Race, Ethnicity and Gender – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org Independent, nationally distributed news for professionals in the youth services field. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:02:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://youthtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/12/orig-80x80.png Race, Ethnicity and Gender – Youth Today https://youthtoday.org 32 32 Q&A: Supporting school leaders of color https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/qa-supporting-school-leaders-of-color/ Thu, 23 May 2024 18:04:42 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108789

BIPOC principles are more likely to serve in high-needs schools. Supporting them is important.

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]]> Segregation academies still operate across the South. One town grapples with its divided schools. https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/segregation-academies-still-operate-across-the-south-one-town-grapples-with-its-divided-schools/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/segregation-academies-still-operate-across-the-south-one-town-grapples-with-its-divided-schools/#comments Wed, 22 May 2024 10:32:37 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1109081

Parents in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/segregation-academies-still-operate-across-the-south-one-town-grapples-with-its-divided-schools/feed/ 2 2024 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/2024-national-survey-mental-health-lgbtq-youth/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/2024-national-survey-mental-health-lgbtq-youth/#comments Wed, 08 May 2024 11:02:59 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1108757

Among LGBTQ+ youth there are elevated suicide risks and lack of mental healthcare access.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/05/2024-national-survey-mental-health-lgbtq-youth/feed/ 2 Healing the children of Horse Nations https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/healing-the-children-of-horse-nations/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/healing-the-children-of-horse-nations/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:32:05 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107917

Oregon’s Indian Country offers equine therapy for children leaving foster care and justice systems.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/healing-the-children-of-horse-nations/feed/ 5 What to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates https://youthtoday.org/2024/04/roiling-debate-maternal-mortality-rates/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:29:18 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1107955

Researchers have challenged the data behind a striking two-decade rise in maternal mortality rates.

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]]> 21 bodycam videos caught the NYPD wrongly arresting black kids on Halloween. Why can’t the public see the footage? https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/21-bodycam-videos-caught-nypd-wrongly-arresting-black-kids-halloween/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:58:01 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106311

Police have undermined the promise of transparency and accountability that accompanied the body-camera movement.

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]]> 2024 race for results: Building a pathway to opportunity for all children https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/2024-race-for-results-building-a-pathway-to-opportunity-for-all-children/ https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/2024-race-for-results-building-a-pathway-to-opportunity-for-all-children/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:03:18 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1106246

A new report reveals progress but also highlights persistent disparities for children of color.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2024/01/2024-race-for-results-building-a-pathway-to-opportunity-for-all-children/feed/ 1 Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action? https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/will-the-rodriguez-familys-college-dreams-survive-the-end-of-affirmative-action/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/will-the-rodriguez-familys-college-dreams-survive-the-end-of-affirmative-action/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:32:03 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1105410

The family wonders how the Supreme Court college admissions decision will shape their futures.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/12/will-the-rodriguez-familys-college-dreams-survive-the-end-of-affirmative-action/feed/ 6 A new policy in Florida could out LGBTQ+ students to their parents if they join a GSA https://youthtoday.org/2023/11/a-new-policy-in-florida-could-out-lgbtq-students-to-their-parents-if-they-join-a-gsa/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:58:22 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104675

Some LGBTQ+ student clubs in Florida have disbanded altogether.

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]]> As migrants arrive, some schools need more buses, books and bilingual teachers https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/as-migrants-arrive-some-schools-need-more-buses-books-and-bilingual-teachers/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/as-migrants-arrive-some-schools-need-more-buses-books-and-bilingual-teachers/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:02:04 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104463

An increase in immigrant kids has created challenges for schools.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/as-migrants-arrive-some-schools-need-more-buses-books-and-bilingual-teachers/feed/ 1 California’s Wiyot Tribe gets land back and builds foster youth housing https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/californias-wiyot-tribe-gets-land-back-and-builds-foster-youth-housing/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:02:03 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104347

As homelessness rises, the Wiyot are ensuring youth have "a place to call home."

