There are those who are angered and surprised by the violence of urban “
Flash Mobs” (
quickly forming groups of young people using technology to organize), especially crowds of young Black men, descending on mostly White, affluent downtown American cities. However, if we analyze this phenomenon, it is not so surprising. In fact, it is highly predictable. While there is no justification for young Black men to rob and beat people of any race, the activities of flash mobs are easily understandable in the context of recent social history and current economic conditions.
Most of these young men are poor, desperate and hopeless. They come from broken families and broken communities. They hav
Michael S. Abrams its chief financial officer.
In alignment with the company’s succession plan, Abrams joins Arch’s financial team in the role previously held by Richard Davis. Davis will remain with the company during a transition period, which will end on June 30, after which he will support the company in a consulting role through Dec. 31.
Abrams has more than 25 years of experience as a chief financial officer to numerous public and private companies; principal investor; investment banker; merchant banker; strategic and financial adviser; and board member. His capabilities span a broad range of activities with a particular expertise in the areas of operational management, complex financial engineering, financial advisory and capital markets strategy primarily for companies in the technology and healthcare sectors.
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy reporter
Published:
2:10 PM May 14, 2021
Hackney school exclusions have decreased in Hackney while home-schooling has increased.
- Credit: Royalty-Free/CORBIS
School exclusions in Hackney have plummeted over the past year while the number of families opting to home-educate their children has jumped, according to new data.
The disproportionate representation of children from Black and Traveller ethnic backgrounds in the figures paints a “damning” picture, according to Cllr Sophie Conway, chair of the children and young people’s scrutiny commission.
In an update from Hackney Education, the commission was told that since September 2019 there have been 42 permanent exclusions from local secondary schools and none from primary schools.