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.
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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.
In Harlem, a Women’s Health Summit
Women from across the city met at a health summit in Harlem on March 18 to discuss health equity issues around HIV/AIDS treatment and other health care in the city.
How Undocumented Parents Can Protect Children Born Here
Undocumented parents fearing ICE face a particular set of legal challenges to prevent children who are U.S. citizens from being left unprotected, in legal limbo or in care of the state, Diario de México USA reports.
A New Book from Julia Álvarez
The Bronx Free Press reports on a reading of a new book by Julia Álvarez.
NJ Students Aspire to Be Part of ‘Generation Mars’
A group of Science students in Passaic County Community College are participating in the Minority University Research and Education (MUREP) program by NASA, offering ideas and research on future space programs, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
In Washington Heights, a ‘True Conservatory Experience’
Students at the Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts receive musical instruction at no charge and are loaned the instruments, reports Manhattan Times.
Learning Debating Skills – And More – in the Bronx
At the bilingual American Dream School in Mott Haven, students don’t just pick up debating skills, they learn how to “code switch,” reports Mott Haven Herald.
