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We need to acknowledge genocides outside of the European/Jewish Holocaust
by Josie Pickens I first met my good friend—my sister—Hadeel through another mutual friend some years ago. Around that time, I was researching Black American towns destroyed by White vigilantes, and who were often aided by local and national governments. She was a shorty like me, of five feet and a few inches. Wild, […]
Brooklyn District Attorney to end prosecutions of low-level pot arrests
Brooklyn’s district attorney’s office says it will no longer prosecute low-level marijuana offenders. The confidential policy proposal came from District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson and was sent to the New York Police Department.
President Obama signs executive order shortening the gender wage gap
President Obama signed an executive order that forces federal contractors to allow employees to discuss their pay with each other. The move comes as part of the president’s “zero tolerance” policy for gender wage gaps.
Family continues fight to save girl declared brain dead
The family of a Northern California teen placed on life support after being declared brain dead is expected to announce in court the name of the independent physician it has chosen to provide a second opinion on the girl’s condition. Jahi McMath, 13, entered Children’s Hospital Oakland for a routine tonsillectomy, but went into cardiac […]
Feds Recommend 4 Year Sentence for Jesse Jackson Jr; 18 Months for His Wife, Sandi
Today, federal prosecutors urged for a 4 year sentence for Jackson Jr., and 18 months for Sandi Jackson. The couple were convicted of charges related to the inappropriate use of campaign funds on items like a Rolex, furs, and celebrity memorabilia.
On The Come Up: Urban Youth Program Will Change Ya Mind!
By Rashad J. Smith Every night the world tunes in to their local news stations anticipating a report about the young, the black, and their destruction to society. We’re guilty of being entertained by the captured crimes on First 48 and infested with the notion to remain silent about crimes. We enjoy the violent […]
Two-for-One Monday
Instead of giving you a long-winded blog wherein I attempt to make sense of (read: hate on) some nugget of pop culture, I thought I just comment on two issues that have stuck with me since I last wrote. On Useless Knowledge and Occupy Wall Street As a kid, I used to collect useless knowledge. […]
The Struggle for Education, an Intellectual Fire, and a Sleep-In in front of Parliament
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70TiYDX1jGs On July 12th one hundred students gathered outside of parliament in Cape Town, South Africa to demand from their government an equal education. For the next few days the students are holding a “sleep-in” to ask for better infrastructure in their schools. These young people who are inspired by both the anti-apartheid movement and […]