On June 21st, join Father Michael Pfleger and Chicago’s Faith Community of Saint Sabina for an end of the school year march promoting PEACE on the streets of the Windy City.
Lauryn Hill has posted a letter on her Tumblr, thanking “family, friends, business associates, and fans who have called, emailed, sent texts, and posted messages of concern, encouragement, and support.”
A proposed law moving through the N. Carolina legislature requires teens to get notarized parental consent to access testing and treatment for STDs, pregnancy, mental health, and substance abuse.
Students at the University of Southern California are fighting back against what they feel was a racially-biased, heavy-handed shutdown of an off-campus party.
Young people from Birmingham, AL that took part in Dr. King’s Children’s March in 1963 were denied their proms in their home city. Now fifty year later, an event has been organized to give those students the prom they never had.
On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh compared Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Trayvon Martin, asserting that both have been treated similarly by the media. He claims that in both cases the media painted light, innocent portraits of “bad people.”
Racist incidents blight just about all of America’s elite institutions. But here’s the thing, if you speak to students of color on these campuses, they are never surprised. So what is it about the culture of these institutions that implicitly encourages this behavior?
Living in a big city on a small internship budget can cause serious financial strain. But a little planning can help cut costs in a few places. Here are some of my plans…
A Florida police officer has been fired after bringing Trayvon Martin targets to a gun range.
UPDATE: A student named Dylan Quick was taken into custody earlier today after going on a stabbing spree at Lone Star College, leaving at least 14 people wounded. Though it is believed he acted alone, authorities are advising students and area residents to remain cautious in case there’s a second suspect. From CBS: Quick was […]
“Fruitvale,” the buzz-about film chronicling the final days of police shooting victim Oscar Grant, will hit theaters on July 26th, three months earlier than expected, after garnering rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival.
Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into Jay-Z and Beyonce’s recent, widely-publicized trip to Cuba. Jay and Bey are alleged to have not gotten the proper clearance for the trip, and could face a substantial fine?
