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We’ve been following the Miami Dolphins’ bullying case starring a dude whose real name is actually Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin here on the BYP, because sports–and sports stories–are never entirely about sports. I’m repeating myself and others when I say that sports is a microcosm of the culture, and this issue is no exception. […]

Suspended Miami Dolphins player Richie Incognito says that his actions against former teammate Jonathan Martin “were coming from a place of love.” Martin walked away from the NFL team amid charges of being bullied by Incognito.

When it comes to black men, their presence on college campuses isn’t felt as strong as it needs to be. University of California, Los Angeles, has more NCAA championships than black male freshmen.

Passing for black? It happens. Dave Wilson was elected the the Community College Board of Trustees in Houston after giving off the impression that he was black. Wilson beat Bruce Austin, who is black, in a tight race.

In the most recent report regarding the mysterious death of Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson, the coroner blasted the handling of the initial investigation. 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead inside a rolled up gym mat at his high school in January.

The Resident Association of Greater Englewood passed out fliers to customers frequenting K & D Fuel on 6700 S. Ashland. Why? Because of the station’s “disrespectful” signage.

Log into Twitter. See the same partial nude photo of a young woman on the timeline. Who is she? Why is this on my timeline? Who did she “curve”? Does she know that she’s been EXPOSED? 

The father of a 3-year-old boy killed in a Louisiana, Mo., fire is recovering after police tasered him for trying to save his stepson. Riley Miller died on Thursday after his family’s home caught on fire.

Many African Americans maintain the strong belief that ethnic names can have damaging affects on their lives.19-year-old Keisha Austin felt that her birthname led to countless instances of bullying. So she changed it.

The police department in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed says that it will not formally prevent neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying weapons. The Sanford Police Department recommends that the volunteers not carry weapons, but does not wish to infringe on a person’s constitutional right to bear arms.

The long-held belief that black women are starved creatures who continue to be overlooked when it comes to love is sickening. It doesn’t matter if they are successful or average, pretty or standard, the idea that women are just sitting around waiting to be selected by a man who has his pick of the litter […]

Why is Kanye West off fighting paparazzi when you need him? In Don Lemon’s latest radio commentary, he somewhat defended New York City’s “Stop-and-frisk” policy by asking “Would you rather be politically correct of safe and alive?”