Posts Tagged ‘boys’
How powerful patriarchs pave the way for prospective fathers
When I was in high school, I often wondered how my life would play out. The thoughts were plentiful and the questions were rampant… Who will I marry? Where will I live? What will I do for a living? How many kids will I have? What gender will they be? What kind of father will…
Read MoreBoy Scouts take a new direction
Boy Scouts of America is making a major change to the membership requirement for the organization. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Boy Scouts announced that they will now be accepting girls into this 100-year-old organization and are hoping that this change will assist in creating better leaders for the future. “We’ve had 105 years of supporting…
Read MoreJudi J talks boys, bisexuality, and how to achieve #relationshipgoals with bae
Breakout star Judi Jackson has been in her fair share of catfights some which resulted in huge ratings for ‘Bad Girls Club.” On Tuesday, Feb. 14, on Valentine’s Day, Oxygen will unleash “Battle of the Ex Besties,” a show focused on former BFFs who’ve fallen out of sync with one another. Judi J is one of the…
Read Morev: Atlanta megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long contemplated suicide
Megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long has revealed that he once considered suicide after being accused of sexual misconduct with young men known as his “spiritual sons” in 2010. Four lawsuits against Long were dismissed but it took its toll on Long and on New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
Read More9 things you didn’t know about sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is an issue that is becoming more prevalent as the economy worsens and opportunities decrease. From girls walking the streets to hustling on social media platforms, it shows no sign of decreasing. Here are nine things you didn’t know about sex trafficking. Atlanta is the top city for sex trafficking for minors. While…
Read Morev: Spoken word artist and writer J. Ivy lifts up fatherhood
J. Ivy’s voice walks 10 feet in front of him. Performing professionally now for more than a decade, he arrived on the national scene as the heat-spitter that closed out Kanye West’s inspirational “Never Let Me Down.” Here, he explains the motivation behind his new book, Dear Father, which drops Jan.27 as part of a larger campaign…
Read MoreWhy I cry for Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West …
Tears well up in my eyes every time I see a close up of one of the boys playing for Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team. My heart swells with emotion…my breath comes in short bursts…and my conscious mind wonders why in the world is my body reacting this way to the pride of the South…
Read MoreBoys who know how to ball: Jackie Robinson West team
In a sport where only 6 percent of the players are black, it’s hard not to notice the Jackie Robinson West team. The Jackie Robinson West team is an all-black team of 11- and 12-year-old boys from Chicago’s South Side. They’re the first team in 30 years from Chicago headed to the Little League World…
Read MoreGang of 12- and 13-year-old boys cause terror in Central Park with stick
Police are reporting that at least three boys ages 12 to 14 caused terror as they went through New York’s Central Park. Armed only with a stick and their fists they assaulted individuals for high-end electronic items such as iPods and iPads. The first victim reported that the boys confronted him with a stick demanding…
Read MoreAIM: The Atlanta Technical College Institute for Males
Henry Carter is the Director of the AIM Program; the Atlanta Technical College Institute for Males, at Atlanta Technical College. The Institute for Males is a postsecondary preparation program for boys and men of color with the purpose of helping our young men. When was the program established and what is its purpose? We were…
Read MoreRacist Trayvon Martin Cartoon Published in College Paper. Write the Editor!
The University’s first response was to pull the comic off of its website, only to replace it with this explanation.
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