The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. I imagine we will be wondering for a long time to come about the particulars of what happened at that fatal moment in ferguson, missouri last summer, when officer Darren Wilson and Young Michael brown confronted each other. And how the arrest here in new york of eric garner could get so out of hand and lead to his death. And what possessed 12yearold tamir rice to wave that pellet gun around a park in cleveland, or the police to kill him on the spot, within seconds. Its hard to sort out how these things happen. Most of us who are not police or young an
Supporting organizations Whose Mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Maya angelous death late this spring at 86 sent me back in time. We had first met in new york city 45 years ago, soon after she had published her phenomenal, bestselling memoir, i know why the caged bird sings. She was already a presence civil rights activist, singer, dancer, songwriter. But that first night, we discovered that we had both grown up in small, segregated towns just a hop, skip and jump from each other. So, we talked about my childhood in marsha
The john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. Park foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The kohlberg foundation. Barbara g. Fleischman. And by our sole corpore sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. I imagine we will be wondering for a long time to come about the particulars of what happened at that fatal moment in ferguson, missouri last summer, when officer Darren Wilson and Young Michael brown confronted each other. And how the arrest here in new york of eric garner could get so out of hand and lead to his death. And what possessed 12yearold tamir rice to wave that pellet gun around a park in cleveland, or the police to kill him on the spot, within seconds. Its hard to sort out how these things happen. Most of us who are not police or young and
Welcome to teen kids news. Im mwanzaa. And im siena. Well start with our top story. A lot of us join walkathons because we have a personal connection to the cause. But as emily reports, one boys connection is not only personal, its amazing. Theres always excitement when an event like this is about to begin. The crowds, the signs, the different groups with their team shirts. Lets go [ cheers and applause ] this onemile march is to raise money for the maria fareri Childrens Hospital in new yorks westchester county. Its also raising awareness about the need for transplant donors. Thats why its so special that 11yearold tyler is here. This is not the first walkathon for tyler. The last time he joined this event, he was just hours from undergoing surgery for a new liver. I was really sick, you know . So i had to get a liver transplant. Tyler had been battling a Liver Disease for years, and it was getting worse. To get a donated liver, you need to be on a national list. For tyler, time was r
Cntact anything that gives one person power over another is abusive and all too common. So its good to know there are organizations around to hehp teens recognize and prevent relationship abuse. One of those organizations is rap that stands for relationship abuse prevention program. Every year it helps thousands of new york city teens. Theres a lot of things that i didnt understand that came to my attention that i just i never paid no mind to. Pyriek has a new attitude about treating girlfriends hes now a rapp peer leader. You start dating when youre a teen, generally. So you need to start learning how to manage these relationships and understand whats healthy, whats not healthy. Kids who join rapp learn about relationship rights, including the right to have your own opinion, the right to say no to getting physical, the right to have other friends, and the just because ome movies and m music videos make it seem okay to dominate your girlfriend or boyfriend, its not okay. A lot of times