> >Noon - 1PM: Monday, February 4 in the County Board Room >Special Presentation on the African American Men Project: Crossroads - >Choosing New Directions >Did you know . . . > Forty-four percent of 18 - 30 year old African American men in Hennepin > County are arrested each year. > These young men are 27 times more likely to end up in jail and twice > as likely to die than their white counterparts. > Only twenty-eight percent of these young men enrolled in Minneapolis > public schools graduate in four years. > >When young African American men do poorly, everyone in the community pays a >price. This noon hour presentation will highlight the social and economic >issues facing this population. You'll also hear what it was like growing up >African American in Minneapolis from practicing psychologist and author Dr. >Joseph White, whose book Black Men Emerging served as a catalyst for the >county's African American Men Project. An 18-minute video provides the >framework and concepts behind this project. >Come find out what you need to be aware of to better understand and serve >this population. > >Date: Monday, Feb. 4, 2002 >Time: Noon - 1 PM >Location: County Board Room, 24/F, Government Center > >Sponsors--Hennepin County Learning Community, Office of Planning & >Development and Human Resources. For more information call 348-7741. >Jim Ramnaraine >Hennepin County ADA Coordinator >612-348-7741 (phone) >612-348-6224 (fax) > > > > > >
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