youth
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Report: D.C. Has Most At-Risk Youths
Nearly one in nine individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 are neither working or attending school while others…
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AUTISM SPEAKS RAISES AWARENESS IN WARD 8
THEARC on Mississippi Avenue in Southeast D.C. was lit up with blue lights in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day,…
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Young People Boycott Black Friday
For youngsters consumed with school, work and social media, Thanksgiving stands as one of few days available to spend time…
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Four Virginia Teens Dead Within Days
Prince William County Police determined the deaths of three Virginia teenagers last month were due to suicide. Department spokesman Nathan…
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PARCC Results Abysmal for D.C. High Schools
According to new test results released from the Office of the State Superintendent, the percentage of students at Ballou, Roosevelt…
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Effort to Halt Prison Revolving Door Loses Funding
BALTIMORE — Antoin Quarles stood at the podium erect and proud. He was dressed in his burgundy cap and gown,…
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D.C. Students Seek Changes in Schools
WASHINGTON – District of Columbia public high school student Milagro Argueta told the audience that if she and her Spanish-speaking…
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D.C. Kicks Off Non-Violence Awareness EventsPartnership Forged with Local, National Leaders
Black Women for Positive Change (BW4PC), led by co-chairs Stephanie E. Myers and Del. Daun S. Hester (D-Virginia), along with…
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Teens, Loss and Grief
By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper For thousands of youth living in the D.C.…
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