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As the summer surge of gun violence continues in Chicago, the South Side’s St. Bernard Hospital is asking Chicagoans to donate blood. Crowded emergency rooms are making it harder and harder to treat patients; they say blood donations are desperately needed.

At least 73 people were shot over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago.11 were killed, and at least 62 people wounded between Thursday and Sunday night.

This week the Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. To be clear: Do I think this decision will help black youth directly? No. Am I happy as hell that  blatant and intentional bigotry rooted in homophobia, sexism, and religious radicalism is finally legally recognized as wrong in my country? Hell Yes. This is not […]

Appearing on the Today Show this morning (after no-showing last Friday), Deen broke down while defending herself against accusations of racism. Deen maintains that she is absolutely NOT a racist.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, this past weekend was the most violent of the year in Chicago. At least 41 people were injured – 7 killed – in shootings across the city between Friday and Sunday night.

Alicia Keys has announced that her concert in Tel Aviv will go on as planned, despite objections from Alice Walker and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters: “Music is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show.”

11 year-old Tayloni Mazyck has been left paralyzed after being struck by a stray bullet. Surgery on Saturday saved her life, but doctors fear she may never walk again.

A 15 year-old girl sitting on her boyfriend’s front porch is among the 29 people shot over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. Police say her boyfriend was the intended target. Overall, 6 people were killed over the weekend.

Reactions to Kanye’s new track “New Slaves” has been mixed. But what is undeniable is the song’s discussion of the prison-industrial complex; as it lays plain the impact of institutional racism and private prisons on communities of color.

An online campaign has been launched to raise money for a group of Detroit students so they can celebrate prom with their classmates. The 25 charter school students simply cannot afford clothing to attend the event. So several adults launched the campaign on Indiegogo. So far they’ve raised $628, towards a goal of $2,000. The deadline for […]

Apparently Lil Wayne’s “apology” letter didn’t impress Emmett Till’s family… or PepsiCo. The rapper has been dropped as spokesperson for the company’s Mountain Dew line.

Gun violence in Chicago left 3 dead and 13 wounded over the weekend. As the summer approaches, the violence will likely increase. We must find a way to stem the tide of violence in Chicago.