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racially-charged incident of hazing at a high school in Wynne, Arkansas has an entire community up in arms. An African American students was hazed by his white teammates on a junior varsity football team. They made the young man wear a noose around his neck.

According to a recent report, black youth between the ages of 12 and 20 are exposed to far more alcohol advertising than their peers. And while prior studies suggest that black youth drink less than their peers, African Americans tend to suffer greater, harsher consequences for alcohol consumption.

A recent study suggests that African Americans are more likely to be sent to prison than whites, and that this gap is more pronounced among some judges. The results show that judges are not colorblind.

At a campaign stop in Virginia yesterday, Joe Biden told a crowd (that including hundreds of African Americans) that Mitt Romney’s positions regarding Wall Street would put them “back in chains.” Romney’s people are outraged. What do you think?

A new University of Delaware study has found that those who are in support of voter ID laws also tend to “harbor negative sentiments towards African Americans.” Apparently, this is ESPECIALLY true amongst liberals. Surprised?

17 tear-old Lia Neal has become only the second African American woman to make the U.S. Olympic Swim Team. Our swim team is now more diverse than ever before. Congrats to our Black swimmers!

Today is National HIV Testing Day, and the CDC is encouraging those between the ages of 13 – 64 to get tested. African Americans are the demographic most affected by HIV. Knowing your status is crucial to your health and others. Now is as perfect a time as any.

The New York Times recently spoke with Tyquan Brehon, a young, African American resident of Brooklyn who has been stopped over 60 times under the NYPD’s oppressive “Stop and Frisk” program.

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous says he hopes the organization’s announcement of support for same-sex marriage will inspire hesitant African Americans to rethink their opinions on the issue. Do you think they’re resolution will impact support for the issue within the Black community?

A group of party-goers atop a frat house at Cornell University hurled beer cans and empty bottles of alcohol at a group of African American students, while taunting them with references to Trayvon Martin.

According to a recent study, Tobacco advertising targets California’s low-income and African American youth. Advertisements marketing menthol cigarettes had greater visibility at retailers near black high schools. Why do you think they’re specifically targeting our youth?

George Zimmerman was released from jail last night on $150,000 bond. Zimmerman only had to put up 10 percent of that amount; thus it cost him $15,000 to get himself bailed out of jail while awaiting trial for the murder of an unarmed African American teenager.