7 year-old Wilson Reyes was accused of stealing $5 from a classmate, and a scuffle ensued. Instead of being sent to the principal’s office, the NYPD took him to a police station, handcuffed Reyes to a wall, and interrogated him for hours.
The NAACP has come out against NYC’s restrictions on sugary drinks. And their close financial ties to the beverage industry have many calling into question their commitment to the needs of the community. Is the NAACP looking out for the community here, or their own bottom line?
Last month’s presidential election cost more than $2B. That’s right, $2B! With a still tepid economy, an unemployment rate of over 7%, and talks about a fiscal cliff, will real campaign reform please stand up?
In the wake of Barack Obama’s reelection, an incredible amount of petitions from a variety of states calling for secession have flooded the internet; and their getting more and more signatures every hour. Will anything come of these petitions? What does this say about the state of our union?
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Click here to check out our archive of weekly news round-ups, and check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America. NAACP Continues War Against Tests And Education Daniel Greenfield, Front […]
The NAACP has filed a complaint against eight elite NYC high schools.They allege that the admissions testing for entry into these schools results in effective discrimination against black and Latino students.
So apparently this issue is still alive. Officials in the great state of Kansas will hold a hearing this afternoon to decide whether or not Presient Obama is an American citizen and should appear on the November election ballot.
Four LAPD officers have been caught on tape punching handcuffed 20 year-old Xavier Colege student Ron Weekly Jr. in front of his home. Check out video of the incident at BlackYouthProject.com!
Late last week, the federal government asserted that a school district in Mississippi had been violating the constitutional rights of students by imprisoning them for “violations” as minor as “defiance.” From CNN: Officials in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, have operated “a school-to-prison pipeline” that violates the constitutional rights of juveniles by incarcerating them for alleged school […]
14 year-old Kardin Ulysse is now blind in one eye after a brutal, homophobic assault by bullies in the cafeteria of Roy H. Mann Junior High School in Brooklyn. His family plans to sue the city for $16 million, and want his attackers to face hate crime charges.
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.
According to reports, George Zimmerman’s bail has been revoked, and he has been given 48 hours to turn himself in to police.
