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Advocates for Youth
A website aimed at providing information and creating programs for youth sponsored policies. Topics and Issues that Advocates for Youth focus on are abstinence and related issues (i.e. marriage, contraception, and sexual health), cultural competency, dating violence & child abuse, emergency contraception, parent-child communication, sex education and youth of color. Advocates for Youth is also responsible for initiatives which include HIV/STI prevention programs, support for GLBTQ youth, and International youth programs in Africa and South America . The website is also responsible for surveys targeted at youth and their concerns about pregnancy, knowledge of AIDS/STIs and various other issues affecting youth worldwide. Some of the results can be found at http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/freepubs_type.htm#fs.
AF Teen
AF TEENS a service of Streetcats Foundation for Youth, One Heart for Kids, National Children’s Coalition and Streetcats Youth Ministries join together to create web portals for African-American Teens.
All Hip Hop
Allhiphop.com provides comprehensive information and news about hip hop artists, culture and events. The site also has links for music downloads and has a discussion board to post comments about issues related to hip hop.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform
ACORN is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. ACORN's accomplishments include successful campaigns for better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care and work conditions.
B-Boys.com
B-Boys.com is a site dedicated to all aspects of hip hop and provides links to other informative sites dealing with hip hop culture. The site also contains forums for artists and hip hop fans.
B-Gyrl.com
B-gyrl.com is a site dedicated to female hip hop culture. The site contains information about female hip-hop artists as well as forums, blogs and events.
Black AIDS Institute
The Black AIDS Institute supports policies dedicated to reducing HIV/AIDS health disparities within the black community. Some of the projects and programs include media campaigns, conferences on black male homosexuality, and African American women with AIDS/HIV empowerment. The website features useful articles about the AIDS epidemic on a national as well as a global scale.
Black College Student Network
This site is a black student network. It includes information on black colleges and universities, journal opportunities, and various issues of concern to African American Youth.
Black College Wire
Black College Wire is a news service established in 2002 to promote journalistic work of students at predominantly black colleges and universities and also links those young journalists to training and employment opportunities in the field. This site is a project of the Black College Communication Association, an organization for faculty members teaching journalism and mass communications at black colleges and universities.
Black Collegian Online
The Black Collegian Online, the electronic version of The Black Collegian Magazine, which is the first web site dedicated to providing rich content and resources to Black collegians and all people of color seeking career and self-development information.
Black Entertainment Television
BET.com is the home of the Black Entertainment television network that is devoted to showing black life and black culture. Among the useful links on the site is a health page which focuses on health issues within the black community. The Health page has a cancer center, women’s health page, and Diabetes center among others. The Sexual health page provides links to ongoing projects concerning HIV/AIDS and STD relates issues within the black community.
Black Excel
Black excel provides information for black high school students and their families about the college process. It gives links to scholarships for minorities and comprehensive information about getting into colleges.
Black History Society
The Black History Society is an Ontario based organization that provides information about black history and research. It gives information to schools and students about education programming concerning black history.
Black Youth Network
The Black Youth Network provides sexual health information to black teens and forums for teens about pregnancy, abstinence and other related issues.
Black Youth Vote
This is a website that is aimed at empowering and engaging young people ages 18-35 build political power through civic participation in the political process. This organization does training in civic education, leadership, and campaign development, other tactics to influence public policy.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
CAPS conducts research on methods to prevent HIV infection and its consequences. They collaborate with other academic researchers, public health professionals and other organizations. The organization also contributes to local, national and international policy making concerning the HIV epidemic. The website provides extensive information about HIV prevention, statistics, research and news on the epidemic in the national and international sphere. It also provides tools and materials for other researchers to create surveys and begin studying HIV rates in other areas. CAPS has an extensive library of past as well as ongoing projects that they have dedicated themselves to.
Center for Disease Control
The Center for Disease control is a government organization that compiles statistical information concerning health issues within the United States and uses this information to improve and respond to health emergencies. The website provides useful tips to remain healthy and resources for public health. The Office of Minority Health highlights health issues specific to various minority populations and gives comprehensive data about rates of infectious diseases among racial and ethnic groups.
CIRCLE
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement conducts, collects, and funds research on the civic and political participation of young Americans. CIRCLE is based in the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Davey D
Daveyd.com is a website devoted to hip hop history and culture. It contains articles, music related information, an online radio, a message board and other useful links to information related to hip hop and the music industry.
Go Ask Alice.Com
Go Ask Alice! is the health question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University's Health Promotion Program—a division of Health Services at Columbia.
Hip-Hop Site.Com
Hip-Hop Site.Com provides reviews and information on new and classic hip-hop music. This site also provides forums discussing all aspects of hip-hop.
