According to the medical examiner, 16 year-old Kimani Gray was shot seven times by the NYPD. He was hit three times in the back. Meanwhile, a third night of protests drew over 100 people, and resulted in 18 arrests.
Lost in the conversation surrounding sequestration is the disproportionate impact it will have on minorities.Spending cuts to important programs will likely deepen racial inequality in the U.S. Do you think the Obama Administration and Congress will be able to reach an agreement?
Six month-old Jonylah Watkins died this morning after being shot 5 times on the South Side of Chicago. Senseless and truly heartbreaking. Our thoughts and prayers are with little Jonylah’s loved ones at this time. The violence must stop.
The family of the late Rekia Boyd could receive a $4.5 million settlement from the City of Chicago. Nearly one year ago, Boyd was gunned down by off-duty cop Dante Servin after he’d exchanged words with a group of men in the vicinity of Boyd.
Lost in the conversation surrounding putting more police officers in school has been the voices of young people, the ones most impacted by such a policy. Colorlines traveled to Los Angeles and spoke with youth of color and get their thoughts on making schools safer.
Oberlin College canceled Monday’s classes to hold a “Day of Solidarity” after a spate of racially-charged incidents, including including defaced Black History Month Posters, swastikas, and people wearing KKK outfits on campus.
The Loyal White Knights – a Ku Klux Klan chapter – has been granted a permit to protest the renaming of three public parks in Memphis, TN. The names of the three parks are all related to the Confederacy.
The family of 9 year-old rapper Luie Rivera is under investigation by Child Protective Services for possible abuse and neglect. Rivera has starred in a slew of raunchy rap videos in which he makes drug references, dances suggestively, and even slaps a woman’s buttocks.
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli is embroiled in controversy after using the word nigga in a tweet last week. She has defended herself on the grounds that “nigga” and “nigger” are two different words, and that context matters. Thoughts?
The President’s visit was one moment in a longer struggle to radically improve the lives of black and Latino youth. Now that the President has come and gone we all have work to do!
Featured on NPR program Tell Me More, Aisha and Chris discuss their experiences as young people growing up in Chicago, the systemic challenges young people face, and what they’d like to hear from President Obama tomorrow. Check it out!
Epic Records has announced they will be going to “great efforts” to pull a leaked song that features a Lil Wayne lyric that references Emmett Till. Are you satisfied with Epic’s response? Should Lil Wayne address the outcry over these lyrics?
