Six year-old Salecia Johnson was handcuffed by police officers after throwing a tantrum at her kindergarten. Salecia’s mother has started an online petition, demanding that the arrest be removed from Salecia’s record, and an end to the use of police in school discipline. Learn more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Supporters have started an online petition demanding freedom for Marissa Alexander, a wife and mother of three from Florida who stood her ground against an abusive husband, and now faces 20 years in prison.
The “Stand Your Ground” law was used to justify the decision of Sanford Police to let George Zimmerman free without charge.But why didn’t it protect Marissa Alexander, a wife and mother of three who stood her ground against an abusive husband, and now faces 20 years in prison?
Family, friends and community members are still furious over the death of 22 year-old Michael Lembhard, who was shot and killed by police officers last month. And the anger only intensified when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo denied requests for a special prosecutor to investigate the shooting.
Black Youth in the News: March 26 – April 1 – Our weekly news round-up of stories dealing with issues impacting the lives of Black Youth. This week, “Prop. 8 group pitted Blacks, Latinos against Gays,” and other stories at BlackYouthProject.com!
White supremacists have hacked into Trayvon Martin’s email and social media accounts, and posted the contents online. The results of the hacks paint a picture of a fairly average, college-bound teenager; not some delinquent gangster that deserved to die.
Records showing that Trayvon Martin had been suspended from school at the time of his death have been released; marijuana residue was found in a small baggie in his backpack. Is this relevant info, or a smear campaign?
Earlier this week I saw a name that repeatedly surfaced on my facebook timeline. The status updates kept referencing a video titled “Kony 2012.” I figured it was the next FB fad and would pass within a day or two. At the time I didn’t realize that this Kony movement was the next online […]
Black Youth in the News: Feb. 27 – March 4 — “Racist leaves fried chicken in black students’ mailboxes,” at other stories at BlackYouthProject.com!
Join BYP’s very own Jasiri X and Ebony Magazine’s Digital News and Lifestyle Editor Jamilah Lemieux for a fascinating online discussion about the political mobilization of Black Millennials during the 2012 Presidential Election. Learn more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Rihanna set off a firestorm of controversy last night when a remix of RiRi’s Talk That Talk mini-song “Birthday Cake” leaked, featuring none other than former boyfriend Chris Brown. So is it RiRi’s prerogative, or is she setting a bad example for young women?
A white school teacher Lincoln Brown is suing Chicago Public Schools after he was suspended for using the n-word in front of his sixth grade class, claiming he was simply engage his students on the history and implications of the word. Was he in the wrong? Sound off below!
