Ladies and gentlemen, Kanye has struck again. During his tour, rapper Kanye West performed his Grammy award-winning track, “Jesus Walks.” Get this, he actually brought Jesus on stage, or an impersonator at least.
A 9-year-old boy was removed from his family after his father pleaded for help with the boy on national television. Minnesota District Judge Joseph Klein declared the boy a “child in need of protection or services” He also ordered therapy for the boy and his parents while officials determine what kind of help the boy needs.
The Supreme Court is currently evaluating the University of Michigan’s current ban on affirmative action, and most of the justices appear to agree that it should be upheld. Several of them expressed doubts that the constitutional amendment violates minorities’ equal protection rights.
When news broke that 24-year-old former FAMU student Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police last month, the subject of police brutality was once again pushed into national spotlight. Now police departments across the country are criticizing those charges.
This is an introduction to a series of ongoing posts featuring youth voices and images from Graduation, a multimedia project about Chicago youth violence.
By Kai M. Green, BYP100 California Originally posted on theSwagspot. Dear Marissa, Triggers. Triggers. You pulled the trigger to save your own life. You fired shots up to the heavens and the ground you stood upon wouldn’t hold you. The court, these laws unable to recognize you and the justice you do deserve. But […]
A image of Marlon Brown, just seconds before he was run over and killed by a Florida Police Officer Marlon Brown committed the shocking crime of not wearing his seat belt, and his sentence was death, when he was run over by police officer James Harris. What’s not shocking is that Officer Harris, although […]
In August, Attorney General Eric Holder set in motion a lawsuit to stop a voter identification law in Texas. The law, if put into effect, would require registered voters to provide identification in order to vote. This is particularly problematic for elderly and people of color.
Yesterday tragedy struck America once again when 34-year-old Navy Contractor Aaron Alexis entered a Washington, D.C. Navy Yard Monday morning. Armed with an AR-15 military-style assault rifle, a double-barreled shotgun and a handgun, Alexis killed 12 people before being gunned down by police.
After much speculation, actress Raven-Symoné is seen with rumored girlfriend AzMarie Livingston. Just a few weeks ago, Symoné tweeted that she could “finally get married” after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, leading many to conclude that Symoné had finally decided to clarify rumors about her sexual orientation. Well, don’t these […]
Florida lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly against holding a special session to strike down the “Stand Your Ground” law. 108 legislators voted against the session; only 47 voted for it.
President Obama is slated to speak at the upcoming ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
