Young, Black and Gifted - Nashville Youth Excel Via Youth Encouragement Services

Read some success stories of participants in a Nashville program aimed at preventing vent juvenile delinquency by providing an alternative to the streets for inner-city children. Click here.

Young, Black and Gifted- HBCU Students Participate in Leadership Program

Fifty-five student government presidents from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from across the country participated in an innovative leadership program on the historic campus of Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi. Read more from blackpressusa.com.

Young, Black and Gifted - Pasadena Brothas Speak Up

About 300 African-American teenagers and young men attended the third annual Young African American Male's Conference at Pasadena City College on Saturday. The event's series of speaker presentations and workshops focused on education, openness, and exposure to new cultures intended to provide avenues for participants to achieve "Success by Choice," the conference's theme. Read more from The Pasadena Star News.

Young, Gifted and Black - Letters from Young Activists

Noelle Williams discusses the legacy of pain and struggle in activism in an online extension of Letters from Young Activists. Read her letter.

Young, Gifted and Black - Adrian Fenty Set to Become Youngest African-American Mayor of Major City in U.S. History

Adrian M. Fenty,35, won the Democratic nomination for D.C. mayor last night, trouncing Linda W. Cropp in the primary for the city's highest elected post after promising voters he would bring new energy and ideas to tackle long-standing problems. Read more from the washingtonpost.com.

Young, Gifted and Black - Homeless Teen Awarded Scholarship

Nineteen year old Teresa Williams of Los Angeles was awarded a $1000 academic scholarship by streetpositive.com. The nursing student was emancipated from foster care at age 16 and since then she has excelled academically, persevered personally and is headed in the right direction positively. A testimony of Teresa’s foster care experience is available at www.streetpositive.com.

Young, Gifted and Black - Cleveland Youth Produce Documentary About Neighborhoods Roots in Two Cultures

Students created a documentary tracing the roots of Cleveland's Buckeye neighborhood during a six-week summer program. The neighborhood has roots in both Hungarian and African-American cultures. See their work here.

Young, Gifted and Black - Barbados Students Receive Scholarships for Financial Literacy

CITY of Bridgetown Credit Union (COB) has presented scholarships and other monetary awards to young members of a COB youth savings program. Read more.

Young, Gifted and Black - Iowa Students Found Festival To Encourage Community

Drake University students Shenika Young,Diedre Howard and Caniesha Funderburke founded a late-summer bash to promote higher education to students young and old. Read more about it.

Young, Gifted and Black - Baltimore Native Achieves Dream of Being A Doctor

Alicia C. Reid, the little girl who used to pretend to be a doctor, is now Dr. Alicia C. Reid, a research physiologist who expounds on scientific matters using words few laymen can even pronounce, much less understand. Read more from The Baltimore Sun.

Young, Gifted and Black - Namibian Scientists Showcase Know-How At Youth Fair

Witness Martin presented a project about Hydro-power Plants versus Pumped Storage Schemes at ExpoSciences Africa. Learn more about this event from allafrica.com. Click here.