After-school programs keep youth alive
Category: Youth Written by Rebecca Nuttall - Courier Staff Writer
A national study conducted for the Afterschool Alliance discovered that 4 million African-American children are in need of after school programs. The study also found that the lack of programs leaves 2.8 million of those children without adult supervision for several hours everyday.
 |
| YOUTH ALIVE— From left: Maiaya Franklin, Leslie-Ann McDermott, Sarah Garrett, Kyle Buzard, Jennifer Garrett and Justen Thurmond are just some of the kids involved in the youth a live program.
|
For the 10th year in a row, the Afterschool Alliance sponsored a nation-wide rally to shed light on these statistics and gain support for an increase in afterschool programs. The local rally on Oct. 22 was held at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, which has been a part of the national movement for the past five years.
More... Add new comment
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:19
Hits: 2076
Female mentor program launched
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
Northside Urban Pathways will launch a second mentor program, Women in Sync Everywhere, and is seeking adult females to join the initiative.
Amanda Green, county council member; and Carmen Robinson will co-host an informational breakfast Nov. 11 at 7:30 a.m. at The Rivers Club in Oxford Center. The program compliments the school’s existing Benefiting Afro-American Males and Minorities mentor program spearheaded by the Judge Dwayne Woodruff. “The BAAM initiative has partnered several dozen adults and male students successfully,” said Judge Woodruff. “Now it is time to phase in the support for the young women.”
 |
|
AMANDA GREEN and CARMEN ROBINSON
|
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:19
Hits: 1830
Pittsburgh's next generation of music legends
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
 |
| FUTURE LEGENDS—Pittsburgh Next Generation of Music Legends, is a newly founded nonprofit group formed to create educational and career opportunities for talented urban youth musicians to develop their skills under the guidance of professional musicians and music educators. The group unveiled a pre-college strategic initiative designed for students between the sixth and 12th grades who are interested in exploring music as a career. Students will be exposed to more than a dozen careers in the industry such as music technology , engineering, production, performance, education and songwriting. The group held auditions at the August Wilson Cultural Center recently. Above left: Don Patterson, one of the founders of the program, speaks with parents and potential students about the program. Right: Miquel Tucker, with guitar, auditions for a chance to enter the program as other students look on.
|
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:19
Hits: 2347
Homecoming King
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
 |
| HOMECOMING KING—Maryellen Baverso, right, and Nicole Matich, who was unable to attend, were crowned Saint Vincent College Homecoming co-queens and Reginald H. Butler II, left, king, at halftime of the Saint Vincent Bearcats vs. Westminster Titan football game during Alumni Homecoming and Fall Family Weekend. Butler is a senior communication and psychology major. A graduate of Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School in 2006 where he was a member of Maximizing Adolescents’ Potential, a peer minister and an honor student, he is the son of Melissa M. Turner.
|
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:19
Hits: 1660
Morehouse implements stricter dress code
Category: Youth Written by NNPA News Service
(NNPA)—Morehouse College on Oct. 12 implemented a new, stricter dress code which will force the school’s historically Black all-male population to drastically change their wardrobes.
The change is part of Morehouse President Dr. Robert M. Franklin’s program, “Five Wells: Well-read, Well-spoken, Well-traveled, Well-dressed and Well-balanced.”
 |
| Robert M. Franklin
|
Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2012 19:19
Hits: 1455
More Articles...
Subcategories
Trending Topics
Digital Daily Signup
Sign up now for the New Pittsburgh Courier Digital Daily newsletter!
Latest Comments
- Black community not to blame for August Wilson Center crisis (13)
- More visits by artists like Beyonce, Jay-Z, needed, says Afro-Cuban filmmaker (2)
- Can the Black community change the face of the music industry? (3)
- Cleveland’s Charles Ramsey—hood or hero? (2)
- Letter To The Editor...Peduto’s been the champion for our community (1)
