Black Youth

Tom Joyner Offers Rachel Jeantel Full College Scholarship

RACE. JUSTICE. POWER: Through the Lens of the Trayvon Martin Case and Its Relevance to Chicago

Zimmerman Trial Juror Set to Write Tell-all Book

President Obama Responds to Zimmerman Verdict: “We Are a Nation of Laws, and A Jury Has Spoken”

MUST WATCH: 100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman Verdict

Moving Beyond November Together

Summer Surge in Gun Violence Forces Chicago Hospital to Hold Blood Drive

Howard Univ. Deans Say Fiscal Mismanagement Has Put School Reputation and Future in Danger

Apply for the YOU Belong: LGBTQA Youth Sports and Leadership Initiative!

Don’t Miss FRUITVALE STATION in Theaters July 12

George Zimmerman Trial Witness Says She Heard Trayvon Martin’s Cries

Republicans Have Already Begun to Take Advantage of Yesterday’s Gutting of Voting Rights Act

Interracial Couple Launches Website to Counter Cheerios Ad Backlash

Where Is the Justice for Minority Students in the Public Education System?

Clarence Thomas Compares Affirmative Action to Slavery and Segregation in Opinion

REPORT: Black Youth Less Likely to Consume Alcohol Than White Peers

The Fight For Black Men

Hadiya Pendleton’s Parents Discuss Chicago Gun Violence Crisis

Cops Accused of Excessive Force in Latest Chief Keef Arrest

Mother Watches Police Shoot Black Teen Hours After Her Own Was Killed By Cops

Teenage Sisters Launch Their Own Line of Beauty Products

7 Killed, 41 Injured, In Chicago’s Most Violent Weekend of the Year

REPORT: Whites Are Minority in Children Under 5 Years-Old

In Our Hands: The Future of Our Children and the Restoration of Our Communities Resides With Us

11 Year-Old Girl Saves 3 Year-Old Brother’s Life by Tossing Him from Broken Fire Escape

Bullet Intended for Alleged Gang Member Strikes 9 Year-Old

Jordan Davis Receives Honorary HS Diploma

Philadelphia to Close 23 Public Schools While Building $400 Million Prison

Complaint Filed Against Texas Federal Judge Alleging Racial Bias

REPORT: 75 Percent of Students Arrested in Chicago Public Schools Are Black

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