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Black Youth Rising : Activism and Radical Healing in Urban America

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Black Youth Rising is a book that restores hope and possibility to the lives of urban black youth. In this pathbreaking account, author Shawn Ginwright details the powerful positive impact that community-based organizations can have in rebuilding the lives of urban black youth, through a process he calls radical healing. Readers can see how caring adults in a community setting are able to create safe spaces for youth to turn away from neighborhood violence and their own traumatic pasts. Together, young people build a refuge within their own community that allows them to avoid the common dangers of street life and build healthy identities and a productive future for themselves and others.

Combining a theoretically grounded framework with practical strategies, Black Youth Rising offers a new model for understanding what African American youth need in order to succeed in school and in life. This book is essential reading for educators, social workers, community organizers, after-school coordinators, and all who work with inner-city adolescents.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780807750216
  • ISBN-10: 0807750212
  • Publisher: Teachers College Press
  • Publish Date: November 2009
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 192

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