{"id":12402,"date":"2024-08-13T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nnpa.org\/chevydtu\/?p=12402"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:35:19","slug":"watch-phillys-junior-barber-academy-provides-safe-outlet-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nnpa.org\/chevydtu\/watch-phillys-junior-barber-academy-provides-safe-outlet-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Philly&#8217;s Junior Barber Academy Provides Safe Outlet for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#1e4498&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Post Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; meta_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]By Imani Waters and Mattie Moore | The Philadelphia Tribune<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJKnWCuWgqI?si=zlg0thXosziVaiMz\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#000000;\">The Junior Barber Academy, located in Manayunk and led by the P. Michael Boone Foundation, is teaching young students between the ages of 12 and 18 the skills of barbering. The Academy and 21 other area nonprofits received grant funding in June from the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s office for their gun violence prevention efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#000000;\"><strong><em>More information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytrib.com\/news\/local_news\/the-junior-barber-academy-keeps-teens-off-the-streets-and-changes-lives-one-haircut-at\/article_0ea41914-3ff7-5753-8cdd-ddacfac8c900.html\">The Junior Barber Academy keeps teens off the streets and changes lives one haircut at a time<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Divider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;] [\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Mattie Moore&#8221; position=&#8221;Fellow, The Philadelphia Tribune&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nnpa.org\/chevydtu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mattie-moore-headerpsd.jpg&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Person&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#1c4693&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#1c4693&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Briahnna Brown is a recent graduate from the School of Communications at Howard University. Briahnna was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., and many of her stories have focused on issues that affect her hometown. Briahnna\u2019s articles have appeared in the Howard University News Service and the NNPA News Wire. Last year, Briahnna was selected to be an American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) intern and she worked at the Smithsonian Magazine in Washington, D.C. 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