Yasmin Shiraz » 2009

*JMO – NY Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with 14 YO student

Recent news reports are reporting that 27 Year Old New York middle school teacher, Melissa Weber, has been arrested for having sex with her 14 year old male student. I’m outraged and disgusted and I can’t understand it. I couldn’t understand Letourneau and I don’t understand this. Why would a GROWN BEHIND WOMAN be interested [...]

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Tags: 14 year old, arrested, jail time, minor, NY Teacher, sexual abuse, student, teacher

Be The Star You Are! with Cynthia Brian & guest Yasmin Shiraz

I’m on the radio today (May 28, 2009) with Cynthia Brian who is the founder of Be The Star You Are and Starstyle. Her brands are about empowering women, children and families. Cynthia is one of the nicest, most positive people that I’ve met in this business. You can listen to the interview here under [...]

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Tags: Cynthia Brian, Radio, self esteem, youth

New Radio Interview: Tips for Dealing with Fights in School

I’m on with Tommie and The Bartender…

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Tags: retaliation, teen, violence, youth

New Radio Interview: Talking Retaliation & Self Esteem

I’m on the radio with T. Blackmon of The Connexshun.

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Tags: retaliation, self esteem, teen, youth

A Drop in Violence, But Bullying Continues

According to a new government report, partially published in The Washington Post, there is a drop in violence going on across the nation. For schools, this means there were 27 homocides of “victims ages 5 to 18, traveling to or from school or at a school-sponsored event in the 2006-2007 school year.” But in 1992-1993, [...]

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Tags: bullying, violence, youth

A Guy Who is Determined to Erase Hate

I was just sent this video of The Scary Guy. I love him and we’ve never met. Check out this video, he really confronts the issues of hate, violence and bullying. And, that blue moustache MUST be one of a kind.

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Tags: agent of change, motivational speaker

When Bullying Leads to Death…

I have to commend People magazine for its May 18th issue which featured the article Bullied to Death? : Two Boys, Two Towns, Two Tragedies. The article detailed how two boys, Carl Walker-Hoover, 11 and Jaheem Herrera, 11 both committed suicided within 10 days of each other. The common factor in both of their suicides [...]