38 Search results for "hadiya"

According to the NBC Chicago, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will attend Hadiya Pendleton’s funeral. He will reportedly speak at her funeral as well. The funeral will be held at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church, at 5121 State Street in Chicago at 9am.

We are compelled to wonder if Hadiya’s death might have been prevented if she and her fellow classmates had been allowed to stay inside the school after the final bell. How can we help school’s protect students?

A group of CPS students gathered in honor of Hadiya Pendleton yesterday, and to draw attention to the gun violence many of them said threatens their own lives.

Chicago Police are now offering a $40,000 reward for information pertaining to the shooting death of 15 year-old Hadiya Pendleton. Originally $11,000, the department was able to up the dollar amount after a flood of donations from the public.

A 2008 anti-gang PSA has surfaced featuring Hadiya Pendleton when she was in the 6th grade. It’s a haunting, heartbreaking video.

The 15-year-old King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton was gunned down yesterday in a park near the school. Just a week ago, Pendelton had traveled to Washington DC and performed at President Obama’s inauguration with her school’s drill team.

April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This essay contains brief descriptions […]

Nine mothers whose black children were murdered by police took the stage at the Democratic National Convention last night to endorse Hillary Clinton for President of the United States. For me, seeing these mothers on the stage elicited joy, as black women are lifted up on behalf of their children killed by the state. But […]

BYP 100’s FM Supreme a.k.a. Jessica Disu has been labeled a “Remarkable Woman” by the Chicago Tribune. The 25-year-old Chicago-born activist and hip-hop performer will spend Mother’s Day with other activists leading a march from the DuSable Museum of African American History through the city’s South Side. 

The following post was written by guest contributor Byron Smith. It is addressed to President Barack Obama, and was written after the President granted Chris Matthews an interview on the campus of American University in December.  By: Byron Smith   Dear Mr. President:   Last week I repeatedly watched the interview you granted to Chris […]

By Maurice Green   Though a trivial YouTube superstar, for the purpose of this discussion, Antoine Dodson provided some insightful advice when he said, “HIDE YO KIDS!” Why? The police have invaded our schools.

Middle school student Mercedes Austin recently penned a passionate editorial on the gun violence crisis in her hometown of Chicago: “Here in the Englewood area, it feels like we’re in a WORLD WAR.”