2013

Hundreds of NYC Fast Food Workers Are on Strike

27-Year Old Activist Stopped, Forced to the Ground by Sanford Police

What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black: Don Lemon, the Politics of Image, and the Stench of Respectability

5 Places That Can Use Jay Z’s Presence…I Mean Charity

4-Year Old Genius Anala Beevers Invited to Join MENSA

Florida Police Shoot Unarmed Man in Front of His Own House

Harry Belafonte Talks Celebrity Activism; Wants a Sit-Down w/ Beyonce and Jay Z

Don Lemon Agrees w/ Bill O’Reilly; Launches His Own Rant Against Black Youth

Congressional Black Caucus Holds Emergency Summit on Chicago Violence

Chaka Khan Joins Boycott of Florida

Ja Rule of Thumb

Jay Z Responds to Criticism from Harry Belafonte: ‘My presence is charity, just because of who I am’

Kanye West and Rhymefest Team Up for Free Music Writing Program for Chicago Youth

11-Year Old Dovonta Andrews Is Shot While Shielding 5-Year Old Friend from Bullet

Trayvon Martin’s Parents Call Juror B29 Comments ‘Devastating’

5-Year Old Demonte Reilley Saves His Mom by Calling 911

WATCH: Trailer for VH1’s ‘CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story’

Zimmerman Juror Says He ‘Got Away w/ Murder’

A New Future for the Voting Rights Act?

Black on Black Shaming: A Response to Romany Malco Sympathizers

Jay-Z Sounds Off on Zimmerman Verdict: ‘This Guy is a F—ing Mall Cop’

REPORT: Youth of Color Experience Higher Levels of Gun Violence; Report Greater Support for Increased Gun Restrictions

WATCH: Amazing Trailer for ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’

Tracy Martin Calls for Racial Profiling Amendment at Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys

Black Former Contestants Sue American Idol over Racism for $25 Million a Piece

Orlando Shaw – Man Who Fathered 22 Kids by 14 Women – In Talks for Reality Show

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is 1st Female President of Morehouse School of Medicine

STUDY: Black Students at White Colleges Fear Loss of Their Cultural Identity

New Poll Shows Very Stark Racial Divide on Zimmerman Verdict

The Nation: From the Deep South to the Midwest, a Generation Demands Justice

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