In her new book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the perspective of a young adult who confronts death just as she's discovering life.
Yet, she noted, many young people are especially unwilling to take risks at school afraid that one low test score or poor grade could cost them a spot at a selective university.
Young black men are seven times more likely to be jailed than whites, but they are also seven times more likely to murder someone, and their victims are usually black.