Community members, union leaders, and members of the Black Disciples have united to protest the closing of Roseland Community Hospital on Chicago’s South Side, the only hospital within an eight mile radius.
Shay-la Taylor endured the unthinkable; the 25 year-old was in labor during the massive Oklahoma tornado!
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!
Beloved anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital for a lung infection. At 94 years-old, Mandela’s health has steadily declined in recent years. Please join us in keeping Mr. Mandela in your prayers.
49 year-old Tonya Battles alleges that a hospital in Michigan granted a man’s request that no black nurses care for his newborn. Hospital supervisors say the man was openly white supremacist, and that they feared for the nurses’ safety.
The United Nations have voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognize the state of Palestine, despite objections from the U.S.
“…come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” –Lucille Clifton This has been a particularly troublesome week. Between the Sikh Temple Shooting over the weekend, and the execution of Marvin Wilson, we are once again reminded about how difficult it is to be person of color in […]
Check out the inspiring story of Fred Dukes, an ATL student who graduated from High School despite being homeless and having no support from family. BYP commends Fred Dukes for his perseverance, and wishes his the best of luck at Coker College!
Protestors in Durham, N.C. got tired of waiting for local politicians to remove the Confederate monuments that can be found in many Southern states. Â So they decided to make it their own responsibility.Â
What is it about shopping that gets racists so worked up all the time? Is it the long lines? Maybe it’s the fact that they’re finally coming face-to-face with the people they hate and can’t hide behind a screen.Â
Anthony C. Spence’s pay has been suspended by the Baltimore City Public Schools district ever since he and another officer were arrested and charged after he was caught on video hitting and kicking a student. According to the Root, a felony child-abuse charge against Spence was dropped.Â
A Pennsylvania couple is suing three police officers who they say invaded their home on Feb. 22. Kia Gaymon, 38, and her husband Michael, 35 of Collingdale, filed a lawsuit against the borough as well as three police officers.Â
