Fresh Start Inc.

04/25/2012

04/16/2012

Looking for parents/relatives of teens who have been affected by violence to share their stories at Fresh Start's 1st Community Forum on May 5th in South Holland, IL. Inbox me..... Thank you and God Bless!!!!!!

04/04/2012

http://forcoloredgurls.com/2012/04/confidence-to-greatness-for-teenage-girls/

We all know that the teen years can be a confusing, hurtful and insecure time in a young woman's life. With peer pressure, relationship issues, family ...

03/30/2012

http://theybf.com/2012/03/30/chicagos-male-urban-prep-academy-sending-each-of-its-grads-off-to-collegeagain

Chicago's Urban Prep Academy (an all-male charter school) just pulled a THREE-PEAT announcing that ALL of their graduating seniors have been accepted into four-year colleges! Get the deets on this amazing place inside.....

03/30/2012

http://startingpoint.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/sneak-peek-what-to-expect-from-soledad-obriens-town-hall-special-beyond-trayvon-race-and-justice-in-america-airing-friday-march/

Can justice be fair? Can justice be blind? The killing of 17-year-old Florida high school student, Trayvon Martin, has captivated the nation. Over the last few weeks, we've brought you many angles of the story on "Starting Point.

03/30/2012

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything . . . that smacks of discrimination or slander....
Mary McLeod Bethune

03/30/2012

http://loop21.com/politics/santorum-calls-obama-n-word-speech-video

03/30/2012

Emmett Till Legacy Foundation
They showed up, stood up, spoke up and listened up! We are so proud of and grateful to the organizers, students, speakers, new leaders, the University of Minnesota and diverse mix of attendees both young and older for an awesome One Million Hoodie Rally for Justice for Trayvon Martin! We encourage you to continue letting your voices be heard! Join us in our campaign::::as Deborah Watts shared in closing comments at the rally::::"EMMETT TILL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST; let's make TRAYVON MARTIN ONE OF THE LAST!".... NEVER AGAIN!!!

03/29/2012

http://www.neuroticy.com/2012/03/much-ado-about-hoodie.html - "In a dramatic moment on the House floor this morning, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) was aske...

03/29/2012

t is important not only to have the awareness and to feel impelled to become involved, it's important that there be a forum out there to which one can relate, an organization a movement.
Angela Davis