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Rising basketball star beat to death, teen charged with manslaughter
A star basketball player at Dallas’ Wilmer Hutchins High School was beat to death. Troy Causey was killed during what police say a fight that started over a video game. A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Jonathan Tramaine Turner for manslaughter in connection to the beating.
Say no to the school-to-prison pipeline
The following post originally appeared on Anthropology News. It was written by Lance Arney and Marilyn Williams. Its original title is, “Demanding Zero Tolerance for Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline.” By: Lance Arney and Marilyn Williams Fifty years after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights offices of the US Department of Education (DOE) […]
Google to offer women and people of color free coding lessons
Ever since Google unveiled its numbers in terms of diversity regarding its work staff, the company has been making an effort to fix the lack of women and people of color in its offices. Just 17% of Google employees are women, but a new initiative is seeking to change that.
Supreme Court grants companies right to deny birth control to employees
The Supreme Court has ruled that family owned companies can opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions that allow female employees no-cost prescription contraception in most health insurance if they have religious objections.
Video: ASU professor thrown to ground by cops for jaywalking
Audio of an Arizona State University professor being arrested by campus police was recently released. Dr. Ersula Ore was crossing the street when police officers stopped her for jaywalking.
‘Designing Women’ actor Meshach Taylor dead at 67
Actor Meshach Taylor died over the weekend. He was 67 years old. Taylor, who is best known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the TV sitcom Designing Women, had been suffering from cancer.
From foster care to full scholarship: the story of Tyree Grant
18-year-old Tyree Grant knows about pain and suffering. But despite the teens troubled past, he managed to come out on top. In fact, the Bronx teen got a full ride to Dickinson College where he will attend in the fall.
National HIV Testing Day: 3 of the riskiest ways to catch HIV
Today is National HIV Testing Day. We cannot stress enough the importance of knowing your status. HIV prevention and transmission is critical, especially within the African-American community. Here are 3 of the riskiest ways to contract HIV as published on Rolling Out.
Anthony Brown slated to become Maryland’s first black governor
Maryland has never had a black governor, but that all could change if Anthony Brown wins the election. Brown, who serves at Lt. Gov., won the gubernatorial Democratic primary.
Father who overpaid child support reports to prison
After failed attempts to reverse a judge’s decision to sentence him to prison, a father who overpaid in child support turned himself in to go to jail. 43-year-old Clifford Hall does not owe any back child support. He’s been paid in full after his employer found a clerical error that prevented his payments from being […]
D.C. twins graduate at the top of their class
A pair of Washington, D.C. twins will graduate at the top of their class this week. Mickay and Rickay Thompson, who is also a mom, will share the stage as valedictorian and salutatorian of H.D. Woodson High School.
White district sends black youth back to failing schools
Hundreds of mostly poor students of color will be sent back to their home districts next school year. The students used controversial Missouri law to transfer out of the failing schools, to enter better schools in predominately white neighborhoods.