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For more than 20 years, the Family Foundations Early Head Start program has been helping low-in­come families with chil­dren under 3 get off to...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Russell Fredrick's middle son was 12 when he wouldn't quit playing around in class and ignoring his homework, so the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Respecting or learning from one's elders isn't exactly a top priority for most teens. They're too busy texting or mastering...

NEW YORK (AP) — Traditionally, the American male was measured against the stoic hero who shook off all doubts, vanquished all foes and offered...

    President Barack Obama greets guests, including fathers and their children participants in the Becoming a Man (BAM) program at Hyde Park...

CHEO TYEHIMBA TAYLOR     Complaints about the depiction of Black males in media is nothing new, it just continuous. Just listen to...

MAKING CASE--President Barack Obama speaks about strengthening the economy for the middle class and the nations struggle with gun violence at an appearance at Hyde Park Academy, Feb. 15, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) by Darlene Superville Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Pressing his case in the town that launched his political career, President Barack Obama called Friday for the government to take an active, wide-ranging role in ensuring every American has a "ladder of opportunity" into the middle class.