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Louisiana School Psychologist Says Young Black Thugs Should Be “Put Down”

NAACP President Ben Jealous Talks Same-Sex Marriage Support: ‘I Hope This Will Be A Game-Changer’

REPORT: More Than HALF of Wrongly Accused Prisoners Are Black

George Zimmerman Didn’t Take His Ritalin

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: May 14 – 20

18 Year-Old Alan Blueford Gunned Down By Oakland Police; Family and Activists Demand JUSTICE

Geraldo Rivera: Surveillance Video Shows Trayvon Was Dressed In “Thug Attire”

Duets

Autopsy Reveals THC in Trayvon Martin’s System; Why Is This Relevant?

The Media Should Try Asking Youth About Gay Marriage

The Complexity of a Hip Hop Culture That Glorifies Violence, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Donna Summer Dead at 63

REPORT: Minorities Officially Surpass Whites in U.S. Births

Judge Grants ‘Stop and Frisk’ Lawsuit Class Action Status

Let’s Break the Silence

REPORT: Juveniles Sentenced to LIFE w/o Parole Face Racial Disparities, Harsher Punishments

The Digital Age and Social Change

FAMU’s Marching Band Suspended for Another Year

FBI May Charge George Zimmerman With Hate Crime

You’re Fired

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: May 7 – 13

A(nother) Modest Proposal

On Mother’s Day: The Would be Superhero who Fears Being an Emotionally Arrested Black Mother

Marissa Alexander Sentenced To 20 YEARS In Prison

Trayvon Martin-Inspired Shooting Range Targets Sold Online?!

How To Save Black Youth? Not Through Numbers, But Through Relationships

It’s Not Enough, But it Feels Good: A Response to Obama’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage

Why Are We Not Learning From Other Countries’ Educational Successes?

BLACKS SHOULD NOT ‘KNOW BETTER,’ AND HERE’S WHY

NYCLU Report: ‘Stop and Frisk’ Program TARGETS Black Youth

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