It is widely accepted in America that youth in poverty are a population at risk for being troubled. Research has repeatedly demonstrated that low family income is a major determinant of protracted stress and social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Experiencing poverty before age 5 is [...]
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column. In this April 8, 2013 picture, a boy whose family asked that he not be [...]
CPS Students Protest 'The Death Of Public Education' Photo credit: Justin Carlson By Aaron Cynic | Originally Published at Chicagoist. November 4, 2013 A small group of Chicago Public Schools students marched from the Board of Education to City Hall on Friday to protest what they say [...]
If it is true that color and creed do not matter in a democratic nation, why do we pay so much attention to the divide, diversity, and the demographics? Perhaps, the reason is what the data reveals. Our population is dissonant. Concurrently, the choir sings in harmony; [...]
Photograph; Tamara and Desiree live in one of Tulsa’s “poverty belts.” There are nine of these areas where more than 40% of the population is below the federal poverty line. By Mark R. Rank | Originally Published at The Great Divide. The New York Times. November 2, [...]
An inmate performs in a play at a public theatre in Lima, Peru. The theatre program is one of many prison activities popping up around the globe to help reduce overcrowding and rehabilitate prisoners. (Photo from Reuters/Enrique Castro-Mendivil) As tots we were given time to grow. Everyone [...]
By Kari Harden Contributing Writer | Originally Published at Louisiana Weekly. October 28, 2013 Despite being the recipient of an $800,000 federal grant, John McDonogh Senior High School is having serious money problems. In April, Future is Now (FINS), the Charter Management Organization (CMO) running the school, [...]
By Danielle Daley | Originally Published at Black Culture. October 25, 2013 Black identity development is recognized as the construction of one’s sense of Blackness. This occurs over several stages, most notably illustrated in Dr. William Cross’ model of Nigrescence, first published in 1971. This “process of [...]
Image; Childhood poverty impacted how much the two regions of the prefrontal cortex (as shown in orange circles) were engaged during emotion regulation. (Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) By Sherri McGinnis González | Originally Published at University of Illinois Chicago. October 21, 2013 [...]
