24 Search results for "lockdown"

Gunman In UCLA Shooting Identified as Victim’s Former Student
UCLA’s campus was put on lockdown this past Wednesday as reports of a shooter on campus began to spread following three gunshots. Two hours later, Police Chief Charlie Beck declared the University safe after finding both the victim and suspected shooter in the school engineering office. Reports now confirm that the victim was UCLA mechanical engineering […]
The Purge
By: Tiara Phalon “If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do?
BREAKING: injuries reported in high school shooting
Police responded shortly after 8 a.m. to a report of shots fired at an Oregon high school. A police official did say that there were some injuries, but no official number has been released.
Despite safety emphasis, no real reduction in school shootings in country
Despite increased efforts to secure schools in the country, the number of school shootings have virtually remained unchanged. An analysis conducted by the Associated Press found that at least 11 school shootings have occurred this academic school year alone. Those numbers are separate from other cases of gun violence.
BREAKING: Shooting at South Carolina State University, at least 1 injured
There has been a shooting at South Carolina State University, a historically black university located in Orangeburg, SC. At least one person has been injured.
BREAKING: Gunman on Yale campus, university on lock down
Yale University has confirmed that there is a person with a gun on campus. As a result, university officials have issued a school-wide lockdown.
2 soldiers shot at Tennessee naval base
A gunman who opened fire at a Millington, Tn. naval base is in custody after shooting the entrance of the armory Thursday. Two soldiers were wounded before the gunman was subdued and disarmed. The two guardmen are being treated for non-life threatening wounds and are expected to be released soon.
Uni-ball Releases Racist Ad Mocking Black Men in Prison
Uni Ball’s latest ad is among the most racist ever, featuring a black male prison inmate reading a letter from one of his “homies”: “What up, homie. It’s wack that 5-0 bust you shifting bricks of da funky buddha. And I ain’t just spitting, yo. Everyday we be respecting wit a 40 on da floor for our peeps in lockdown.” Seriously.
Overnight Shootouts and Car Chases Leaves 1 Bombing Suspect Dead; The Other Still at Large
The entire city of Boston is on lockdown and both an MIT police officer and one of the Boston bombing suspects are dead after a horrific night of shootouts, explosions, and high speed car chases. The suspects were reportedly brothers; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is still at large. The craziness began last night after a robbery […]
Brooklyn HS Makes 634 Students Use ONE TOILET!
After repeated disciplinary issues in the school’s restrooms, 634 students at a Brooklyn, NY high school were forced to use ONE TOILET for six months! You think they’d have done that to 634 white students? Sound off below!
Zero Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline
Zero Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline New America Media (Interview) Jacob Simas | May 05, 2011 Schools across the nation are increasingly adopting punitive measures as a way to control and deter violence and other disruptive behaviors. These “zero tolerance” policies can encompass anything from metal detectors to increased police presence on school campuses […]
Georgia Prison Strike & Why We Need Our Own Media

Did you know one of the largest prison protests in US history took place last week? If you said no that’s not surprising considering it was not covered by corporate funded mainstream media. The word got out through conscious bloggers like Davey D, effective uses of social media like Twitter and Facebook and by the hard work and efforts of some a the few independent and unafraid media outlets we have left.

According to the Final Call Newspaper (the last standing black owned weekly international newspaper),

“Fed up with bad food, unjust treatment, poor education and inadequate health care, thousands of inmates in Georgia’s prison system staged “Lockdown for Liberty,” a peaceful protest on Dec. 9, according to activists”