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California bill banning grand juries for officer-involved shootings officially in effect
With the new year, comes new legislation, including one California law that is setting a new precedent for the possibility of justice.
Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West, Amber Rose and the Slut Shaming of Black Female Sexuality
By Arielle Newton On a track with Juicy J called “For Everybody,” Wiz Khalifa, the estranged husband of businesswoman Amber Rose, rapped about how he “fell in love with a stripper” but “fell out of love quicker.” He opines that hoes don’t “pay attention to love anyway,” because they’re “only concerned with what the haters say” and need Instagram and reality TV to decipher their […]
Watch: Common and John Legend’s Oscar Acceptance Speech
Common and John Legend’s acceptance speech for the Oscar for Best Original Song invoked the current social justice struggles of today. “We know that the Voting Rights Act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now in this country today. We know that right now, the struggle for freedom and justice […]
In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead
The following post is from The Nation. It was written by Mychal Denzel Smith. By: Mychal Denzel Smith More than 50,000 people marched on the streets of New York City this past Saturday, December 13, to protest the two recent grand jury decisions—in Ferguson, Missouri, and in New York City—not to indict the police […]
College basketball player suspended after holding Mike Brown demonstration during game
A Knox University college basketball player has been suspended after holding a one woman demonstration during a game in solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri protesters.
He’s Only Successful Because He’s Gay?
Recently Comedian Spanky Hayes of Wild-N-Out fame has made allegations that Tyrese Gibson and Morris Chestnut have compromised themselves sexually in order to be successful in the entertainment industry. This act of cowardice inspired this mini rant…Enjoy!
Why Vonderrit Myers matters
The following piece is from MSNBC. It was written by Trymaine Lee. By: Trymaine Lee Vonderrit Myers is no Michael Brown. Myers, the black 18-year old shot and killed by a St. Louis police officer last week, is also no Trayvon Martin or Jordan Davis or any of the others on a growing list of slain unarmed black men who have invigorated a new generation’s fight for racial […]
Jury begins review of fatal John Crawford III shooting
A grand jury began hearing evidence Monday in the racially charged case of a fatal shooting inside an Ohio Wal-Mart store. A timetable has not been made public on how long it will take to present evidence to Greene County jurors or how long it may take them to make a decision on whether […]
High school students in Newark walk out in protests
Students from three Newark high schools have walked out of class in protest of the state’s control of New Jersey’s largest school district. Community activists and parents joined students from Science Park High, Arts High School and Central High School as they walked out of class on Tuesday.
Are Beyonce and Rihanna Over-Sexed?? Warpaint band member criticizes both
Ah music. It’s pros and cons are just about even, so pick a side. Either you love it or hate it or want nothing to do with with it. When we add the word “industry” to it, it becomes an even more hateful loving relationship. I liked the fan page for the […]
Obama Continuing Tradition of Using Executive Orders in the Face of Overwhelming Opposition
The last six years of the Obama presidency has been a lesson in what team work does not look like. Republicans and Obama have butted heads on many policy initiatives, the most divisive of them all being our yearly budget planning and increasing our debt limit, which saw a 16 day government shutdown. As a […]
Conversations We Are Not Having – A Black Youth Project Economic Justice Series: All money is not the same
By: John A. Walton African Americans have had lots of catching up to do. To have thought ground was being gained in the economic progress of African Americans over the past 40 years, only to witness how the 2008 debt collapse disproportionately impacted black communities is understandably frustrating. Government printed money used to reverse and preserve debts owed between […]