Yesterday we broke news of 19-year-old Trayon Christian’s arrest for shopping while black at an NYC Barney’s. Turns out that he isn’t the only young black person who has been discriminated against at the store. Kayla Phillips, 21, told the Daily News that four plainclothes cops accused her of credit card fraud.
A Brooklyn man is suing the NYPD after he was falsely arrested. Love Olatunjiojo was walking down the street with two of his friends when three police officers cuffed them for drug possession. The officers charged the men with possession of a controlled substance believed to be methamphetamine, a mistake that could cost the department.
Police are investigating a potential rape after a video surfaced on the popular social media site Vine. A user by the name of “Jonathan Jno” posted a Vine video of what appears to be a barely conscious woman getting sexually assaulted in a park on Chicago’s South Side.
A staff member is dead and two students are injured after a 13-year-old boy opened fired at Sparks Middle School this afternoon. The student/suspect was also killed.The motive for the shooting still remains unknown.
At just 16 years old, Stephen R. Stafford II has accomplished more than most of the general population. He is currently earning credits toward his triple major at Morehouse College —pre-med, mathematics and computer science.
A 9-year-old boy was removed from his family after his father pleaded for help with the boy on national television. Minnesota District Judge Joseph Klein declared the boy a “child in need of protection or services” He also ordered therapy for the boy and his parents while officials determine what kind of help the boy needs.
During an interview on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” CNN Anchor Don Lemon wasted no time voicing his opinion on Adrian Peterson’s parenting skills. The NFL running back lost his 2-year-old son after he was tragically beaten by his mother’s boyfriend.
Davion Navar Henry Only is 15 years old. While most teens his age desire the next “it” item, he just wants a family. So on Sunday, his case worker drove him to a local church in St. Petersburg in hopes of finding him one.
Saturday Night Live, the longest running network show in the country, recently announced new members of its cast. Shockingly, (not really), there are no black women cast members. This marks the sixth year since a black woman has been on the show.
A California mom is upset after her son came home from school with a sticker on his shirt. Kim Segaline noticed the “Lunch money please” sticker on her 7-year-old son last week. Preston, a student at Bonsall West Elementary, told her the lunch lady put it on him for her to see.
When news broke that 24-year-old former FAMU student Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police last month, the subject of police brutality was once again pushed into national spotlight. Now police departments across the country are criticizing those charges.
For National Coming Out Day, The Black Youth Project will feature stories submitted from viewers. This is African Boi’s account of his initial experiences of acceptance.