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]]> Shaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/shaken-by-post-pandemic-disruptions-some-states-take-a-harder-line-on-school-discipline/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/shaken-by-post-pandemic-disruptions-some-states-take-a-harder-line-on-school-discipline/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:29:16 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1104277

Kentucky is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/10/shaken-by-post-pandemic-disruptions-some-states-take-a-harder-line-on-school-discipline/feed/ 1 Kristin Henning: The criminalization of Black children needs to stop https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/kristin-henning-the-criminalization-of-black-children-needs-to-stop/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/kristin-henning-the-criminalization-of-black-children-needs-to-stop/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:59:59 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103924

We criminalize really every aspect of Black and brown adolescence, Henning says.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/09/kristin-henning-the-criminalization-of-black-children-needs-to-stop/feed/ 1 Once a ‘badass Latina’ and handcuffed schoolboys, they now push for juvenile justice reform https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/once-a-badass-latina-and-handcuffed-schoolboys-they-now-push-for-juvenile-justice-reform/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/once-a-badass-latina-and-handcuffed-schoolboys-they-now-push-for-juvenile-justice-reform/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:32:56 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103570

Personal experiences in the juvenile justice system shapes their advocacy of justice reform.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/once-a-badass-latina-and-handcuffed-schoolboys-they-now-push-for-juvenile-justice-reform/feed/ 5 Changing course in youth detention: Reversing widening gaps by race and place https://youthtoday.org/2023/08/changing-course-in-youth-detention-reversing-widening-gaps-by-race-and-place/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:58:28 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1103499

A report finds widening racial and geographic inequities in youth detention since the pandemic.

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]]> Today’s racial, social tensions prompt a revival of yesteryear’s ‘freedom schools’ https://youthtoday.org/2023/07/todays-racial-social-tensions-prompt-a-revival-of-yesteryears-freedom-schools/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:58:42 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102968

Some of today’s freedom schools enroll only Black youth, others a "racial rainbow."

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]]> Q&A: Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska CEO Jen Patronas on what it’s like to run an afterschool program in the Arctic https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/qa-boys-girls-clubs-alaska-ceo-jen-patronas-on-what-its-like-to-run-an-afterschool-program-in-the-arctic/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/qa-boys-girls-clubs-alaska-ceo-jen-patronas-on-what-its-like-to-run-an-afterschool-program-in-the-arctic/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:00:20 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102504

Selawik, Alaska, is a Iñupiat Eskimo community where generations have survived off the land.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/06/qa-boys-girls-clubs-alaska-ceo-jen-patronas-on-what-its-like-to-run-an-afterschool-program-in-the-arctic/feed/ 3 At graduations, Native American students seek acceptance of tribal regalia https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/at-graduations-native-american-students-seek-acceptance-of-tribal-regalia/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/at-graduations-native-american-students-seek-acceptance-of-tribal-regalia/#comments Mon, 22 May 2023 18:02:57 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102238

Whether she could was up to her Oklahoma high school. Administrators told her no.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/at-graduations-native-american-students-seek-acceptance-of-tribal-regalia/feed/ 1 Free speech, racial equity battles play out on Wisconsin campuses https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/free-speech-racial-equity-battles-play-out-on-wisconsin-campuses/ https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/free-speech-racial-equity-battles-play-out-on-wisconsin-campuses/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 14:02:48 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1102046

Top Republicans announced a push to defund the University of Wisconsin System's diversity efforts.

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]]> https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/free-speech-racial-equity-battles-play-out-on-wisconsin-campuses/feed/ 1 Following Native American rituals, hoping to put youthful offenders on a straight path https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/following-native-american-rituals-hoping-to-put-youthful-offenders-on-a-straight-path/ Wed, 03 May 2023 18:32:14 +0000 https://youthtoday.org/?p=1101816

Incarcerated Native American youth are exploring tribal history, culture and identity through ritual.

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