Ā 25-year-old Abie Kyle Ikhinmwin is a criminal justice student at the University of Texas at San Antonio. As she was standing near a bus stop along Highway 281, she began taking pictures of a police speed trap. Her actions landed her in the back of a squad car.Ā
In November, some members of UCLA’s Law School started wearing T-shirts in support of UCLA law professor Richard Sander.Ā Sander’s scholarship was described as racially divisive, and some argued that the shirts were insensitive to black students.Ā Now after the Team Sander t-shirt controversy, black students at UCLA Law School have organized an awareness campaign in […]
By: Kai M. Green Black History month is intimately connected to the lives and stories of everyday Black people.Ā The goal of Black History month is to validate the knowledges and stories of Black people,Ā stories which are often erased and/or invalidated by Eurocentric accounts of history. It was aĀ month to reeducate the country and the world […]
Pharrell has a new album on the way and he’s up for an Oscar. Things are going good for the musician/ producer. But he’s finding himself in a heap of trouble regarding the artwork for his upcoming album “G I R L.” The cover features Pharrell and three women dressed in bathrobes staring at the […]
President Obama will formally launch a new initiative to provide greater opportunities for young men of color in the country. The “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative is meant to address the racial economic disparities faced by black and Latino males.Ā
Police in Texas are defending a drunk driving arrest of a man whose Breathalyzer and blood test showed zero evidence of intoxication. Larry Davis was arrested Jan. 13, 2013 by Austin police after running a stop sign.Ā
According to a report released by the Chicago Public Schools, privately run charter schools expel students at higher rates than other institutions of learning in the district. The data revealed that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, compared to 182 kids expelled out of district-run schools. Charter schools […]
Something interesting happened on an episode of Jeopardy week before last. For its “College Jeopardy” panel, the category of “African-American History” was added to the board. While the contestants blew threw all five of the other categories including “Weather Verbs” and “Kiwi Fauna,” not one went for the sixth which was you guessed it, “African-American […]
Yesterday Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, banning the practice of same-sex acts and relationships. The act is punishable by up to life in prison. If that isn’t drastic enough,Ā Red PepperĀ newspaper has published the identities of what it describes as the country’s “200 Top Homos.”
TheĀ USPSĀ announced more names in itsĀ “celebrity line” of postage stamps. The USPS will release stamps featuring several notable people, including NBA starĀ Wilt Chamberlain, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, and Michael Jackson.
Walmart wants to boost black achievement. That’s why the corporation has donated $1.75 million in grants from its foundation to three black nonprofit organizations:Ā National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),Ā National Urban League (NUL)Ā andĀ United Negro College Fund (UNCF).Ā
A New Jersey man is free after a dash cam video showing him being abused by police officers was released. Several charges were dropped against Marcus Jeter, 30, including eluding police and assault and two Bloomfield police officers have been indicted for falsifying reports. One of them has been charged with assault.
