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Jordan Davis Trial is Next Case to Test Stand Your Ground Law
Perhaps you’ll recall the tragic shooting of Jordan Davis, who was gunned down in a parking lot after arguing with Michael Dunn (pictured above) over the volume of the music he was listening to with his friends.
How Will We Fund the Next Generation of Non-profit Work?
Non-profit organizations have impacted my life in so many ways. As I reflect about after school programs that helped me develop, scholarships I received for college, and what encouraged me to become an activist, the common denominator is the various non-profits organizations that I have impacted my life. At times I worry about how many […]
23 Year-Old Joshua Williams Graduates from College Despite Homelessness; Starts Scholarship Fund
Williams, a senior at Bethune-Cookman College, will graduate this weekend with a degree in criminal justice. Even more astonishing? Joshua spent most of his college career without a place to live!
Chicago Nightclub Shooting: What Was 13 Year-old Rapper Lil’ Mouse Doing There?
13 year-old “gangsta rapper” Lil Mouse was a performer at a record release party on the city’s South Side that turned into a shootout, leaving at least 7 people injured. What is a 13 year-old doing at a nightclub on a school night?
The 19 Major House Committee Chairs for the Next Congress Are ALL White Men
Yesterday John Boehner announced the 19 House Committee Chairs for the next Congress.All of them are white men. Will the GOP ever take seriously their inability to connect with women and minorities?
16 year-old Sierra Leone Native Kelvin Doe ASTOUNDS MIT Experts with Self-Taught Engineering Skills
16 year-old Sierra Leone native Kelvin Doe is the youngest person to be invited to MIT’s “Visiting Practitioner’s Program.” His accomplishments are astounding; he runs his own community radio station, and he created a battery that provides light for homes in his neighborhood.
17 Year-Old Rochelle Ballantyne Poised To Become First African American Female Chess Master
Should she win matches during next month’s World Youth Chess Championships in Slovenia, 17 year-old Rochelle Ballantyne will become the first African American female chess master. Hats off to you, Rochelle. Best of luck from the BYP!
Another Unarmed Black Youth Shot & Killed. Darius Simmons was Only 13 Years Old *UPDATED*
Patricia Larry holds a photograph of her son, Darius Simmons, 13 (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde) Just a few short months ago Hip-Hop journalist Davey D blogged about the 29 Black people that had been killed by police or those claiming to be security since 2012, 16 after the murder of Trayvon Martin. This was before police […]
Marissa Alexander DENIED New Trial; Still Faces 20 Years in Prison for ‘Standing Her Ground’
According to Loop 21, abused wife and mother Marissa Alexander has been denied a new trial, and thus still faces 20 years in prison. Alexander stood her ground against an abusive husband. But unlike George Zimmerman, the “Stand Your Ground” law didn’t protect her.
Rihanna's TALK THAT TALK is the emptiest, shallowest & BEST Pop Album of the Year
Talk That Talk is the probably the best pop album of the year. So If you’re hungry for something of great social and political import, go curl up with some Marx. The rest of us’ll be listening to Talk That Talk. And having FUN.
"I am Intelligent" and the Self Efficacy of an Eight Year Old
“I am intelligent, I am intelligent, who are you? Because I am intelligent” These were the words I told an 8-year-old boy to repeat as I helped him with his homework at a community center for HIV/Aids impacted communities. He spoke about how he really wanted an X-Box for Christmas; I just wanted him to […]
New Years’ Eve is a Time of Reflection
Invariably on New Years’ Eve I begin to think about the big questions of life—growth, love, marriage, death, renewal, “dissertation,” and God/gods. I begin to think about the lessons I have learned or failed to learn during the year. I begin to wonder if the decisions made this year will affect unknown possibilities next year […]