A California city has passed two ordinances aimed at clearing out the homeless population. Last week, Manteca city council members unanimously voted in favor of the legislation.Ā
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Kali Gross. By: Kali Gross Your Take: With thousands of black women missing under suspicious circumstances, the recovery of a kidnapped Philadelphia is reason for celebration, but does it take a ‘good’ black victim to deserve such attention?
The following piece is from BET. It was written byĀ Natelege Whaley. By:Ā Natelege Whaley The organizers behind the Puissance Scholarship are encouraging their peers to give back to their respective university and college endowments through memorable social gatherings and community service, while inspiring high school students in the New York area to seek higher education […]
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled (4-3) in favor that Jon Burge, a former Chicago police captain accused of overseeing the torture of hundreds of people of color, will get to keep his monthly pension of $4,000.Ā
The following piece is from The Guardian. It was written by Angela Davis. By: Angela Davis Although racist state violence has been a consistent theme in the history of people of African descent in North America, it has become especially noteworthy during the administration of the first African-American president, whose very election was widely […]
Officials at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg took back invitations extended to 14 African journalists due to fears of Ebola. The journalists were set to come to the campus for the annual Edward R. Murrow Visiting Journalists program.Ā
The Florida-based activist groupĀ Dream DefendersĀ has launched a bulletproof vest campaign for children in protest of Stand Your Ground legislation in the state. The group, which formed shortly after the death of Trayvon Martin, has taken on causes largely related to gun violence.Ā
The following piece is from MSNBC. It was written by Trymaine Lee. By: Trymaine Lee VonderritĀ MyersĀ is no Michael Brown. Myers,Ā theĀ black 18-year oldĀ shotĀ and killed byĀ aĀ St. Louis police officerĀ last week, isĀ alsoĀ no Trayvon Martin or Jordan Davis or any of theĀ others on aĀ growing list of slain unarmed black men who have invigorated a new generationās fight for racial […]
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Charles D. Ellison. By: Charles D. Ellison New polls are showing weaker-than-usual African-American support for Democratic candidates, while the GOP is gaining ground with voters of color.
The Florida man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed 17-year-old teen over a loud music dispute has been sentenced to life in prison. Michael Dunn, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting Davis in November 2012.Ā
According to an analysis by Pro Publica, black males are 21 times more likely to be shot by police than their white male counterparts. The analysis was based on 1,217 deadly police shootings from 2010 to 2012.Ā
On Monday the Supreme Court turned down all pending state appeals in the gay-marriage cases, leaving rulings in five more states that said gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in tact. The move means that gay marriage will be legal in most of the nation, and it didn’t take a […]
