Immigrant Youth Empowerment at ‘Atlas: DIY’
BRIC TV visits Atlas: DIY in Sunset Park, a center to empower immigrant youth by giving them access to legal services and educational opportunities.
Youth
‘I Am Proof That We Can,’ Sotomayor Tells Bronx Students
Sonia Sotomayor stopped by the 20th annual Thurgood Marshall Junior Mock Trial Program and inspired students who, like her, were raised in Bronx public housing, reports The Bronx Free Press.
The Lives of Bronx Teenagers, in Photos
A photography student ended up turning a class assignment into a yearlong project that captured youth, friendship and aspirations among six teenagers in Mott Haven, reports The Hunts Point Express.
Students Perform a Play About Refugees
France-Amérique reports on a play created and performed by students at a Brooklyn school that dramatizes the plight of refugees.
Chinese Satellite Babies Write Their Own Story
A group of children have written stories of “satellite babies” in the Chinese community here, World Journal reports.
ReConnect Café Empowers Young Men in Bed-Stuy
BRIC TV visits ReConnect Café, which gives economic opportunities to young men in Bed-Stuy who have been impacted by violence or the criminal justice system.
NYCLU: Minority Students Arrested Disproportionately
Civil rights activists reveal figures showing “extreme racial disparity” in the numbers of handcuffed black and Latino youths in the city’s public schools, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Muslim Teens Attend Law Enforcement Career Day
A career day event organized by the Council of Peoples Organization brought together youths and representatives from state and federal law enforcement agencies, reports Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Hispanic Leaders Wary of NY Senate Anti-Gang Bill
As the New York State Senate passed an initiative to fight violence from MS-13 and other gangs, some leaders opposed it because they worry that it may end up criminalizing innocent Hispanic youths, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Helping Foreign-born Kids Cope with Fears
The federal government’s new immigration measures have an effect on children, and schools are offering support to help them cope with the fear and anxiety, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
‘Teens Take Charge’
A new group, Teens Take Charge, is giving voice to concerns of teens in underresourced schools around the city, reports Chalkbeat.
In East Harlem, Kids Go on ‘Concrete Safaris’
Kids in East Harlem are gardening and doing other outdoor activities as part of a program offered by Concrete Safaris in collaboration with the Department of Health and the local Neighborhood Health Action Center.
‘Gazoline’ Explores the Dreams of Five Latino Youths
Latino performing arts organization IATI Theater presents the play “Gazoline,” inspired by the 2005 Paris riots but set in a New York Hispanic neighborhood, Reporte Hispano reports.
Learning Nepali Through Dance
The founder of a Nepali dance school in Elmhurst insists on teaching in Nepali and that students try to speak Nepali. Parents are delighted.
Immigrants Seek Children’s Medical Records to Avoid Deportation
Some parents hope that if their child has been diagnosed with a mental illness, it could help protect them from deportation, reports World Journal.
