Without the help of black men and other caring adults serving as their guides, beating the odds can seem quite insurmountable for young black males.
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Posted in: Education & Youth, Rights & Justice, United States
Topics: Campaign for Black Male Achievement, mentoring, Mentoring USA, Stephen Powell
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World leaders have an opportunity at the United Nations this year to declare that the application of law should be free of the taint of political interest.
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Judges shouldn’t be prohibited from handing down appropriate sentences, writes Julie Stewart, president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, an Open Society Foundations grantee.
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Tom Alexander's insistence on linking social justice with quality in education challenged and inspired us all.
Posted in: Education & Youth, Europe
Topics: education policy, Hugh McLean, Tom Alexander
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