Earlier this evening, I had the occasion to speak with activist and author Tom Hayden about his role in the drafting of the Port Huron Statement, the circumstances which gave rise to this widely influential manifesto of the New Left, and his evolution from student journalist to impassioned activist. Hayden, who is often credited with […]
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The closing of Detroit’s Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women
Today I learned about a documentary called Grown in Detroit. Here, according to the website for the film, is what it’s about. Grown in Detroit focuses on the urban gardening efforts managed by a public school of 300, mainly african-american, pregnant and parenting teenagers. In Detroit alone, there are annually more than 3,000 pregnant teenagers […]
Posted in Detroit Also tagged Back to the roots, Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women, class warfare, Detroit Public Schools, documentary film, education reform, gardening, Grown in Detroit, nutrition, public education, school closings, teen pregnancy, the growing gap between rich and poor, urban gardening 78 Comments