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  Addressing School and Young Adult Aggression from Brazil to the USA: The Need for Specialized Self-Defense Programs Children and young adults face significant risks of physical and psychological harm due to school aggression. From Brazil to the USA, the prevalence of fights, bullying, and violence—both online and offline—has reached alarming levels, creating a pressing need for effective self-defense programs tailored to these realities. Unfortunately, more than 90% of schools offering self-defense curricula for students lack the expertise to address the full spectrum of issues. These programs often fail to account for the unique dynamics of cyberspace, social, mental, emotional, anatomical, and physical challenges faced by students today. Moreover, they provide little to no guidance on recovery and resilience-building after such confrontations, leaving students unequipped to heal and grow as whole human beings. The Root Causes of School Aggression Social Cognitive Theory exp...

Racism isn't just a Klan rally. Racism isn't just someone shouting a racial slur. Racism includes job discrimination, even name prejudices that evoke a racial identity because the name is more Afrikan American or Latino...like Jaquan or Tamika, Esmerelda or Pedro...and many people who immediately make negative judgements about the quality of the applicant based upon the name alone. Doubt me? A brilliant study clearly showed the intense but subtle racism impeding Afrikan American employment opportunities, even when every factor except race is literally the same.Click on this link to read the report. "...Professors at the University of Chicago and MIT sent 5,000 fictitious resumes in response to 1,300 help wanted ads. Each resume listed identical qualifications except for one variation -- some applicants had Anglo-sounding names such as "Brendan," while others had black-sounding names such as "Jamal." Applicants with Anglo-sounding...