by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2017 | Video
“I created a multimedia project that humanizes and decriminalizes the societal image of black boys and black men dressed in hoodies. The media has always put a negative light on black men in hoodies and even when you google “black boy hoodie” you get images of...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2017 | Article
In an article listing several new young adult novels drawn from real life shootings of black youth, described Angie Thomas’, author of “The Hate U Give,” experience at a reading. “A group of girls in middle school told her that they had never...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 8, 2017 | Events
Some of our friends who were able to attend this past Monday’s Continuing Conversation may find a NYC event this coming Saturday evening to be of interest. “One of the most important things we can do right now is to tell our own stories. To this end, City...
by lindaoppenheim | Aug 31, 2016 | Documents
Two recent program evaluations by the Urban Institute support the theory that mentoring can help young men of color succeed.