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First Lady Michelle Obama visited Chicago yesterday and made an impassioned speech on gun violence, comparing herself to Hadiya Pendleton: “Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her,” Mrs. Obama said.

A NYC elementary school math teacher is in big trouble after assigning students a set of word problems that dealt with the selling and killing of slaves. The teacher, Jane Youn, has apologized and says she was simply trying to fuse a slavery history lesson with math.

An amazing new mobile phone app allows users to record and document a stop and frisk encounter, share the incident with other users, and report police misconduct. The app was created by the NYCLU to empower New Yorkers to hold the NYPD accountable for abusive behavior

An Alabama teenager has been accused of plotting an attack on his high school, specifically targeting African American classmates. His plan reportedly involved firearms and the use of homemade explosives.

16 year-old Alicia Chanta Moore went missing on November 2nd; Her body was later found in a trunk off the side of a highway on November 6th. Her family believes the police grossly mismanaged the case. Where was national news coverage? Where was an Amber Alert?

With election day comes the usual fair and balanced reporting of Fox News.Their current top story: New Black Panthers engaging in alleged voter intimidation at Philadelphia polling places. Again.

A 911 caller whose claims led to the death of black teenager Kendrec McDade (pictured above) in California will not face punishment. Pasadena, CA, police blamed false claims by Oscar Felipe Carrillo for the deadly shooting. Should Carrillo have been charged? Gotten jail time?

Honestly, I have wanted to speak on Rape Culture for a while, but I have remained hesitant for a long time, quite simply because I am a man. The privilege of being a man and talking about such a sensitive subject, from a position of power is one that I, even now, am not entirely […]

Legendary music industry executive Chris Lightly has died. Lighty founded Violator Entertainment and handled the careers of some of Hip Hop’s biggest names. Rest in Peace, Chris.

AMC, the cable network, originally began as a movie channel in the mid-1980s. Now, however, we most commonly laud AMC not for its airing of The Godfather trilogy  in chronological order during at least one holiday weekend per year, but rather its groundbreaking stable of television series that seem to garner the most Emmy nominations. Although it’s no […]

George Zimmerman’s wife has been arrested for perjury. Prosecutors believe she lied to investigators regarding the Zimmerman’s financial situation.

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!