Chris Brown and Census 2010
Chris Breezy is down with the census. But why in the hell don’t more young celebrities know about it? Really, wtf is going on in high school civics class?! Fill out your forms, please!!!
Chris Breezy is down with the census. But why in the hell don’t more young celebrities know about it? Really, wtf is going on in high school civics class?! Fill out your forms, please!!!
It’s always surprising to see the power of the youth of America. History has shown us that the youth are usually at the forefront of most revolutions and mass movements.
However, that same collective power of the youth has recently made them the latest target in the American news media as a result of the recent “flash mobs” in Philadelphia.
The “mobs”, as news outlets have described them, are groups of teens, predominately African-American, who congregate on the scene of one of Philadelphia’s biggest attractions, South Street.
South Street, located in Philadelphia’s Center City section, is a historic hotspot with a long-running strip of bars, shops, and restaurants.
Lately, the scene on South Street has been dominated by youth who allegedly meet up through social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and engage in rambunctious, and sometimes, violent activity.
The “tsunami of kids”, as one South Street pizza delivery described them, flood the streets where fights and vandalism have been known to occur. Many times innocent bystanders are caught in the melee.
Although the media continues to criminalize the teens involved, these incidents should give light to the many negative factors which may contribute in the teens acting out this way.
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On Tuesday, Senate Republicans — along with some Democrats — defeated a measure to provide $1.3 billion for summer jobs for young people this year and a $1.3 billion extension of enhanced subsidies for poor families with children.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who introduced the amendment along with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), pleaded with her colleagues not to object.
“I have personally heard the stories of these young men and women whose summer jobs changed their lives across the country,” she said. “This amendment will provide $1.3 billion to create up to 500,000 temporary jobs this coming summer. It will invest in critical employment and learning programs that will help not only these young people but the businesses who hire them.”
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