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92% of Black Male Teens
in Chicago Unemployed
Chicago, Illinois (FOX 32 News) - Startling new figures about the state of our economy have recently come out. Ninety-two percent of African American male teenagers in Chicago don't have a job. A trend that continues to head in the wrong direction, for white and Hispanic teens, too.
The jobs catastrophe here is far worse than the national average. These shocking numbers released by the Chicago Urban League are one more grim result of Illinois having 600,000 fewer jobs today than we did in the year 2000.
Work that teens traditionally did, from delivering newspapers to flipping burgers, is now done by adults desperate for any income.
"We do the studies because I don't think most people realize how bad the problem is and understand why this should be a priority issue. They think, "Oh, summer jobs for kids. That's a nice thing." It's not a "nice thing." It's a required thing," President of the Chicago Urban League Andrea Zopp said. Dvante King got one of his jobs last summer though Diane Latiker's Kids Off the Block, referred to a City Hall program.
"Nothing is being invested to give those young people whose jobs are being taken, nothing is being done to create jobs for them," Latiker said. Something to think about, especially when teens, like King, who are employed, are asked how it feels and they respond, "I mean, it made me feel, it made me feel wonderful."
Yet, nine out of 10 young men like him, though, don't get to experience that wonderful feeling of validation and achievement that comes from being able to say, "I have a job."
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Black Parents United
and
The Black Star Community PTA
present
Do You Want a Parent Revolution?
Thursday, January 23, 2014
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
3509 South King Drive, Suite 2B
Chicago, Illinois
With 92% of Black male teens in Chicago being unemployed and 91% of Black male teens in Chicago not being able to read at a proficient level, does anyone see a pattern developing?
Parents have no right to complain about schools destroying their children if they are not willing to strike the first blow to save and to educate their children.
Black parents must take control of the education of Black students. Nothing short of a full-blown Black parent movement can save Black children!
Do You Want a Revolution??? or more of the same? Join us on Thursday at The Black Star Project. Call 773.285.9600 for more information.
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This meeting is made possible with generous support from The Field Foundation of Illinois and the Woods Fund of Chicago.
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Only 10% of 8th-grade Black males in the United States read at or above a proficient level.* For those of us who are math challenged, that means, on average, that if you count any 10 Black males on your block, only one of them reads at a proficient level. If you count 100 Black males in your city, only 10 of them read at a proficient level. In Milwaukee and Cleveland, only 3 out of 100 young Black men read at or above a proficient level. Do any of the cities below have a plan to improve these scores? Not of which we know. Knowing this, it explains the super-high unemployment rates, the unconscionably high incarceration rates and the absence of supportive Black men in families. They can't READ!
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Slaves were beaten and killed if they could read. New schools for former slaves were destroyed as an attempt to stop them from learning. It did not work.
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2011 Reading Levels of 8th-Grade
Black Males from the Lowest-Performing
Large American School Districts*
City\Percentage of 8th-Grade Black Males Proficient in Reading*
Milwaukee - 3%
Cleveland - 3%
Detroit - 5%
Washington (D.C.) - 6%
San Diego - 7%
Dallas - 7%
Baltimore City - 7%
Chicago - 9%
Jefferson County, (KY) - 9%
Atlanta - 9%
Los Angeles - 9%
Philadelphia - 9%
Austin - 9%
Houston - 9%
Hillsborough County (FL) - 9%
Boston - 10%
Miami-Dade - 11%
Charlotte - 12%
New York City - 13%
* Source: Minority Students and Public Education by Dr. Michael Holzman. This information was extracted from the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 2011.
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1 Young Black Man Working
In Your Community
Churches Across America Should
Provide Jobs for Young Black Men.
You cannot fix the problems of young Black men if they don't have constructive employment.
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| Churches can change this... |
In times of economic strain, our whole community suffers from the complications of unemployment. In an effort to develop a new model of community outreach and economic sustainability, The Black Star Project is launching the 1 Church, 1 Job, 1 Young Black Man Working program.
These are the employment facts for young Black men in America:
- Young Black men have the highest unemployment rate of any group in the country.
- Unofficially, some academics believe that only 8 out of 100 young Black men have jobs.
- White adult felons are more likely to have jobs than young Black men without criminal records.
- Upper-middle class Black youth are less likely to have jobs than low-income White youth.
The Black Star Project is offering the opportunity for your church or faith organization to participate in this program.
Each church or faith organization can:
- Take up a special collection of $100.00 per week
- Hired a young, African American male to work in the church, temple synagogue or mosque for 10 hours per week, or
- Refer the young man to a local not-for-profit or business to work
- Pay the young man minimum wage to $10.00 per hour for 10 hours per week
- Ensure that each young man gains valuable work experience
- Ensure that each young man has valuable mentoring experience
To get your church involved in 1 Church, 1 Job, 1 Young Black Man Working or for more information about this program, please call 773.285.9600.
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Register Your Students for Saturday University -
Starts This Week
There is no way that schools in the 21st century, by themselves, can ever educate the masses of Black children in America without parents, families and communities becoming engaged in the educational process.
We have 22 free Saturday Universities operating in Chicago and in the west, north and south suburbs. Please call 773.285.9600 to open a Saturday University, to register your child for free academic enhancement or for more information about bringing the Saturday University to your community. We need teachers and tutors for our sites. Please call 773.285.9600 to volunteer. |
Daughters Grab Your Fathers for
The 5th Annual Valentines Day
2014 Daddy Daughter Dance
Saturday, February 8, 2014
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
at
The Black Star Ballroom
3509 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Young women 4- to 14-years old are invited to dress up and show their fathers a good time at The Black Star Project's 5th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance. Cost $30.00 per couple and $5.00 per extra young lady. Please call 773.285.9600 to register your couple or to get a free organizing kit to bring theDaddy Daughter Dance to your city. This event is sponsored byThe Black Star Project's Million Fathers Club. Attire: Dress To Impress
Music - Dancing - Food - Fun - Crafts - Pictures!!!
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