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EMPOWER’D
Showcasing Musical Performances, Dance, Spoken Word, and MORE!!! Featuring Special Guest Appearances and Performances from Dance Theater of Harlem, and many MORE!!! FRIDAY DECEMBER 2ND, 2011 7:00PM – 10:00PM ARONOW THEATER The City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue … Continue reading
Occupied With Inequality
While hundreds of people occupy Wall Street, calling on the 99% to stand up against the 1%, inequality has become the new buzzword. But is income and wealth inequality only a recent issue, unique to a small group of 20-somethings … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Entrepreneurship, Minority Issues, Re:LIFE Inc, ReLIFE, Youth, Youth Development, Youth Empowerment
Why The American Public School System Keeps Failing Our Youth
In 2007, 17 of the nation’s 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with a consistent 1.2 million dropouts every year. Meanwhile, twenty-five percent of the United States population is functionally illiterate, unable to consult … Continue reading
Criminal Justice Inequality in America: The Destruction of the African American Male
Crime has fallen, but incarcerations across the country still soar, making imprisonment for young African American men a fact of life. As Harvard Sociologist Bruce Western suggests, societal inequalities generally seem to us natural, legitimate or fixed. Much of the … Continue reading
Filed under Global Youth, Minority Issues, Re:LIFE Inc, ReLIFE, Youth, Youth Development, Youth Empowerment
Improving Youth Academic Performance through Sports
People are now beginning to recognize the importance of mental attributes such as confidence, composure, focus, and motivation in the performance of athletes. The possession of these qualities is required for the “mental toughness” necessary for sports aptitude. As a … Continue reading
Pathways to Success: Immigrant Youth at High School Part II
Throughout the Pathways to Success research project, participants were asked for suggestions or recommendations that would lead to increased success for immigrant youth in high school. The suggestions are organized by stakeholder group: youth, parents and family, schools, school boards, … Continue reading
Filed under Global Youth, Youth, Youth Empowerment
The Focus of Educational Reform: School or After-School?
School systems are widely criticized today for their inability to provide youth important critical and strategic thinking skills. New York City residents especially feel that public schools focus too much on standardized test preparation and not enough on fostering the … Continue reading
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Framework for Positive Youth Development: Every Child Requires These FIVE Promises
The ‘framework for positive youth development’ outlines the support that young people need in order to transition successfully into adulthood. It emphasizes the necessity of focusing on youths’ strengths, identifying their weaknesses and minimizing their risk factors. Gallup Student Poll … Continue reading
Filed under Entrepreneurship, Global Youth, Re:LIFE Inc, ReLIFE, Youth, Youth Development, Youth Empowerment
Re:LIFE’s ArtLIFE Program: Empowering Youth through Art Education
“Re:LIFE’s programs are all aimed at reinventing today’s youth. Re:LIFE’s programs are determined to educate, equip, encourage, cultivate and motivate youth to become entrepreneurs in diverse fields that will spur economic growth, reduce unemployment, and increase fiscal responsibility in our … Continue reading
