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“A Riot is the Language of the Unheard”, Anaheim & the Future of Police/Community Relations
The above quote is from Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King. Even though Dr. King was a advocate of non violence, he understood the desperation of people that have been continually denied justice. Sadly, the recent events in Anaheim, CA are just a replay of the failed state of […]
Gunman Opens Fire at Midnight Showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”: 12 Dead, 50 Wounded
A gunmen wearing a gas mask opened fired on a packed theater of moviegoers at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 50 people. The gunmen first set off some type of gas before opening fire on the crowd. He wore a bulletproof vest, and was carrying […]
REPORT: President Obama Will Scale Back War on Drugs in 2nd Term
According to reports, President Obama plans to scale back America’s decades-long and highly controversial War on Drugs in his second term. Do you think the War on Drugs should be scaled back?
Judge: George Zimmerman’s Statements to Police Must be Released
Yesterday, Judge Kenneth Lester ordered that Zimmerman’s statements to police be released within two weeks. Now, the public will soon know what George Zimmerman said to police after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin.
Another Unarmed Black Youth Shot & Killed. Darius Simmons was Only 13 Years Old *UPDATED*
Patricia Larry holds a photograph of her son, Darius Simmons, 13 (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde) Just a few short months ago Hip-Hop journalist Davey D blogged about the 29 Black people that had been killed by police or those claiming to be security since 2012, 16 after the murder of Trayvon Martin. This was before police […]
The Right of the People to Peaceably Assemble
Right hands on holsters at thickish cop hips. Left ones raising splinters with palm sweat on their wooden beating poles. Shaking in their bullet proof spacesuits, bitter and shaking in their “I-think-they’ll-b-safe” suits, they are over armed, ready for attack against the mob equipped with a radical thirst.
George Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin’s Last Words Were “Okay, You Got It”
Daily Beast reporter Aram Roston spent some time in Sanford, Florida recently, and learned new details regarding George Zimmerman’s account of what happened on the night of Trayvon Martin’s death. Do you believe him? Does he deserve to be convicted?
George Zimmerman, Neighborhood Watch Captain Who Killed Trayvon Martin, Has VIOLENT History
According to the Huffington Post, the family of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin were lied to by police regarding the violent past of 28 year-old neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Martin last month “in self-defense,” after calling 911 to report the young man as “suspicious.”
REPORT: Black Students Face Harsher Discipline In Schools
According to a new report from the Department of Education, Black students face harsher discipline in schools, as well as a variety of other serious disparities. Our Education system is ANYTHING BUT EQUAL. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Alabama's Hate Bill Drags the State Back to it's Ugly Past.
Che “Rhymefest” Smith and Jasiri X outside 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham (Photo by Paradise Gray) State Senator Scott Beason, one of the principle architects of Alabama’s anti-immigration bill HB56, is a racist. That’s not just my opinion, that’s what he was called by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson. Beason was a key witness […]
What do we Owe our Leaders?
Earlier this week, New Black Panther Party leader Quanell X found himself in the media once again. Quanell X has had a very interesting relationship with the media and law enforcement. He is also a very polarizing figure with actions spanning the spectrum from getting a killer to admit his crimes, to blaming an eleven […]
There is no such thing as a "Hispanic Political Agenda"
Campaign season is in full swing and politicians are courting voters harder than R. Kelly at a middle school dance. Sorry, maybe that wasn’t the best comparison. Both Republicans and Democrats are doggedly vying to woo an important voting bloc- Latinos. The Census Bureau—in its first nationwide demographic tally from the 2010 headcount—said Thursday the […]