“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.
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. This week: “Mental Health Disparities Endanger Chicago’s Youth,” “Race and the NYPD: It’s Complicated,” and more!
The daughter of Sherry West, the Georgia mother whose 13 month-old was killed, says her mother may have pulled the trigger. She says he night her little brother was killed, West was already asking her about collecting life insurance money.
Towson University’s racist “White Student Union”has announced they’ll begin patrolling their campus to combat an alleged “black crime wave” on Towson’s campus. Something tells us this is not going to end well.
Often lost in the conversation surrounding Chicago’s gun violence crisis are the experiences and challenges of the survivors of this violence. We must ensure that the voices and struggles of survivors are heard as well, and that they have the supports they need.
According to Jason Silverstein at The Altantic, racism isn’t just bad for society and bad for our civil rights; it is quite literally bad for your health. aJust the fear of falling victim to such policies has serious physical and emotional ramifications. A fascinating read.
A white teen in Illinois has been convicted of attacking and helping to put a noose around the neck of a black teen. His punishment: 2 years probation and to write an essay about lynching. Does this punishment fit the crime, or did this kid get off easy?
Two teenage girls – 14 and 15 years-old – have been arrested for helping to instigate a fight between two 7 year-olds, filming it, and posting it on the internet. It is believed that they were hoping to get the video featured on WorldStar Hip-Hop.
According to NewsOne, who cites TMZ, pictures of Dorner’s charred remains are being sold. Why are these pictures for sale? Would you look at them? And why haven’t the LAPD officers who shot two women delivering newspapers been charged and/or disciplined?
Three University of Maryland students are dead after a murder-suicide on campus. So very tragic. Our thoughts are with the families who have suffered this great loss.
We urge the President to go further on Friday during his time in Chicago, and make a substantive speech that addresses the underlying factors that perpetuate violence in Black and Latino communities across the nation.
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. This week: “Incarceration is not only answer to urban youth violence,” “Chicago gets ‘F’ for efforts to stop youth violence,” and more!
