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President Barack Obama’s (pictured center) new “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, aimed at addressing employment and education challenges for young men of color, has been lauded by many as a monumental move by the first Black president to uplift one of America’s most beleaguered subsets. It is indeed cause for excitement, as it is the first […]

Danielle Skeen, Founder & Executive Director of The Star Boutique, Inc. Base Of Operations: New York, N.Y. Why she is a Community Hero:  Danielle Skeen and The Star Boutique empowers underprivileged teenage girls by providing them with fashion and life makeovers, providing life skills workshops and clothes in a bid to boost the self-esteem of […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Quain still struggles to piece together what happened after a trip to the grocery store nearly turned deadly. He remembers a group of loitering young people, a dimly lit street – then nothing. The next thing he knew he was waking up with blood pouring out of his head. SEE […]