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Gabrielle Calhoun Beaten Unconscious by Police

Rand Paul Staffer Expressed Support for Lincoln’s Assassin; Bemoaned Diversity

WATCH: Live Stream of George Zimmerman Trial

Operation Save Our Sons Launches from Jacksonville, FL

Illinois Passes Concealed-Carry Law

Moving Beyond November Together

New Program Allows Public to Send Chicago Police Crime Tips Via Text and Twitter

Rhymes and Reasons Interviews Eve Ewing About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed Her Life

Summer Surge in Gun Violence Forces Chicago Hospital to Hold Blood Drive

Compton, CA Elects Aja Brown; Youngest Mayor in City’s History

Offensive “Angry Trayvon” App Sparks Outrage

Why Fruitvale Station is a Game Changer for Young Black Men

16-Year Old Wondagurl Produced a Track on Jay-Z’s New Album

At Least 73 People Shot in Chicago Over 4th of July Weekend

Doing For Each Other What America Won’t Do For Us

Cornel West Talks DOMA and Voting Rights; Says Blacks are Being “Pushed to the Back of the Bus”

Howard Univ. Deans Say Fiscal Mismanagement Has Put School Reputation and Future in Danger

Apply for the YOU Belong: LGBTQA Youth Sports and Leadership Initiative!

Al Sharpton to Move to Chicago to Address Gun Violence

LeVar Burton Explains How He Avoids Being Shot by the Police

Autistic Student Allegedly Disciplined w/ Broomstick

Lupe Fiasco to Chicago Grads: “You have graduated from one of the most terrible, substandard school systems in the entire world”

Kerry Washington is First Black Women to Cover Vanity Fair in a Very Long Time

WATCH: 15-Year Old Aviwe Mtongana Raps for Pres. Obama

Black People Can Handle It: Empathy and Educational Inequity

George Zimmerman IS a Creepy Ass Cracker [VIDEO]

17-Year Old Cellist Angelique Montes Chosen for National Youth Orchestra

STUDY: People Generally Lack Empathy for Black Pain

What Will Be the Impact of Rachel Jeantel’s Testimony?

Offensive Photo of Zimmerman Attorney Goes Viral

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