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Homeless Woman Sent to Prison for Sending Child to Better School Out of Her District

COLORLINES Asks Youth of Color: ‘Do Cops Make Schools Safe?’

I am from Detroit, Detroit.

Homeless Man Returns Engagement Ring; Receives $175,000 in Donations!

University System of Georgia’s African-American Male Initiative Helps Young Men Navigate College

‘Out-of-Control’ 8 Year-old Handcuffed, Jailed for Two Hours for Throwing Tantrum

NYC Ad Campaign Uses Fear and Shame to Deter Teen Pregnancy

Stolen Property | THE HARLEM SHAKE

Marco McMillian’s Family and Gay Rights Advocates Call for Hate Crime Investigation

Two Howard University Students are Suing AKA Sorority for Human Rights Violations

Why Hasn’t The Legendary Jack Johnson Been Pardoned?

REPORT: Sharp Increase in Anti-Government ‘Patriot Groups’

Oberlin College Cancels Classes for ‘Day of Solidarity’ After Multiple Incidents of Hate on Campus

George Zimmerman Will NOT Use ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense at Trial

Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and the Hypocrisy of the United States

12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

Rapper Kendrick Lamar Specifically Requested Dark-Skinned Model for New Music Video

Mississippi Turning?

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: Feb. 25 – March 3

City Treasurer Stephanie Neely Calls for Version of “Stop and Frisk” Program in Chicago

Teen Convicted of Attacking Black Youth w/ Noose Ordered to Write Essay on Lynching

STUDY: Youth Incarceration Rates Have Dropped Dramatically

A Poem For My Brother: Felonies and Jail Cells

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Obama to File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down Proposition 8

Summer M.’s Requisite Black History Month Entry

Atlanta Teen Shot 15 Times for Leaving Gang; Miraculously Survives

Congress Finally Passes Violence Against Women Act

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