An African-centered education as part of the Detroit Public Schools curriculum is something that DPS should embrace if it seeks to be a global educational institution. The Board of Education and the superintendent's office should accept the proposal for such education because of the positive cultural ramifications it presents for Detroit children. In a competing global market it is crucial for our students to have in-depth knowledge of the various cultural, educational, economic and political thrust of other continents such as Africa. Not only does it embolden a cultural identity for African American students, it gives all students a sense of understanding of issues and nuances that may challenge their abilities in a world where one's relationship to the means of production is key. Not ...
The New Breed of Juvenile Offender Juveniles are often influenced by persuasive and misguided adults. A life of crime can seem exciting to an isolated teenager. Statistics show although though the number of juvenile offenders is increasing, only 0.5% are guilty of serious crimes. Concerned citizens including Michael Leonard, a community service probation officer, and Peggy Greene, an expert in working with delinquent teenagers, work to help young offenders develop social skills.
As the mayors of five cities in the heart of the east San Bernardino Valley, it is our collective responsibility to ensure we make the strategic investments required to rebuild our regional economy and ensure its vibrancy and sustainability for the 21st century. Our highest priority has been modernizing our region's transportation infrastructure to ensure our valley is economically attractive to businesses, jobs and residents. Several months ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a groundbreaking study that found our nation's transportation system is underperforming and unable to meet the needs of the business community and the overall economy. "The bottom line is this: our nation's deteriorating (transportation) infrastructure is placing a major drag on our economic growth," said T...
DPS should be the fabric weaving together a vibrant and healthy community, yet in far too many neighborhoods the educational threads have come unraveled. The child who does not receive a decent education today turns into the adult without a decent job or hope for tomorrow. The citizens of Detroit, and by extension all of Michigan, have a stake in creating a system where the children of Detroit receive a world class education. The children of Detroit are a big part of the hope for the workforce of tomorrow and they, and citizens in the city, state and ultimately the nation, can't survive or thrive with results of the educational system today. I urge the citizens of Detroit to take charge of their and our collective futures by urging the governor and Legislature to place responsibility fo...
...CICAD was established to assist the collective efforts of member states to reduce the production,... better understanding of the great responsibility they have when someone whose life has been torn ap...
Fred Moore, an organizer for the National Negro Business League in 1900, pleaded with Black folks more than 100 years ago about the importance of working together and supporting one another. Moore went on to make the following prophetic statement, "Instead of constantly appealing to Whites, [Blacks] should create our own opportunities. What a mighty power we shall be when we begin this, and we shall never be a mighty power until we do begin. Moore's message of "collective work and responsibility" rings true today. Our commitment to his goal can only be reflected in the work we do to bring his vision to fruition. During the last four centuries, many other stalwarts have issued similar warnings to Black people, whether it was the call for freedom from enslavement, for political rights, p...
It is tremendous to me what is going on in San Antonio," commented [Roger Goodell]. "Not only is it a great city, but it also has a great university and football program. It really defines the importance of the game of football and athletics and education. This is a great place to live and a great place to do business; and we appreciate everything it has done for the NFL. Although there was a warm welcome in San Antonio, Goodell has been a polarizing figure as of late with the reinstatement of Dallas' Adam "Pacman" Jones and the wrangling with the NFL Players' Association. With collective bargaining between player representatives and league officials, some fear a lockout in the near future. "We have worked for football in the 2008 season and we have secured football until 2010," Goode...
...We have a responsibility to the game and our agreement has to work with the...
Slowly but surely, the state of California is taking steps to ensure that foster children, who are our collective responsibility, are able to live with a modicum of decency and care. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (has) signed two important bills: AB 1331, which requires county welfare agencies to help disabled foster youth apply for the federal Supplemental Security Income program before they are emancipated from the foster care system, and SB 39, which publicly opens the case files for foster children who died as a result of abuse and neglect.
In an event intended to stir echoes of the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, pro-abortion activists assembled in Washington this weekend ("Pro-choice rally on Mall," Monday, Metropolitan). We expected and heard impassioned speeches denouncing restrictions on abortion as a direct threat to women's lives, a violation of their constitutional rights and an assault on freedom itself. President Bush was vilified for having signed into law both the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. What we did not hear this weekend, however, was a discussion of our collective responsibility to America's smallest and most vulnerable children, namely, our pre-term infants.
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