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    The tension over Michael Brown’s death has hardly dissipated. Public opinion remains divided between those who think Officer Darren Wilson, the man responsible for taking the teen’s life, should be charged with murder and those who say he shot the teen in self defense. What is pretty cut and dry is the amount […]

The following post originally appears on The Grio. It was written by BYP100’s  National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers and BYP100 member Terrance Laney. By: Charlene Carruthers & Terrance Laney President Barack Obama’s statements on the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, left many young black folks feeling that  the administration was either unwilling or inept at addressing […]

Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, suffered “a serious facial injury” in the altercation before firing his gun. The information comes from a source close to the officer. 

  Two members of The Black Youth Project 100’s (BYP100) Chicago Chapter spoke with NPR’s Frederica Boswell about how the events in Ferguson moved them, and what they hope might come from this historical moment. 

The following post was published in the New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker and Matt Apuzzo.  By:  Peter Baker and Matt Apuzzo The two men in open-collar shirts sat facing each other, papers and a BlackBerry strewn on a coffee table, sober looks on both their faces. One leaned forward, gesturing with his […]

With the recent findings in the Michael Brown case, I wonder how long the mourning will last? In a world where brevity and speed is favored over taking ones time, how long will the outrage at Michael Brown’s killing at the hands of Ferguson Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson last?

  Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, has written an open letter to the family of Michael Brown, the teenager who was killed by Darren Wilson, a member of the Ferguson (Mo.) police department. In the letter published on TIME.com on Monday, Fulton offers her support and advice during this difficult time. 

The Chicago Housing Authority is scaling back on its controversial program that allowed some low income renters to live in several of Chicago’s priciest downtown high rises. Recipients of the authority’s “super vouchers” were able to live in luxury apartments such as the plush Aqua Tower and the high-end Streeter apartment buildings in downtown Chicago. 

The following post originally appears on Call and Post. It was written by Kush Azrael.  By: Kush Azrael When White on White crime takes place it’s never talked about the way it is when Blacks commit crimes.

An unarmed black Missouri teenager who was killed by a white police officer last weekend was shot at least six times, twice in the head, according to a preliminary private autopsy. The autopsy, performed by former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden, found that one of the bullets entered the top of […]

After a series of protests from it’s black citizens, The Netherlands will refashion its popular holiday character into a less offensive figure. The mayor of Amsterdam said that Black Pete, also known as Zwarte Piet would change in appearance over the next four years to make him less offensive. 

The United States military is easing up on its hairstyle requirements to allow more styles that are popular with black women. The changes come in response to criticism from black service members and lawmakers that black recruits had been treated unfairly by the new restrictions.