1185 Search results for "crime"

Champions of youth march for future T. Scott Boatright, Rustin Daily, May 16, 2010 Twitter is especially popular among blacks Eric Frazier, Charlotte Observer, May 15, 2010 Urban Youth Violence New York Times, May 14, 2010 Grant to offer at-risk youth alternative to gangs Sabra Stafford, The Turlock Journal, May 14, 2010 Black youth are […]

In high schools and colleges popular portrayals make male athletes out to be strong, powerful… and invincible?  The worst part is that lots and lots of misogynistic males buy into this hero-worship and view becoming an athlete as a lifestyle. This dynamic is demonstrated in high schools where the teenage jocks are at the “coolest” […]

Birmingham schools could see big savings from hiring of in-house attorney Marie Leech, The Birmingham News, May 9, 2020 Community tries to steer teens from life of crime Michelle L. Quinn, Post-Tribune, May 9, 2010 Fighting violence on Mother’s Day: ‘We’ve got to change the madness’ Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune, May 9, 2010 We don’t […]

At-risk neighborhoods need help from all areas Brad Dickerson, Highlands Today, May 2, 2010 New Data Reveal: HIV Hammering Black Gay and Bisexual Men Black AIDS Institute, May 2, 2010 At-risk neighborhoods need help from all areas Brad Dickerson, Highlands Today, May 2, 2010 Urban school sheds crime scene label Jay Matthews, The Washington Post, […]

I’ve grown suspicious of Sandra Bullock.  And by “suspicious” I mean she’s annoying the fuck out of me.  Inspired by such pestilence, I’m thinking of starting a Youtube show called Summer M.’s Most Wanted wherein I become internet famous by videotaping myself hating on celebrities who do things I find aggravating–like adopting black babies and […]

So much has happened since the late time I blogged, I figure I’d write a little blurb about everything. Just Wrong. Common and Queen Latifah are starring in a new movie.  I want to shoot myself.  It looks terrible.  I officially hate them both. So much that I want to pull a C. Delores Tucker […]

TRENTON — City police have charged a 15-year-old girl as an accomplice to the gang rape of her 7-year-old sister. Police said they believe the older sibling was paid for having sex with multiple partners Sunday night during a party at the troubled Rowan Towers apartment complex, and that she then sold her sister to […]

Chicago students walk out to protest education cuts Pepe Lozano, Axis Of Logic, April 10, 2010 Push to expand child tax credits aims at youth crime Kimberly Dick, South Carolina Herald, April 8, 2010 Men of Distinction program aims to prevent youth from gang involvement Romney Smith, Fox 31, April 8, 2010 Activists Rally for […]

Boxing as a sport is a combination of attack and defense techniques with the fists. With roots in Ancient Greece and Rome and more modern forms of the sport originating in England, boxing has been a very widespread phenomenon for a long time.  In the United States, the most skilled and best known boxing athletes […]

As President Obama continues to calmly navigate through unchartered territories, I continue to be amazed. Although his campaign oozed with hope, promise, and change, it was hard for me to envision an America that would embrace such a drastic overhaul of the status quo. In the depths of my soul I hoped that Americans would coalesce around […]

Dear John Mayer, Dude, wtf?  I was in New Mexico off grid for a few days; I get back home to the Chi, and every straight black girl with a blog now hates you.  I had a message in my Facebook inbox with a link to your Playboy interview, so I figured it out.  Note […]

Law schools still struggle to diversify classrooms Janet Okoben, The Plain Dealer, January 31, 2010 The sit-ins that changed America Andrew B Lewis, LA Times, January 31, 2010 Calling black men in D.C.: Step up and mentor Yaida Ford, Washinton Post, January 31, 2010 Book offers youth message Tony Brown, The Advocate, January 30, 2010 No fear of prison […]