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SPIKE LEE JOINS BRAND JORDAN & URBAN YOUTH AT POLYTECHNIC H.S. FOR DISCUSSION ON ‘SUCCESS’

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BY BROOKLYN READER IN BROOK-LENS APR 16TH [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Wednesday April 16, at City Polytechnic High School in downtown Brooklyn, Urban Youth (UY), a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the futures for at-risk youth, brought their nationally acclaimed What It Takes (WIT) series to downtown Brooklyn’s City Polytechnic High School. Filmmaker and director Spike Lee served as moderator for […]

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“WIT 12 – Conversation With The Men Of Brand Jordan” Moderated by Spike Lee

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Urban Youth In Partnership With Brand Jordan Presents ‘WHAT IT TAKES 12 – A CONVERSATION WITH THE MEN OF BRAND JORDAN” At Brooklyn NY, City Polytechnic High School Moderated by Spike Lee Special Guests Larry Miller, Howard “H” White    The President and Senior Vice President of The Jordan Brand Philadelphia (April 16, 2014) – Urban

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Urban Youth’s What It Takes Mentoring Program Featured in White House My Brother’s Keeper Initiative Article

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The Mentoring Effect: How the President’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Taps This Critical Asset           Via Huffington Post Education Written by: David Johns , Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans David B. Shapiro President and CEO, MENTOR Nearly every major indicator of economic, social and physical well-being reveals that

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Corvette C7.R Makes Corvette Racing Team Stronger Than Ever

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[youtube id=”oGiKHLNNBCE” width=”600″ height=”350″] Corvette C7.R Swept The  24 Hour Rolex Race and shows no signs of slowing down! Everyone knows that the core of Urban Youth Programs was it’s nationally reknowned Urban Youth Racing School program and Chevy ! We Read more about this monster of a machine Below! Via Corvette Racing Chevrolet  unveiled

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Ban BOSSY!

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[youtube id=”B1q1CiuCET8″ width=”600″ height=”350″] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ossy is the first word you hear when a women or girl is trying to assert themselves or make a decision. But as Sheryl Sandberg states “When a little boy asserts himself, he’s called a ‘leader.’ Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded ‘bossy.’ Words like

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Hip Hop Icon NAS Interviews Tech Mogul Ben Horowitz At SXSW

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  SXSW Interactive 2014: Nas and Ben Horowitz Discuss Entrepreneurship and Surviving Tech’s School of Hard Knocks   BY JASON PARHAM Via Complex.com “Do you think Nas benefits more from this relationship?” asked my seat mate. The question came midway through one of SXSW Interactive’s featured sessions earlier today. Nas, one of hip-hop’s elite rappers, and Ben Horowitz, the rap-loving co-founder

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It’s Your Turn To Change The World: GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR 2014

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[youtube id=”TubgY-ldttU” width=”600″ height=”350″] Via National Geographic It’s your turn to change the world, and the 2014 Google Science Fair (GSF) is your next chance to get started. Once again, National Geographic is helping to make this worldwide search for the next generation of great scientists a thrilling and enlightening reality.  In year’s past these future explorers have

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Incase You Missed It.. Watch President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” Speech Now

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[youtube id=”u_8EHR8Kklg” width=”600″ height=”350″] Yesterday, February 27th, President Obama launched “My Brothers Keeper” a much needed initiative aimed at  empowering boys and young men of color, a segment of our society that too often faces disproportionate challenges and obstacles to success.  

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