httpv://youtu.be/46kbz8kFzbU Did you know a Black person was killed by the police every 28 hours? Tomorrow, October 22nd, is the 18th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. It’s clear with the recent murder of Jonathan Ferrell by the Charlotte police department and the shooting of Leon Ford Jr. by Pittsburgh police that left him […]
Earlier this year, we reported on rockstar genius Saheela Ibraheem. The 15-year-old was accepted into 13 colleges, choosing Harvard, ranking her as one of the youngest students to ever attend the University. Now, she’s continuing to set her own pace by making “The World’s 50 Smartest Teenagers” list.
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 star football player from Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy has been killed. Police discovered Demarius Reed in a hallway at the University Green apartments in Ypsilanti, Michigan this morning.Reed was a junior at Eastern Michigan University. He was also the wide receiver for the school’s football team.
At just 16 years old, Stephen R. Stafford II has accomplished more than most of the general population. He is currently earning credits toward his triple major at Morehouse College —pre-med, mathematics and computer science.
According to a recent study, people are more empathetic towards whites than blacks, especially regarding medical treatment or pain. The discovery is known as the “racial empathy gap.” It shows that people including medical personnel assume blacks feel less pain than whites.
A Ku Klux Klan chapter in Florida is protesting a community effort to change that name of Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville. Forrest was a Confederate general who helped found the hate group.
A few weeks ago, students gathered in protest of the recent changes to the University of Virginia’s AccessUVa financial aid program. Over the summer, the board voted to abolish all-grant financial aid and replace portions of that aid with federally subsidized loans.
For now, the government shutdown is over. President Obama signed a bill ending the 16 day partial shutdown of the country’s government. The bill also temporarily raises the debt ceiling.
Senate leaders have reached a deal to end the government shutdown. The deal will result in reopening the government and avoiding a potential U.S. default.
All eyes have been on Chicago’s eduction woes. With the closing of more than 50 schools, everyone has something to say about how to fix the broken system. One student-led organization wants in on the fight, but according to Students for Education Reform Illinois, the fight is the problem.
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.
