The Pinterest CEO’s early focus on teen safety is in keeping with shifting public and political pressure. Photography by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Bill Ready spent years pushing to make Pinterest safer for young users, long before regulators started focusing on the issue. As governments and parents intensify scrutiny of the impact of … Read more
Boston Globe Kendrick Price (standing, center) is photographed in 2012 helping Knezhaun Pete, Christian Clarke, Louis Bryant and Devin Braxton Price research the value of several companies on Saturday morning at Buckingham Brown & Nichols School in Cambridge. Aram Boghossian for The Boston Globe Looks like Kendrick Price did everything right. He grew up on … Read more
The XPrize founder wants to “flood” YouTube with positive future visions to shift public attitudes away from fear and toward opportunity. Photography by Jamal Countess/Getty Images for TIME As a child growing up in the 1960s, it was Peter Diamandis’ world He changed when he started watching Star Trek. The sci-fi show’s utopian vision has … Read more
A fatal stabbing of a university student occurred outside a private academy in Cairo this week renewed Concerns in Egypt about a pattern of violent conflicts among young people, especially students. authorities He says The victim, a university student, was attacked by another student following a quarrel outside the university campus in the Sheraton area … Read more
In a Cairo café, a casual conversation between friends takes an unexpected turn. One says the comment was “exciting.” Another explains the breakup as a result of “toxic behavior.” A third talks about “setting boundaries.” None of them are therapists, but the language sounds familiar, almost routine. For many young people, especially in upper and … Read more
The NAACP continues to unveil the nominees for the 57th annual ceremony. Here are the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Motion Picture. Young performers who received nominations this year in the Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Motion Picture category include: Amari Price (The Knife) Estella K. Kahiha … Read more
The NAACP has unveiled the nominees for the 57th annual ceremony, with many of your favorite young stars earning major nods. Young performers who received major recognition this year include in the Outstanding Performance by a Youth category include: Leah Sava Jeffries for Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney) Amanda Christine for IT: … Read more
For years, creators have called out beauty filters for reinforcing Eurocentric features from lightened skin to narrower noses and even altered eye color. Now, a new study suggests the impact reaches far beyond aesthetics. According to researchers, these filters, paired with constant exposure to online racism, may be quietly harming Black adolescents’ mental health. Teens … Read more
In 2021, Texas state representative, Matt Krause, circulated a list of books that he believed should be pulled from schools. That list sent shockwaves through classrooms and libraries across the Lone Star State. Now, a new documentary is shining a spotlight on how book bans affect not just Black youth, but all youth. Krause’s list, … Read more
(Kron)-Federal prosecutors said that the director of the East Auckland Boxing Company, was sentenced to 27 months in prison to steal more than half a million dollars. Howard Solomon, 38, was the CEO of the East Ocland Boxing Association (EOBA) from 2017 to 2021. Non -profit organizations provide after school and summer programming for East … Read more