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Killer of Sean Taylor sentenced to 57.5 years in prison
The man convicted of murdering former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has been sentenced to 57.5 years in prison for the crime. The prosecution asked the judge hand down a minimum sentence of 60 years to Eric Rivera, because it did not believe that he could be rehabilitated in prison.
5 tips for engaging non-voters this election
Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Midterms & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for midterm elections vs presidential ones, and local […]
Chickenpox outbreak at North Carolina school where many parents opted out of vaccines is state’s worst in 20 years
At the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina, chickenpox cases are multiplying as many families declare religious exemption from vaccines.
95 bodies—how sanitizing slavery keeps America’s hands clean
The remains of ninety-five Black people were recently found buried at a construction site in Sugar Land, Texas. The vast majority of reports about this discovery neglect to call these dead Black people what they really were: enslaved. This essay contains discussions of racialized state violence, slavery, and lynching. “African-American forced laborers” have […]
ICE arrests 114 at Ohio gardening stores in one of the largest workplace raids in years
On June 4th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted one of the biggest workplace raids under the Trump administration. They arrested 114 people suspected of entering the county illegally at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in Ohio.
Oprah’s $500k support of the Parkland students is a raw reminder of her lack of support for Black lives
by Jamila Mitchell Oprah Winfrey recently committed a $500,000 donation for the upcoming March for Our Lives protest, matching contributions from other celebrities such as George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and world renown luxury brand, Gucci. Inspired by the recent Parkland school mass shooting, the March for Our Lives event will bring together pro-gun regulation proponents […]
Reading proficiency in Flint down to a startling 10% years after water crisis began
According to a report by the Detroit Free Press, the reading proficiency of the third-grade children in Flint has dropped from 41.8% in 2013 to 10.7% in 2017. Flint School board vice president Harold Woodson says that the literacy crisis in the Flint community did not begin with the water crisis in 2013, and will […]
Most of the Trump inauguration protesters freed by Justice Department, 59 still facing felony charges
As punishment for protesting Donald Trump’s 2017 Presidential Inauguration in January, 196 people faced up to sixty years in prison each, accused of various charges ranging from breaking windows, throwing rocks and destroying a government vehicle. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colombia originally pushed jurors to convict defendants based solely on […]
Charlie Murphy, 57, Dies After Battle With Leukemia
Charlie Murphy, famed comedian, writer and actor, has passed away at the age of 57.
Ramsey Orta, Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death, Sentenced To 4 Years
Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the fatal arrest of Eric Garner, has been sentenced to four years in prison connected to drug charges and possession of a weapon. According to the New York Daily News, Orta had sold an undercover officer multiple drugs on nine occasions. He was also caught with a .25-caliber handgun.
Detroit Man Released After Serving 9 Years For Murder He Didn’t Commit
When Davontae Sanford was only 14 years old, he was sentenced to 37-to-90 years after pleading guilty to four counts of second-degree homicide in four murders. Now, nine years later at the age of 23, Sanford is being released after it was found that he inaccurately pleaded guilty following the advice of his attorney. According to USA […]
15 Black Twitter Accounts You Should Follow Today
In the age of social media prowess, not only does everyone have an opinion, they have thousands and they have no hesitation when it comes to sharing every single one of them. While free speech and open dialogue is wonderful, a clear drawback to social media culture is an overabundance of thought. But these people are changing […]