March 2012
12 posts
What's More Expensive Than College? Not Going to... →
theatlantic:
There is a cost to not educating young people. The evidence is literally all around us.
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Support Homegirl Cafe: Help Girls Move From Gangs... →
Summary
Support training for young women at the Homegirl Cafe, as they learn urban farming techniques and grow organic produce while leading community workshops on gardening and nutrition in low-income communities and in low-income schools
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
For women, incarceration rates have increased by 57% between 1995-2005 and continue to rise by about 3% annually....
“According to popular wisdom, sports and prisons are practical solutions to the...”
– Theresa Runstedtler, Child’s Play?: Black Labor In The Sports-Industrial Complex
