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| | | | Ten Worst Cities in America for Black Men Not Working; No Local or National Plan to Change This Percentage of employed, working-age (16-64) black males in these cities: Detroit 43.0 Buffalo 43.9 Milwaukee 44.7 Cleveland 47.7 Chicago 48.3 St. Louis 51.3 Philadelphia 51.7 Cincinnati 52.6 Richmond 52.7 Memphis 53.2 San Francisco 53.3 Information from Race and Male Employment in the Wake of the Great Recession by Marc Levine of the Center for Economic Development at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  Massive unemployment among Black men and youth drives violence and murders, contributes to broken family structures, indirectly discourages educational achievement, and causes chaos and disfunctionality in the Black community. The Black Star Plan for Black Men and Boys would include mentoring, educational support, job training, job connection, entrepreneurship, fathering support, strengthening families, spiritual development and community building. ## Listen to the pleas of an educated Black man crying out for a job. Please call the Mayor's Office of Chicago at 312.744.3300 and ask him to support the Black Star Plan for Black Men and Boys or call the Mayor of any of the Top Ten Cities in America for Black Men Not Working. |
| Preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  By Dr. Carl C. Bell April 12, 2012 When I was doing my pediatrics research in medical school at Meharry Medical College in 1969, I was struck by the finding that many poor African Americans were being diagnosed with mild mental retardation that was attributable to what some people in Nashville, Tenn., called "sociocultural mental retardation." This disorder was purported to be caused by the reality that poor African American families did not have books in their homes. It also was of interest to me that the more severe forms of mental retardation such as phenylketonuria, Down syndrome, and so on, cut across all socioeconomic, racial, and cultural lines. At the time, another commonly used label was "minimal brain dysfunction." This diagnosis captured speech and language disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and specific learning disorders. |
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The Black Star Project presents the Second Annual Midwest Black Male Educational Achievement Conference Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Ramada Inn 4900 Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois Featuring  | | Dr. Umar Abdullah Johnson, Philadelphia, PA |
 | | Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, Washington, D.C.. |
 | | Dr. Garrard O. McClendon, Chicago, IL |
Parents, educators and community activist from St. Louis, Missouri; Davenport, Iowa; Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Benton Harbor, Lansing and Ann Arbor - Michigan; Milwaukee, Madison, Racine and Beloit - Wisconsin; Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Rock Island, Kankakee, Waukegan, Joliet, Elgin, Decatur, East St. Louis, Danville, Quincy and Champaign - Illinois; Indianapolis, Gary, Fort Wayne, Hammond, East Chicago, Michigan City and South Bend - Indiana should attend this conference. ------------------------------------------------------ Join us for one of the best conferences in the United States on educating Black male students with workable ideas and concrete solutions. The cost for this one day conference is $200.00. This is one of the last chances for schools to use their parental involvement funds for this school year. Please call 773.285.9600 for more information or to RSVP. |
| Justice slower for young black woman than for dog  By Mary Mitchell, ColumnistApril 30. 2012 It has been 40 days since two men in white collared shirts knocked on Martinez Sutton's door and told him his 22-year-old sister, Rekia Boyd, had been shot. Boyd and her friends were hanging out at Douglas Park near 15th and Albany when off-duty Police Officer Dante Servin, who lives in the area, allegedly drove up in a BMW and told the group to "shut up all that m-----f------ noise," Sutton said witnesses told him. Also during that stretch of warm days, Willy, a Pomeranian Papillon mix, was fatally attacked at Montrose Beach Dog Park by a pit pull. The pit bull owner refused to identify himself and left the scene, but witnesses snapped his photograph. After the photograph was circulated at other pet parks, the officer was identified as a Chicago Police officer. The officer was immediately suspended for not making notification within 24 hours after his dog mauled Willy, and for failing to foot the $5,700 veterinary bill. |
| Blacks and Hispanics Have Different Educational Needs In the United States, Latino Students Closed Racial Gap with White Students While Black Students Continue to Lag Behind  | | Photo contributed by The Black Star Project |
By Richard Whitmire MaY 5, 2012 Plenty of large urban school districts nationwide were making solid progress with Hispanic students closing achievement gaps with white students. But African-American students continued to lag. Hispanic students in recent years have been making faster progress than black students. At successful Hispanic schools, you are more likely to see a school culture based on connections to family with teachers employing an unstructured curriculum emphasizing visual instruction. |
In Riverside, California, BIIB (Brother-to-Brother) Partners with Delta Sigma Theta At The University of California Riverside to Mentor Young Men May 12, 2012 Brother II Brother will host another Mentoring Day at the University of California Riverside. This is a RSVP event ONLY. |
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