httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUdCsM_KHxE Someone, unfortunately, keeps giving George Zimmerman the platform to launch his inconsistent and insensitive remarks concerning his killing of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s interview yesterday with Sean Hannity was undoubtedly an ill-fated attempt to humanize a man who has become a contemporary symbol of America’s racial anxieties. Yet, unsurprisingly, Zimmerman effectively poured salt on America’s […]
According to the results of a study conducted by the Black AIDS Institute, young Black gay men have a 1 in 4 chance of contracting HIV by the age of 25. We must make the fight against HIV and AIDS a major priority within our community!
George Zimmerman says he has NO regrets about Trayvon Martin’s death: “It Was All In God’s Plan.” What kind of person has NO REGRETS about stalking and killing an innocent 17 year-old kid?
Ramona Parker, more commonly known as Ms. Melodie, has died. Parker will most likely be remembered by her verse in the hip-hop classic, “Self-Destruction,” and her appearance in Queen Latifah’s “Ladies First” video. May she rest in peace.
There is a quote that says “do what you love and the money will follow.” If you’re rapping simply because you love money, then your career is over before it starts. But if music is truly in your heart, then you have your work cut out for you.
Not that we needed more evidence, but a new map shows that the NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk tactic is race-based and ineffective in getting actual criminal off the streets. How can we enact real change in the way our communities are policed?
According to TV Newzer, Fox News’ Sean Hannity will be interviewing George Zimmerman TONIGHT at 9PM on his Sean Hannity Show. This is Zimmerman’s first televised interview since being charged with the murder of Trayvon Martin earlier this year.
Three Pittsburgh police officers are currently on trial for allegedly beating and fabricating reasons for arresting 20 year-old Jordan Miles in January of 2010. Is this how you “serve and protect” the community?
Frank Taaffe, former neighbor of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman, has decided to collect signatures to block any future effort to erect a permanent Trayvon Martin memorial in his neighborhood.
A group of young black men from Chicago’s south and west sides will address the city about ways to stem the tide of violence in the Windy City. Have we done enough to include the voices of young black people in these conversations?
When we blame Black women for our failure to be seen as “real men” in a White racist society we only show ourselves to be immature. Our mothers, our sisters, our aunts, our girlfriends, our wives, and nieces are not our enemy.
Today, the Black Youth Project releases a brand new memo; “Race, Youth, and the Gender Gap.” The new analysis shows that there is a considerable gender gap in political behavior amongst Black youth. Young Black women turn out to vote at higher rates than young Black men, and hold more liberal views on political matters. […]
