Children of Incarcerated Parents: Helping the Silent Victims
CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS:
HELPING THE SILENT VICTIMS
By Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell
When Katia Dukes was nine, her father was arrested for killing her mother and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. As her father was escorted from the courtroom, young Katia became another silent victim — a child with an incarcerated parent.
Authorities estimate that about 1.2 million inmates, men and women, have children struggling to cope outside the prison walls. Frequently, these children live in foster homes or with an un-incarcerated parent or relative facing severe financial and social strains.
Digitial Conversion is a Call to Action for Communities
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP AND ETHNIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION SAY DELAY IN DIGITAL CONVERSION IS A ‘CALL TO ACTION’ FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION
Community, Civic and Business Leaders Asked to Help Their Communities with the Digital Conversion
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) – Calling the delay in the conversion to digital TV broadcasting “a call to action” for communities across the country, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund (LCCREF) and New America Media (NAM) today stepped up their joint campaign to assist minority and low-income households with preparing for the upcoming conversion. Read more
The Value of Making Wise Decisions
VIEWS FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT
The Value of Making Wise Decisions
by Alvin C. Romer
Are we always in position to make the best decisions when faced with dilemmas? What can we claim as valuable nuggets to be triumphant in our choices? Take one individual for instance as we ponder the title of this essay: Stanley Holmes was a star football player, an academic All-American popular beyond measure, a role model for those seeking to emulate his success, and a wunderkind if you will in the business world. After graduating at the top of his class a multi-million contract was negotiated on his behalf as he would go on to play 10 years with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Just before retiring, Stanley met John, a glib and enthusiastic real estate developer with a gift of gab who came across with an engaging smile and Type A personality.
Black History and the Progression of the Black Community
Black History and the Progression of the Black Community
by H. Lewis Smith
Candidly speaking, the need for a black history month would not exist if the American halls of academe did not use systematic exploitation (past and present) to minimize exposure to African-American history. The city school systems, colleges, universities and the media are by-products of Eurocentric educational philosophies. These systems were designed to teach African Americans to learn, believe, and accept European values, traditions, and habits, while at the same time promoting minimal integration of Black culture.
Public Support Grows for Rehabilitating Ex-Convicts.
PUBLIC SUPPORT GROWS FOR REHABILITATING EX-CONVICTS
by Dr. Henrie M. Treadwell
Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) – The nation’s appetite for mass incarceration appears to be waning, as many states confront the financial challenges of maintaining large prison populations and as public support grows for more services that better prepare prisoners to come home to their communities.
After four decades of tougher sentencing, the incarceration rate in the United States is the highest in the world at 715 inmates per 100,000 residents, far outdistancing the Russians, who are second at 584 per 100,000. But more Americans are recognizing that mass incarceration has largely failed. Their neighborhoods aren’t any safer, and funding the expanded prison system has drained resources that could be spent more productively on rehabilitation, healthcare, education and other social services.
Jasmine Lawrence – Young and Doing It!
"Black Enterprise" Teenpreneur of the Year Recipient Continues Growth and Expansion of All Natural Hair Care Line
Roswell, GA (BlackNews.com) – While the average teenager is earning money babysitting, this young CEO is establishing distribution channels and negotiating prices with suppliers. Starting at only 13 years of age, Jasmine Lawrence, President and CEO of EDEN BodyWorks is on the road to success. With the drive and determination of a seasoned CEO she is strategically making her mark, a mark which has garnered this young dynamo appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Montel Williams Show, ABC’s Nightline, and NBC’s Today Show.
