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1. Youth activists win 'groundbreaking' climate settlement in Hawaii; State's transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement

Subjects
Political activists -- Civil rights, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Reformers -- Civil rights, Social reformers -- Civil rights, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Dharna Noor and Lois Beckett Hawaii officials have announced what they called a 'groundbreaking' legal settlement with a group of young climate activists, which they said will force the [...]

Published
2024

2. Chicago graduate makes history by earning doctorate at 17; Dorothy Jean Tillman II, whose grandmother was a civil rights activist, is now the youngest Arizona State University student to get a doctorate in her field

Subjects
College students -- Civil rights, Civil rights -- Illinois, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Civil rights workers, News, opinion and commentary, Arizona State University
Abstract

Byline: Gloria Oladipo A Chicago teenager walked in her university's commencement program after making history for earning a doctorate degree at the age of 17. Dorothy Jean Tillman II celebrated [...]

Published
2024

3. Youth Lead the Way on Addressing the Climate Crisis: With the slow pace of international negotiations, climate litigation is an increasingly important tool

Author

Gerhardt, Tina

Subjects
Law firms, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, International negotiations, Political science
Abstract

A group of young plaintiffs won a historic lawsuit in Montana in mid-August, when a district court judge ruled that state agencies were violating the plaintiffs' constitutionally guaranteed right to [...]

Published
2023

5. New Documentary Sheds Light on CCNY Student Uprising of '69

Author

Edelman, Jon

Subjects
Documentary films, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Student movements, Education, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, City College of New York
Abstract

The protests over Civil Rights and the Vietnam War that swept campuses in the 1960s are regarded as a high point in the history of youth activism, with extensive interest [...]

Published
2023

6. Britain's New Voter ID Rule Raises Fears of Lower Turnout

Author

Castle, Stephen

Subjects
United Kingdom -- Political aspects, Minorities -- Civil rights, Voter turnout -- Forecasts and trends, Voter identification laws, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Conservative Party (United Kingdom) -- Political activity
Abstract

Critics say the Conservative government's new requirements are meant to discourage voting by young people and members of minority groups, who are likely to be Labour voters. The rituals around [...]

Published
2023

7. OPINION: Homophobia is Mastriano's driving force

Subjects
Civil rights -- Pennsylvania, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Homophobia, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Will Bunch May 24Another Monday, another bad Supreme Court decision, and I suddenly remembered what it was like starting grade school amid the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights [...]

Published
2022

8. Philly's Freedom Schools educate Black students about literacy and Black history

Subjects
Elementary school students -- Civil rights, Literacy -- Pennsylvania, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Civil rights workers, Business, General interest, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Alejandro Alvarez Aug. 3Around the circle, the faces formed a study in concentration some joyous, some determined, all ready. 'I said I LOVE being Black!' they chanted, a gym [...]

Published
2021

9. 'The right to be forgotten': Should teens' social media posts disappear as they age?

Author

Davis, Lisa Selin

Subjects
Privacy, Right of -- Laws, regulations and rules, Social media -- Forecasts and trends -- Usage, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Lisa Selin Davis Until recently, Alexi McCammond was known as a rising star of journalism, a young Black reporter who contributed to NBC and PBS and made it to [...]

Published
2021

10. United States : Justice Department Finds that Manson Youth Institution Violates the U.S. Constitution and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Subjects
Mental health, Civil rights, Disabled children -- Civil rights, Psychiatric services, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Special education, Disabled students -- Civil rights, Business, international, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Abstract

The Department of Justices Civil Rights Division announced that it has concluded an investigation into whether Manson Youth Institution is violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution [...]

Published
2021

11. 'The student as a force for social change': the Mississippi Freedom Schools and student engagement

Author

Hale, Jon

Subjects
Civil rights, Social change, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Civil rights workers, Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies, History, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Abstract

'The Freedom School shaped my future, my thinking, my outlook on life, it challenged me to do the things I've done and to have the mindset that I have,' Eddie [...]

Published
2011

12. Information they can trust: increasing youth voter turnout at the university

Author

Bogard, Cynthia J., Sheinheit, Ian, and Clarke, Reene P.

Subjects
New York -- Political aspects, Voter registration -- Evaluation, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Presidents -- Elections, Suffrage, Political science
Abstract

The results of one successful effort to promote youth voting undertaking at Hofstra University in New York State are reported. A voter registration program combined with voting-related civil literacy increased voting rates at the university and this can be replicated at all types of institutions of higher education since this is the right time to encourage more of such behavior.

Published
2008

13. India : Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates NCCs month-long Constitution Day Youth Club Campaign; Exhorts Youths to Spread Awareness of Constitutional Rights and Duties as they are Interlinked

Subjects
Civil rights -- India, Youth -- Civil rights, Business, international
Abstract

Raksha Mantri ShriRajnath Singh today inaugurated a month-long nationwide Constitution Day Youth Club activities programme organised by the NCC through a Video Conferencing from New Delhi. The aim of the [...]

Published
2020

14. Teen creates a cupcake to honor civil rights leader

Author

Coronado, Kris

Subjects
Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Civil rights activists, Chefs, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Kris Coronado Michael Platt has admired the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. since kindergarten. 'He saw a problem he wanted to fix and wasn't hesitant about it,' says the [...]

