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22 year-old Michael Lembhard Killed by Police; Gov. Cuomo Denies Request for Special Prosecutor

TRAYVON UPDATE: Enhanced Video Shows Zimmerman’s Injures; Experts Say 911 Screams Aren’t Zimmerman

Why I Refuse to Feel Sorry for George Zimmerman

Black Youth in the News: March 26 – April 1

Detroit High School Students Stage Walk Out: 50 Suspended For Demanding A Quality Education

The Second to Last Day of Women’s Her-Story Month: Honoring Leymah Gbowee

The Arc of History: Why We Should Remain Hopeful in the midst of Trayvon’s Death

Racists Hack Trayvon Martin’s Email and Social Media Accounts; Find Nothing Relevant…

Remember, Remember More Than Just the 5th of December….Boyd, Martin, Bell, Diallo, Hampton, and Thousands of Forgotten Black Youth Killed by the Police

The Black Matriarchal System: A Common Culprit in the Black Community

Shooting Death of Wisc. Youth Draws Comparisons to Trayvon Martin

Community Holds Rally for Rekia Boyd; 22 yr-old Woman Killed by Off-Duty Police Officer

On Lynching and Prejudice

TRAYVON UPDATE: Lead Investigator Wanted Manslaughter Charges; Trayvon Attacked Zimmerman?

Unity in Trayvon’s Wake

REPORT: Gun Homicide is the Leading Cause Of Death Among Black Teens

Bull Sh#t Youth

22 year-old Rekia Boyd Killed by Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer; Cellphone Mistaken For Handgun?

“A Song For Trayvon”, Live from Brooklyn, NY

UPDATE: Unarmed Atlanta Teen Shot; Private Security Guards Arrested For Impersonating Cops

Trayvon Martin’s School Suspension Details Leaked To Media

Black Youth in the News: March 19-25

For My Players in the(ir) Hood(ies)

Geraldo Rivera’s Idiotic Rant: ‘Trayvon’s Hoodie Is As Responsible for His Death as George Zimmerman’

“If We Must Die”

Trayvon Update: Sanford Police Chief Steps Down ‘Temporarily;’ Zimmerman Kicked Out Of College

The Voices of Those Who Are In Subcultures

LGBT Tolerance in the Black Community: Have We Turned our Backs?

Deryl Dedmon Gets Life Sentence For Hate Crime Murder

Union Square rally exposes public tensions with police

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