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The following post originally appears on Call and Post. It was written by Kush Azrael.  By: Kush Azrael When White on White crime takes place it’s never talked about the way it is when Blacks commit crimes.

    Julie Atwood was standing at her son’s casket when the phone rang. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, the place where her son’s funeral was to be held the following day, was on the other line. What they told her was shocking.

  When Fenger High School Principal Liz Dozier found out that another of her former students was shot and wounded, she quickly spread the news in a tweet that made headlines. “Fenger grad featured on CNN’s “Chicagoland” TV show shot,” the papers reported. 

The first Ebola victim to be brought the the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit at one of the nation’s top hospitals on Saturday. Doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won’t escape. 

This is an essay in response to Joël Barraquiel Tan’s piece Homothugdragsterism in which he describes the lives of “Homothugs.” It is sad and disheartening that we live in a world where in order to gain acceptance, one must put on a façade. Behind these imagined posteriors lies caged butterflies that are imprisoned by their own […]

  In today’s Hip-Hop landscape the more “different” you are the more “unique” you appear to be. The presence of quarter million dollar cars and “exotic” woman are pretty much standard fare in music videos, but to what degree is this formula for visual performances a deeper psychosis?

The following post was written by Roger Madison. It originally appears on Black Star Journal, under the title of , “Let’s Close the Achievement Gap: No More Excuses.” By: Roger Madison I am tired of listening to excuses. I am quite frankly puzzled by the growing achievement gaps in testing results that we read about […]

  Artist Paul “PR” Robinson’s aim is to create awareness and speak on issues that affect the urban community in a creative, relevant way. His new track, “Catch Em,” speaks to the younger generation that frequent clubs and bars. The song promotes responsible fun and mutual respect.  

A Feed a Child television ad has sparked national outrage for its portrayal of a small black child as a dog. The Cape Town advertisement depicts a boy being given treats by a glamorous white woman in her lavish home. 

The following post originally appeared on VICE, and was written by Dave Schilling. It’s original title is, “Stop Using Black People As Props for Viral Videos.” By: Dave Schilling Welcome to a special “hood pranks” edition of This Week in Racism. I’ll be ranking s**tty internet videos on a scale of one to RACIST, with […]

This post originally appeared on The Daily Mail under the title of “Kidnapped by Islamist militants two months ago…the haunting faces of Nigerian schoolgirls hostages the world has forgotten.” It was written by Gordon Brown, United Nation Special Envoy for Global Education.  By: Gordon Brown These are the names and faces of some of the more […]

Nigeria closed its investigation into the abduction of more than 200 girls by militants on Friday. At least 276 girls were kidnapped on April 14 from a school in northern Nigeria. 57 girls had escaped.