The daughter of Sherry West, the Georgia mother whose 13 month-old was killed, says her mother may have pulled the trigger. She says he night her little brother was killed, West was already asking her about collecting life insurance money.
Online anti-violence movement The 500 Campaign has received support from an unlikely source, controversial rapper Chief Keef, sparking criticism from social media users. Does Keef’s involvement help or hurt a movement calling for peace in Chicago?
Towson University’s racist “White Student Union”has announced they’ll begin patrolling their campus to combat an alleged “black crime wave” on Towson’s campus. Something tells us this is not going to end well.
A song recently surfaced containing lyrics by Rick Ross that describe and make light of rape. In response to such reprehensible lyrics, a campaign has been launched asking that you upload a video letting Rick Ross know that rape lyrics will NOT be tolerated.
SWAT teams in Brunswick, Georgia are searching door-to-door for two boys – 10 and 15 years-old – accused of killing a 13 month-old baby, and wounding his mother.
As expected, Chicago Public Schools announced the closing of an incredible number of schools; 54 to be exact. These closures disproportionately impact black and brown students, and many parents and community members are OUTRAGED.
Two NYPD whistleblowers have testified that abuse of the Stop and Frisk program was propelled by a quota system, in which officers were pressured to make a certain amount of stops per month. They;ve since been harrassed and labeled as ‘rats’ by fellow officers.
Hoping to get some laughs at a recent St. Paddy’s Day breakfast, Massachusetts sheriff Joseph McDOnald told a joke about Abraham Lincoln visiting Obama in his dreams and urging him to go to the theater. Not funny at all. Should he apologize?
The NYPD officers accused of killing 16 year-old Kimani Gray have been sued numerous times for civil rights violations. Mourad and Cordova are not alone however; civil rights claims against the NYPD are reportedly on the rise.
On Wednesday, the mother of slain 16 year-old Kimani Gray spoke out for the first time since the tragic shooting of her son: “He was slaughtered,” Gray told a room filled with reporters, the AP reports. “And I want to know why.”
Hundreds gathered in Brooklyn for a second night of protests over the killing fo 16 year-old Kimani Gray by the NYPD. Protesters chanted “NYPD / KKK / How many kids will you kill today.”
About 200 people participated in a vigil honoring the life of Jonylah Watkins, the six-month-old baby who was shot five times during an attack against her father. Her family is adamant about seeing that her killer is brought to justice.
