... and I don't want the world to see me...
From The New York Times:
In response to the worsening situation for young black men, a growing number of programs are placing as much importance on teaching life skills - like parenting, conflict resolution and character building - as they are on teaching job skills.
These were among the recent findings:
¶The share of young black men without jobs has climbed relentlessly, with only a slight pause during the economic peak of the late 1990's. In 2000, 65 percent of black male high school dropouts in their 20's were jobless - that is, unable to find work, not seeking it or incarcerated. By 2004, the share had grown to 72 percent, compared with 34 percent of white and 19 percent of Hispanic dropouts. Even when high school graduates were included, half of black men in their 20's were jobless in 2004, up from 46 percent in 2000.
¶Incarceration rates climbed in the 1990's and reached historic highs in the past few years. In 1995, 16 percent of black men in their 20's who did not attend college were in jail or prison; by 2004, 21 percent were incarcerated. By their mid-30's, 6 in 10 black men who had dropped out of school had spent time in prison.
¶In the inner cities, more than half of all black men do not finish high school.
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Rough weekend as you can imagine. I am so lost on what to do on this whole situation with my mom. Now I see why people need religion... somedays the world is just too hard to bare...
For those who might have missed it. I posted some Marilyn icons this weekend at monstericons and I would love feedback on them! [/shameless comment whoring]
In less depressing news, I am having a good hair day. Yeah, somehow that seems pretty miniscule, but it is something and I am trying to stay positive right now.
In response to the worsening situation for young black men, a growing number of programs are placing as much importance on teaching life skills - like parenting, conflict resolution and character building - as they are on teaching job skills.
These were among the recent findings:
¶The share of young black men without jobs has climbed relentlessly, with only a slight pause during the economic peak of the late 1990's. In 2000, 65 percent of black male high school dropouts in their 20's were jobless - that is, unable to find work, not seeking it or incarcerated. By 2004, the share had grown to 72 percent, compared with 34 percent of white and 19 percent of Hispanic dropouts. Even when high school graduates were included, half of black men in their 20's were jobless in 2004, up from 46 percent in 2000.
¶Incarceration rates climbed in the 1990's and reached historic highs in the past few years. In 1995, 16 percent of black men in their 20's who did not attend college were in jail or prison; by 2004, 21 percent were incarcerated. By their mid-30's, 6 in 10 black men who had dropped out of school had spent time in prison.
¶In the inner cities, more than half of all black men do not finish high school.
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Rough weekend as you can imagine. I am so lost on what to do on this whole situation with my mom. Now I see why people need religion... somedays the world is just too hard to bare...
For those who might have missed it. I posted some Marilyn icons this weekend at monstericons and I would love feedback on them! [/shameless comment whoring]
In less depressing news, I am having a good hair day. Yeah, somehow that seems pretty miniscule, but it is something and I am trying to stay positive right now.