If the abundance of liquor stores in Black communities of every major metropolis wasn’t enough of a hint, the latest study reveals that alcohol sales and advertisements are targeted at young Black youth. According to the latest study, young Young African Americans ages 12 to 20 see far more alcohol ads on television and in [...]
CDC: Risky Sexual Behavior Among Black Youth Declines
July 25, 2012 | Posted by
While HIV remains a major threat to sexually active teens across America, recent studies show a drastic decline in sexually risky behavior among black teens. According to The National Youth Risk Behavior Survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, the percentage of black high school students that said they had [...]
Crisis in South Africa: Poor Education of Black Youth Sounds Alarms
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
Black youth in South Africa are performing abysmally in schools across the nation, a remnant of the brutal apartheid system that severely limited the aspirations and opportunities of generations of South African blacks, according to a recent report by the country’s National Policy Commission. Despite national spending on education of 5 percent, an amount that [...]
