information. Susan Taylor, the Mother of Mentoring in America, Is Asking You To Be "In" for Our Children. Become a mentor!     Why Mentor?   Because this is our state of emergency today: Of all Black fourth-graders, 58% are functionally illiterate. In some cities, 80% of our boys drop out before finishing high school. Every day 1,000 Black children are arrested. 1 in every 8 African American males ages 25-29 is incarcerated. The number one cause of death for our boys is homicide. If you have 60 Seconds to watch this video, you will become a mentor too.   If you wish to become a mentor in cities with National Cares Mentoring Movement Circles, Click Here or if you do not have a National Cares Mentoring Movement Circle in your city, Click Here to learn how to start one.   I'm in!!!  And you should be too! The Black Star Project's Movers and Shakers  Luncheon Series with Urban Partnership Bank's President and CEO William Farrow   Wednesday, April 4, 2012 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at The Black Star Project, Suite 2B 3509 South King Drive Chicago, Illinois Please call 773.285.9600 to RSVP Investment: $30.00   Boys of Color Symposium III: Warriors for Positive Change Saturday, March 31, 2012 Wayne County Community College 1001 West Fort Street Detroit, Michigan  313.393.1247 for more information