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Court blocks stop-and-frisk ruling
A federal appeals court blocked a judge’s order requiring changes to the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program. The judge has also been removed from the case. In August Judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the city had violated the Constitution by executing its stop-and-frisk policy.
Decrease in Black Enrollment At University of Michigan After Affirmative Action Ban
The University of Michigan has seen a decline in black student enrollment since discontinuing their affirmative action program. Black enrollment is down 30 percent at undergraduate and law schools.
Endangering Black Lives While Claiming to Save Them
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly (Photo by HAGEN FOR NEWS) httpv://youtu.be/EhHYN7uw3AM Can somebody tell Mayor Bloomberg that Black and Brown people don’t need another, “White Savior“? Bloomberg wants us to believe his racist Stop and Frisk policy, that was just smacked down by a Federal Judge, is for […]
Dozens Arrested in Chicago School Closing Protests
Dozens were arrested yesterday, during the last of three protests calling for a moratorium on the mass school closings in Chicago. The Chicago Public Schools Board will vote on the 54 Chicago school closures this Wednesday.
Katt Williams Leads Police On Wild Chase — On A Tricycle
Last Sunday in Sacramento, Katt Williams led police on a wild chase while riding a motorized tricycle. He was caught speeding down the sidewalk at 35 mph, narrowly missing pedestrians. He refused to stop, and now the cops are looking to arrest him. What’s going on with Katt?
Judge BLOCKS Pennsylvania Voter ID Law
A judge has blocked Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law from going into effect on Election Day. Under this ruling, the law can go into full effect next year, but will not impact this year’s election.
School Officials Accuse Black Women of Cheating on Test: ‘You People Don’t Score That High’
The Citrus County School District in Florida is facing a lawsuit alleging that two black women who scored highly on an adult skills test were erroneously accused of cheating.They were allegedly told, “You people don’t score that high.”
White Teens Attack Black Student, Place Noose Around His Neck
Three white Chicago teenagers have been arrested and charged with committing a hate crime, unlawful restraint and battery after placing a noose around a 17 year-old Black classmate’s neck, and threatening him with a knife. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Michelle Obama Announces New Nutritional Guidelines for School Lunches
Today Michelle Obama announced major changes to nutritional standards for school lunches. School lunches will now contain less sodium and more grains, and there will be a wider selection of vegetables and fruits. Good idea, or government overreach?
THE FOOTAGE: 700 OCCUPY WALL STREET Protestors Arrested At Brooklyn Bridge
The news media wants us focused on the back-and-forth, he said-she said, GOP Presidential nomination bullshit, so they’re burying this kind of footage amid other relatively mundane headlines. Go figure. But anybody with a brain, and some level of frustration with corporate greed and political corruption, knows that the biggest and most fascinating story in […]
Ahem! The Obamanation
Aaron McGruder called it. His controversial comic/tv show, Boondocks, clowned the Obama-mania, that seems to be so resilient, back in 2009. Blocked by the historical moment that Obama represents, intellectuals and celebrities have to hush their discontent concerning President Obama—it’s an Obamanation! Excuse me I meant abomination! I’m still recovering. Damn the fool that drew […]
The Ultimate Facebook Addiction: The Honesty Box
Like most Facebook addicts, at least the “honest” ones, I am member of Facebook because I can “stalk” people. Instead of rifling through neighbor’s trashcans and mail, I simply click on their photos, view their relationship statues, and see what events they’re attending to know all about their daily lives. To say the least, Facebook […]