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Aggressive Behavior or Bullying -- What Is the Difference?

Aggressive Behavior or Bullying -- What Is the Difference?

Bullying is a very specific type of aggressive behavior: It is the deliberate abuse of power to harm another person.

Statement: 'More Specialized High Schools, Better Support for Students of Color,' Williams Demands

For Williams, the biggest problem is not the admission's test, but the gov's failure to support students of color preparing for them.
My Date with Joan Rivers

My Date with Joan Rivers

...am I feeling dated by my best stories??
What Are Some Tools Parents Can Use to help Protect Their Kids From Drugs?

What Are Some Tools Parents Can Use to help Protect Their Kids From Drugs?

In parenting, the three most important words are “communication, communication, communication.”
East Flatbush: A Neighborhood in Transition

East Flatbush: A Neighborhood in Transition

Real estate platform StreetEasy identified East Flatbush as No.2 on their "NYC Neighborhoods to Watch in 2019" list.
Top 3 Strategies for Communities of Color to End up on the Winning Side of Gentrification

Top 3 Strategies for Communities of Color to End up on the Winning Side of Gentrification

Gentrification is sometimes inevitable and communities of color tend to lose when it happens, but they don't have to
The Future Isn't Sleeping In

The Future Isn't Sleeping In

Brooklyn Tech students organized a weekend-long "hackathon" at the Bushwick Generator
Meet Marlon Rice, Magnolia Tree Earth Center's New Executive Director

Meet Marlon Rice, Magnolia Tree Earth Center's New Executive Director

A long-time educator and author, Rice will now helm one of America’s oldest nonprofits dedicated to urban ecology and environmental education.
Fill out Your Child's Name Here...

Fill out Your Child's Name Here...

Name-calling -- do parents realize that they can cause as much damage at the dinner table than kids in a school hallway or playground?
5 Best Alternatives to Pit Bulls

5 Best Alternatives to Pit Bulls

Pit bulls are currently the tough canine of choice in urban communities, but there are better breeds to own