Illinois Caucus of Adolescent Health
The ICAH’s primary mission is “to promote a positive approach to adolescent sexual health and comprehensive support for young parents”. The Caucus provides support for youth leaders, develops policy analysis, advocates and trains youth and adults. In November 2004, the ICAH issued a study of sex education found in Illinois public schools. The results can be found at http://www.icah.org/pdf/SexedinIL.pdf.
I wanna know
Provides information and answers to questions about sexually transmitted diseases among teens. It also contains useful statistics and forums.
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and privately researches major health care issues in the United States. The website provides statistical as well as analytical results of a wide range of surveys dealing with a broad range of health care issues. Among the useful links on the site include a minority health page, an AIDS/HIV link, and a youth and HIV/STD’s resource page.
Kids Health
KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents—each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources—all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens.
Music Television
MTV.com is the Music Television networks home for information about music, youth, health and a variety of issues concerning youth culture. The sexual health page provides information about LGBTQ health, sex education, drug use and other youth related issues. The Discrimination page discusses interactions between minority groups, and is a useful resource in dealing with discrimination.
National Study of Youth and Religion
The National Study of Youth and Religion supplies surveys and information about youths and adolescents and their thoughts on religion. The website provides links to statistics from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry and other religious organizations that deal with youth religious affiliations.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood’s mission is to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each individual; to advocate public policies which guarantee these rights and ensure access to such services; to provide educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality; to promote research and the advancement of technology in reproductive health care and encourage understanding of their inherent bioethical, behavioral, and social implications.
Sexual Health Network
The Sexual Health Network is dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality information, education, mutual support, counseling, therapy, healthcare, products and other resources for people with disabilities, illness, or natural changes throughout the lifecycle and those who love them or care for them.
SIECUS
SIECUS stands for the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. It provides information about sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights. For forty years it has been an advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.
Teen Center
Teen Center provides information and advice for teens about sexual health and other teen related problems. The site is run by teens.
Teen Source
TeenSource.org, is an educational website launched in July 2001 by the California Family Health Council, Inc. (CFHC) as a resource for teens and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24 seeking information on healthy and responsible sexual lifestyles.
The Electronic Urban Report
The Electronic Urban Report provides a wide range of information dealing with black culture including music, movies, politics and history. The website produces a weekly newsletter to get up to date information about various topics of interest.
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The purpose of the website is to provide and create a community of African American scholars and practitioners working in the area of violence in the African American community. The site also provides information on public policy. The organization also facilitates local and national conferences and training forums.
The National Organization of Concerned Black Men
The website provides enrichment and prevention programs for African American children.
The National Organization of Concerned Black Men Inc. (CBM) conducts “best practice” programs from the Nation’s Capital. The Organization’s programs include
- Peer Education and Reproductive Counseling (PERCY) - A teenage pregnancy program that helps preteen and teenage boys abstain from premature sex and to make wise, responsible choices in their lives.
- Educated Choices for Healthy Outcomes (ECHO) - An HIV/AIDS prevention project that provides young people with information on the spread of HIV and AIDS in an effort to encourage them to make safe and healthy sexual choices.
- Parent Self-Improvement Project - A basic education program for low-income parents to provide them with skills that will improve their opportunities for job training and employment.
- Substance Abuse Integration Project (SAP) - A substance abuse prevention program that provides young people with information on the risks associated with drugs and addictive behavior. Because a substance abuser is more likely to take sexual risks, this program integrates a substance abuse prevention message into our PERCY and ECHO projects.
- Saving Lives and Minds (SLAM) - An academic performance program with a particular focus on skills tested on the Stanford 9. In addition to tutoring, the program emphasizes school attendance and attitude.
The National Youth Rights Association
The website provides information about state and local rights for adolescents. They provide links to news, rallies and events concerning youth rights.
The Universal Black Pages
The primary purpose of the UBP is to maintain a comprehensive listing of African-diaspora-related Web pages at a central site.
The Youth Action Network
Youth Action Network (YAN)/ Action Jeunesse is non-profit organisation, driven and originated by youths. Youth Action Network aims to create and promote social development and public policy initiatives for Canadian youth through research, human resource development, public education, advocacy and regional co-operation.
VH1
VH1.com is a site primarily focused on popular culture and music. The site provides information about celebrities, movies, singers and actors prevalent to popular culture.
Vibe
VIBE chronicles the celebrities, sounds, fashion, lifestyle, new media, and business born of urban music. With an authoritative voice, VIBE creates trends as much as it records them. VIBE covers music, educates its readers, and gives back to the community. VIBE serves as a portal to a growing, young, trendsetting, multicultural audience. As excellent journalists and innovative marketers, we are champions of urban music and culture.
Youth Specialties
Youth Specialties provides in-depth information that addressing the personal and professional needs of youth workers in the church and parachurch. Written by and for youth workers, these articles cover a variety of topics including music, youth culture, sexuality, gender, leadership, and counseling.
