Weekend Post - News && MEdia

I recently went and saw the movie, " Good Hair" by Chris Rock. This movie is amazing . I feel what he showed and the reseach he had was very true. This movie is about Chris Rock exploring the wonders of African-American hairstyles. Many actors talk about the expressing about hair and how it change their lives. I was shock when a mother said her 3 year old daughter had a perm. That was out rangeous. Overall tmoviehis movie was a great and enjoyable to watch. I hope many people go out and see this . Here is a Trailer for the Good Hair Movie done by Chris Rock.

Weekend Blog:Women Issue

Many women's issues revolve around health. Such include Heart disease, Cancer, stroke, Injuries and flu. All of these health conditions effect and kill women all over the world. Flu is a deadly disease and kills many people every year. Ways to avoid it is by taking an annual flu shot. A major loss in women result from fatal car accidents. Ways to avoid wear your seat belt, beware of the speed limit , never drive sleepy or under the in fluence of alcohol. Stroke can't really be stopped because it sometimes occurs of age but to prevent you can stop smoking eat healthier, maintain a healthy weight and don't drink so much alcohol. Cancer is major especially breast cancer things like this cannot always be cured and sometimes can't be helped. Heart disease is also major to prevent don't smoke eat healthy foods atc. These are some of womens issues regarding health.

Weekend Post : Census 2010

Participating in the Census Is Like Voting For Yourself

Census are taken every 10 years. This will make it the 10 year.

I remember when the Census form came to my house 10 years ago. I was 14. My mother and father, both immigrants from Samoa and living in our low-income American neighborhood, were focused more on shopping for bottled water, flashlights and survival kits. The Y2K scare was more popular in my house than any survey could ever be. That is what the Census was to them: just another survey to be thrown out.

But now, a decade later and 24, that survey is my way to re-write history for me and my community. What my parents didn’t realize is how the Census defines all the things we cared about but felt we had no control over: how many elected officials we needed, what programs and services we needed funded, the bus routes we used.

My generation, 16-24-year-olds, particularly minorities, is one of the hardest to count populations for the Census. As a result, our issues, concerns and voices remain excluded when people imagine the larger vision of America.

But for me, a Pacific Islander, convicted felon living in a housing project, 2010 will be the first time someone in my family voted, and voted for ourselves at that. Because that’s what the Census is. It's like voting for yourself, being counted in a country that sometimes makes you feel like you don’t matter if you are young, low-income, or have a record.

For youth, immigrants, and felons the Census is our way to participate in a political process that decides our fates in things like elections every four years. Even in the last presidential election, which voted in Barack Obama, many of us applauded from the sidelines. To be disenfranchised is to not be fully American, but the Census includes us as well, and puts us in the game.

Growing up, the government was only the embodiment of “the man,” the one responsible for all the opportunity, equality and security that I felt my family and I were denied. And as a young poor woman of color, nothing is worse then when your disdain for that “man” can coax you to be convicted of a felony, as it did with me. And with that conviction, sometimes you can no longer vote. A lot of my family is in the same boat. And even for the ones who can vote, elections seem distant from our lives, rather then the immediacy of what the Census promises. Want a hospital your Auntie can go to? Want money for schools for your cousins? This is the chance to be heard about all these aspects of our lives.

I am working through New America Media and Silicon Valley De-Bug to change youth of color from the least counted to the loudest advocates for the Census. By doing workshops at schools and community colleges, we are getting youth to write letters home to their parents about why the Census is important.

And this time around, when the Census arrives at my parents home, it will be familiar. For the first time in history, the Census is being translated into Samoan, the language my family. In my household, and similar families across the country, the translations of the forms will give comfort to people who never quite understood how to count in a country when they barely could understand the language. And it will be their children who will translate its importance.

Weekend Post Teen Issue

From getting up in the morning to coming home by curfew at night, today's teen faces many choices and issues. Parents can help their teen traverse this winding path of adolescence by learning about and having resources for these issues. Here parents will find things they need to know - even about things they didn't know they needed to know.Troubled Teen 101 is presented for parents in need of teen help. There are many offers on information on teen issues, problems, and behavior disorders. THEy give recommendations on programs for troubled teens, boarding schools, and other teen boot camp alternatives for teen help. We also provide details on various types of programs for teens including military schools, boot camps, and wilderness programs. Our troubled teen help reps will not recommend these short term options. We believe in promoting home based solutions and then long term options.

Weekend Post Book & Literature

I like reading books that involves teenage drama and romance book. I recently read a book called, "You Love Me" and "I Promise"by Adrianne Byrd. The books were extremely romantic and I was able to connect with the book from past experience. Also I have read books from the Blueford series. These book were amazing and connected with teenage lives. I recommend teenagers to read this series because the books in the series talks about regular teenage drama and how to resolve it. Also, you will learn many new things and topics by read this series. I hope you take my advise and go out and get this series . You can find out more about this series on the Blueford website. Below are image of the books and their titles.

Blueford Series:



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