Girls are growing up in a "moral abyss" where being dressed in "mini-me" sexy clothing and wearing make-up is acceptable, a schools leader has said. Parents who dress children in such clothes have themselves been let down, Girls' School Association president Dr Helen Wright argued. Such parents ha... Read more...
(This article is excerpted and is not the complete article. Click Here to view complete article) American education has problems, almost everyone is willing to concede, but many think those problems are mostly concentrated in our large urban school districts. In the elite suburbs, where w... Read more...
Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success. Director: Berry Gordy, and 1 more credit... Read more...
Nationally certified school psychologist, kinsmen to abolitionist Frederick Douglas and a presenter in the renowned and widely acclaimed DVD “Hidden Colors,” Dr. Umar R. Abdullah-Johnson was jointly interviewed Thursday January 26, 2012 by this writer and First Work multimedia producer Warren Mu... Read more...
In 1981 in L.A., Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They're 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy's dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school, with Monica's edge and Quincy's top-dog attitude separating them, except when Quincy's parents argue and he climbs thro... Read more...
"School Fight Clubs" are popular with many young Black students across America! Where are the parents, mentors, and community leaders of these children? A teenage girl is battered and beaten inside a Detroit school restroom while other girls watch and record the whole thing. However, this isn'... Read more...
My name is Lana Adams and I am the co-founder of Mic Check 1-Two!, an organization designed to create community-level opportunities to encourage people to become vessels of change. Mic Check 1-Two! is hosting a Prom Dress Drive in mid-March to benefit underprivileged young ladies who ca... Read more...
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit. Director: Boaz Yakin Writer: Gregory Allen Howard Stars: Denzel Washington, Will Patton and Wood Harris Read more...
Closing schools doesn't save very much money in the context of an urban district's budget, and selling or leasing surplus school buildings tends to be difficult because they're often old and in struggling neighborhoods, a recent report from a Philadelphia research group says. On the... Read more...