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In the Turmoil Over Race and Policing, Children Pay a Steep Emotional Price
By YAMICHE ALCINDOR, New York Times In the past week alone, there was the 4-year-old girl in Falcon Heights, Minn., who was captured on video consoling her mother after they watched a police officer shoot the mother’s boyfriend through the window of a car. And there was the 15-year-old boy in Baton Rouge, La., who sobbed uncontrollably in…
Read MoreRacial Bias Affects How Children Are Treated For Pain
Race appears to affect the odds that a child or teen will get pain medication, particularly opioid medication, according to a new study.
Read MoreDon’t fight with police, Detroit chief advises youth
A two-hour program organized by the B.A.L.L. (Bridging Athletic, Learning and Life Skills) Foundation held today in Detroit brought about 50 people, including officers from Detroit Police, parents and children to the East Campus of Triumph Church on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
Read MoreCan Reforming Culture Save Black Youths?
In a new book, Harvard sociology professor Orlando Patterson explores the way in which culture can be used to understand and improve the lives of young African Americans.
Read MoreSearch Resumes in DC for Missing 8-Year-Old Relisha Rudd
Authorities do not believe tha the young girl, who was left in the care of a shelter worker, is still alive.
Read MoreTalking White
Black people’s disdain for “proper English” and academic achievement is a myth.
Read MoreOrphans of Ebola Are Being Ostracized by Cautious Relatives
West African children whose parents have Ebola generally don’t have a support system because their parent(s) are dead and their extended families are too scared or don’t have the resources to take them in.
Read MoreBeating our black children furthers the legacy of slavery
In light of Adrian Peterson’s child abuse indictment, David Love opines, “We must break the cycle of trauma that passes from generation to generation and heal both the victim and the victimizer.”
Read MoreWhere Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
Walter Dean Myers writes about how children’s books do not often represent the Black children who read them.
Read MoreUnequal Pain Relief in the Emergency Room
A new report reveals that children of color typically have to wait longer for pain relief when seeking emergency treatment.
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