Critics of the New York City Police Department’s “Stop and Frisk” policy can celebrate a small victory this morning. A federal judge has declared part of the tactic unconstitutional. Here’s hoping that subsequent judgments compel a thorough dismantling of the policy.
An Alabama teenager has been accused of plotting an attack on his high school, specifically targeting African American classmates. His plan reportedly involved firearms and the use of homemade explosives.
We can discuss the etymology of ‘ratchet’ all we want, but long story short, it is one of the few words in the English language that can equally serve as an adjective (“That club is pretty ratchet.”), verb (“We need play some Fat Trel so we can ratchet it up in here.”), and noun (“This […]
The persistently high unemployment rates for youth and people of color remain sky high, and they must be addressed specifically and aggressively. What do you think needs to be done?
Condom dispensers have been placed in Philly schools with high rates of sexually transmitted infections. Is this a good idea?WIll it curb STD infenction rates amongst students?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fa6TZc8kI Lately, I’ve been greatly concerned with the misconceptions and myths that continue to be perpetuated about youth in our society. For Black youth in particular, we are often subjected to ahistorical misconceptions that revolve around notions of youth apathy. We often get projected as rebellious ciphers that are for some reason less respectful, less […]
A new study claims that many African-American women don’t exercise due to concerns about maintaining their hairstyles. Think this study is legit? Do you exercise?
Activists in Brazil have launched a campaign to impeach the governor of Sao Paulo amid allegations of a campaign of police violence that specifically targets black youth.
Megan Piphus, an upperclassman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She’s using music, ventriloquism, and puppetry, to inspire youth to dream big and in color!
In the wake of the terrible massacre in Newtown, Conneticut, Democrats (and many Republicans) are pushing for the return of an assault weapons ban. Would such a ban go far enough?
At just 18 years-old, Polite Stewart has already earned a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Southern University. Congrats to this talented young man! He’s just getting started!
I had planned on using this morning’s post to conclude my silly holiday special. Since I took time last week to make a mixtape of rappers covering Christmas songs, I figured I’d spend this morning telling you all about this new, mythical black Christmas figure I had invented. Since Kwanzaa is insufficient and the idea […]
