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Timothy Jackson: serving life for stealing a $159 jacket
Last week, we reported the findings of a shocking study conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union. Researchers found that 3,200 inmates are currently serving life sentences for nonviolent crimes. Among them is a man who is serving life in prison for stealing a $159 jacket.
Protecting Black children should never mean re-injuring them, owning them, or denying their sexual autonomy
by Donnie Moreland This essay contains discussions of domestic violence and sexual assault Ruminations of my daughter’s hypothetical death play on repeat, ever since her birth. I’ve accepted them as inescapable conditions of parenthood—Black parenthood especially. I also believe the story of Julia Martin’s death in 2016 partially informs my anxieties in raising a daughter. […]
New York Prosecutors Classify White Supremacist Attack An Act of Terrorism
Update 3/28/17: James Harris Jackson is now facing terrorism charges in addition to charges of murder as a hate crime and possession of a weapon. “James Jackson prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate in order to launch a campaign of terrorism against our Manhattan […]
Tutor Accused Of Throwing 7-Year-Old Into Wall, Sending Him To The Hospital
A Baltimore City Schools second grader was in the hospital with a broken jaw and missing teeth after an altercation with a tutor.
Authorities delay releasing name of officer who killed Michael Brown due to death threats
Authorities delayed revealing the identity of the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager three days ago in Ferguson, Missouri. Threats against the officer on social media was cited as reason for the delay.
Why the Banjee Black Gurl’s Brunch is a safe space
By: Terrence Chappell This past Sunday, June 8, I hosted a brunch at my apartment in Chicago’s Edgewater community. I absolutely love having friends over and entertaining. I grew up watching my mom entertain, so this brunch brought it full circle, of course with the help of a few of her hosting secrets and nick-knacks. However, this brunch […]