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Two Jewish brothers – Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim – stand accused of beating a black teenager while “patrolling” their Baltimore neighborhood will begin today. The story has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case.

It sounds quite odd I admit but this is a real possibility that I am very intrigued by. I recently read a story of several layers about two teenage brothers, one is Black and one is White. Their parents are Black and White and apparently, the father’s European genes carried and mixed with the mother’s […]

Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation; April 15-21. Every week, the Black Youth Project rounds up the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Check back every Monday for a new collection of headlines about young black America.

Dedicated to Lakeesha Malone and Kim Jackson This past Sunday Dr. Dre and Snoop Doog achieved an impossible: they brought Tupac Shakur back to life! Using hologram technology, the musicians have awakened a level of consciousness that many would argue died with Tupac. However, the performance at Coachella 2012 is not merely an extension of […]

According to the testimony of three officers, high ranking officials in the NYPD regularly used the n-word to address suspects, and instructed officers to treat black people like animals and ‘shoot to kill’ if necessary. How do we protect our communities from police departments that treat us like animals?

I have beef with Brittney Griner. It’s not because the Baylor University women’s basketball team she leads beat Notre Dame in the women’s NCAA Division 1 championship a couple of weeks ago, and I like an underdog–even if it is Notre Dame. It’s not because my beloved Tennessee Lady Volunteers were one of Baylor’s casualties […]

The men who went on a shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s black community will face hate crime and 1st degree murder charges. Many community members are calling for prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Watts and England.

According to the Grio, an Alabama judge has jailed a man for three days for wearing sagging pants to court. Do you agree with the judge’s actions, or was it an overreaction?

George Zimmerman has officially launched a website from which he is soliciting sympathy and donations to his legal defense fund. Do you feel bad for George Zimmerman?

Wow, Mary J. Blige! Way to attempt to throw Burger King under the proverbial bus. The only thing more laughable than your people’s move to distance you from the role you played in Burger King’s celebrity-laden rebranding effort was the actual commercial. And yes, I laughed. Hard. Hysterically. More than once. Let’s take another look: […]

Several months ago, I decided that enough was enough and I started to see a therapist. It wasn’t that the stress was new. I have seen stress in my life but I have always found a way to cope, but not this time. Whether it was the ever-growing to-do list at work, the growing intensity […]

After much speculation over a grainy police video released last week – showing a seemingly scratch-less George Zimmerman arriving at the Sanford Police Station – an enhanced video has been released today, showing injuries on Zimmerman’s head.