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It’s Our Duty to Uplift Young People
Reform the
Educational
System
O n an econom ic level, this a f
fects us all as it is highly possible
that governm ent and taxpayers will
be called upon to subsidize their
lifestyles. O n a personal
level, the reality is that fami-
by J udge G reg M athis
lies and entire neig h b o r
Statistics show that in
hoods will be full o f m en
2008, 52 percent o f m ale
w h o , b e c a u se w e as a
H is p a n ic h ig h sc h o o l
people d id n ’t do o u r duty,
graduates y o u n g er than
are unable to provide for
25 w ere e ith e r u n e m
their fam ilies and serve
ployed o r incarcerated; and 44 per theircom m unities.
cent o f black males in the sam e group
W e sim ply cannot allow this.
w ere eith er in ja il or out o f work.
T he first step to changing the
A dditionally, 34 percent o f black future for these young m en is to
males and 47 percent o f Latino males reform the education system .
am ong that group w ere not enrolled
Perhaps one place to look for
in college.
answ ers is to look at w hat U rban
If these trends continue, w e will Prep A cadem ies in C hicago is doing
have a large population o f young and then use that to create a n a
m en w ho do not have the education tional m odel for education. U rban
or skills to find sustainable w ork or Prep, founded in 2002, runs a net
w ho w ill, after being released from w ork o f free all-m ale college-prep
jail, have a hard tim e finding a job. schools m ade up o f black and brow n
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students. In 2010 and 2011, the
sch o o l m ade n atio n al h ead lin es
w hen it w as announced that 100
percent o f its graduating seniors
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W e m ust also focus on jo b skills
training and entrep ren eu rsh ip e d u
cation. If a student chooses not to
attend college, they m ust have other
options available to them . By giving
them the tools they need to go im
m ediately to w ork or to start their
ow n business we are
providing these young m en with
a head start tow ard their futures.
Lastly, w e m ust m ake sure these
young m en have access to social
w orkers and counselors w ho can
help them deal w ith the societal is
m ust recognize that young m en o f
co lo rare often psychologically trau
m atized in their environm ents and
provide treatm ent that will them cope
and overcom e.
O ur young people, regardless o f
gender, race or class, are our nation ’ s
m ost precious resource. W e m ust
w ork to ensure they have the tools
they need to finish school and to go
out into society and becom e p ro
ductive citizens.
If w e fail them , we fail ourselves.
T hat said, it is im perative that we
begin in earnest to m ore fully and
h olistically support and uplift our
young black and brow n m en. W e
have failed this group, m ore than
any other, and it o ur duty to m ake
things right.
sues - exposure to violence, d eal
Judge Mathis is a longtime ad
ing w ith poverty and m ore - that vocate fo r equal justice. His life
plague them .
story ofa street youth who rosefrom
Instead o f sending them to jail jail to judge has provided hope to
w hen they act our or m isbehave, we millions.
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