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Hundreds of students from Perspectives Charter School’s five campuses rallied near Chicago’s South Side for peace in their communities Thursday morning. The student-led “I am for Peace” march went from 22nd and State street to 36th Street and Wabash Avenue. 

  Texas A&M University-Commerce experienced a great loss after two members of its women’s basketball team died in a car accident on Loop 286 in Paris. Four members of the Lion’s were injured as they traveled to Paris High School to watch a summer league basketball game.  

The following post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. It was written by Glenn Martin and appears under the title of, “The War on Drugs Didn’t Fail Yesterday.” Glenn E. Martin is a national leader and criminal justice reform advocate who who spent six years in New York State prisons. He’s also the Founder and Chief Risk […]

The Obama administration made public recommendations on how both public and private entities can participate in the White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative on Friday. The initiative is meant to support men and boys of color, and includes a move that focuses on summer jobs and mentoring. 

  On Wednesday, Google publicly released data on the diversity of its workforce, and admitted it was disappointed with its record for hiring African Americans, Latinos and women. 

Houston officials and residents honored civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a statue on Saturday. National leaders and activists have been pushing for the statue for decades. 

The following post was written by Shawn Dove. It originally appeared on Open Society Foundations, under the title, “How Do You Quantify Hope for Black Men and Boys?” By: Shawn Dove How do you quantify hope? I’ve been asking myself this question recently in my role leading the Open Society Campaign for Black Male Achievement. […]

A New Hampshire police commissioner has resigned after using a racial slur while talking about President Obama. Robert Copeland had previously refused to apologize or resign over the remarks, which were overheard by a resident of the New Hampshire town of Wolfeboro. 

Erika Hayes James will make history by becoming Emory’s Goizueta Business School’s first African-American female dean. The appointment is the first of its kind among top business school programs. 

  Youth members who were involved with Detroit-based YOUTH VOICE have started a new organization. YOUTH VOICE is a project of the Harriet Tubman Center. 

httpv://youtu.be/w-MI7Ly7pnA On November 11, 2012, Leon Ford was pulled over on a routine traffic stop by Pittsburgh Police and shot 5 times in the chest and paralyzed.

Miami Heat star LeBron James and other players are threatening to boycott the NBA if Sterling remains owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.  According to Roger Mason Jr., the NBA Player’s Association president, James and other athletes say they aren’t setting foot on the court next year if Donald Sterling isn’t removed.