Published
2020

15. Dirty dancing, California-style

Author

Gorney, Cynthia

Subjects
Youth -- Civil rights, Teenagers, High schools -- Laws, regulations and rules, Clothing and dress -- Laws, regulations and rules, Rancho Bernardo, California -- Cases, Company legal issue, Government regulation
Abstract

CALIFORNIA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RITA WILSON TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO SEE IF STUDENTS ENTERING A HIGH SCHOOL DANCE WERE DRESSED FOR A PROM--OR AN ORGY. SHE HAD NO IDEA SHE […]

Published
2002

16. Vietnam to Parkland: how America's protesters are getting younger; The latest wave of US activism has been dominated by an even younger group than usual: high schoolers. But are they headed for disillusionment?

Subjects
Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Activists -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, High schools, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Adam Gabbatt Thousands of young people have protested against gun control over the past weeks, sparking, for some, memories of youngsters protesting against the Vietnam war and contributing to [...]

Published
2018

17. You've got the right? It might be hard to believe you have any rights at all when you can get totally grounded for something your little brother did. Brutal. But teens do have rights, and here are some you should know about

Author

Ryan, Sandy Fertman

Subjects
Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Age discrimination -- Analysis, Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Analysis, School management and organization -- Analysis
Abstract

The days of chugging Pepsi from a school vending machine are probably gone. And remember when boys used to wear low-ridin' pants that fell to their knees? Seems teens have […]

Published
2006

18. Teen in Va. 'sexting' case sues prosecutor, detective for civil rights violations

Author

Jackman, Tom

Subjects
Sexting, Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Tom Jackman The investigation of a 'sexting' case involving a Virginia teenager, and the desire by prosecutors and police to repeatedly obtain photos of his genitalia, sparked a national [...]

Published
2016

20. These states are trying to stop young people from voting

Author

Spillane, Ashley

Subjects
Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Voting -- Demographic aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ashley Spillane WASHINGTON - Earlier this year, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill aimed at stifling the newfound political muscle of their youngest eligible voters. The package of laws, [...]

Published
2014

22. From his dorm room, a Vanderbilt junior becomes a force against Internet regulation

Author

Young, Jeffrey R.

Subjects
Haselton, Bennett -- Political activity, College students -- Political activity, Internet -- Censorship, Security software -- Political aspects, Youth -- Civil rights, Education, Peacefire.org -- Political activity
Abstract

Bennett Haselton, an 18-year-old Vanderbilt University junior, has founded an organization of 500 young people called Peacefire to champion unrestricted access for minors to the Internet and other online environments. Haselton believes that attempts to censor what minors can access online could be psychologically damaging. He says that blocking software is politically biased and locks minors out of sites that could prove critically useful to them. Solid Oak Software's CYBERsitter, for example, blocks the National Organization for Women's home page on the World Wide Web.

Published
1997

24. Justice Dept. halts oversight of Cheltenham, Hickey centers

Author

Rein, Lisa

Subjects
Government regulation, Company business management, United States. Department of Justice -- Management, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Concentration camps -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
2008

25. One teen's campaign to restore voting rights

Author

De Vise, Daniel

Subjects
Government regulation, Suffrage -- Laws, regulations and rules, Teenagers -- Political aspects, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Political aspects, Youth -- Civil rights, Maryland -- Political aspects
Published
2008

26. The strength of her freedom: Dorothy M. Broderick's VOYA legacy

Author

MacRae, Cathi Dunn

Subjects
Freedom of speech -- Appreciation, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Women librarians -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Family and marriage, Library and information science
Abstract

Dorothy M. Broderick spent her life in the library world vigorously ringing the chimes of intellectual freedom. In her view, libraries exist to guarantee our freedom to read. Lest librarians [...]

Published
2012

27. No curfew for D.C. teens

Subjects
Teenagers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Curfew -- Laws, regulations and rules, Youth -- Civil rights, Washington, D.C. -- Social policy
Published
1996

29. All our sons

Author

Martinez, Al

Subjects
Los Angeles, California. City Council -- Laws, regulations and rules, Gangs -- Laws, regulations and rules, Youth -- Civil rights
Published
1993

30. Nordic youth justice

Author

Lappi-Seppala, Tapio

Subjects
Scandinavia -- Social aspects, Criminal justice, Administration of -- Analysis, Juvenile delinquency -- Analysis, Teenagers -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Criminal law -- Analysis, Law
Published
2010

31. Youth, aging, disabled

Subjects
International Youth Year, 1985 -- Management, Aged -- Civil rights, Youth -- Civil rights, Civil rights -- International aspects, Disabled persons -- Civil rights, Social problems -- International aspects, International relations, Political science, United Nations -- Social policy
Published
1982

32. Discrimination against teenage girls

Subjects
Civil rights -- Cases, Teenage girls -- Civil rights, Girls -- Civil rights, Sex discrimination against women -- Cases, Youth -- Civil rights
Published
1980

35. Teen-age curfews - a revival

Author

Schwartz, Robert

Subjects
Los Angeles, California -- Laws, regulations and rules, Children -- Laws, regulations and rules, Curfew -- California, Youth -- Civil rights
Published
1985

36. Curfew for youth

Author

Haitch, Richard

Subjects
Curfew -- Michigan, Youth -- Civil rights, Crime prevention -- Michigan
Published
1984

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