FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The World’s Foremost Bullying Prevention Program Releases Findings from National Study New York, New York, October 20, 2010 In support of National Anti-Bullying Month, Hazelden Publishing and Clemson University presented the Web event: “Bullying in the US: Are We Making the Grade?” The Olweus Bullying Questionnaire has been administered to over half a…
Forty-seven percent of Black American males graduate from high school in the U.S. In other words, the majority of black boys are not graduating from high school in the United States of America. The 47% takes all states into account, from Maine, with a 98% graduation rate, to New York, with just 25% of black…
My family and I have just returned from an unforgettable vacation, which, given the firestorm in the U.S. press, I’m a little embarrassed to admit, and feel I need to justify: We went to Spain – at the same time as Michelle and Sasha Obama and girlfriends, and to many of the same spots (though…
I breathe a sigh of relief today as my children return to school from Spring Break and our routines resume. Before the hectic pace kicks in, though, it’s worth considering the confluence of events that just took place. President Obama’s weekly address to the nation recognized this – “to call on people of all faiths…
It’s Black History Month and I recently was inspired by the posting on Lori Tharps’ My American Meltingpot blog offering concrete activities to celebrate the month. But I didn’t think I’d have such a different experience to add to her list – attending the funeral of an African American friend. On Friday, the calm day…
Once school started the first week of January, everyone’s schedules kicked into high gear. But something stopped my family in our tracks last week, and each day for the last few, we found time to get together to pray, beseech, contemplate and think beyond our immediate circumstances. In spite of the busy-ness, we acknowledged so…
