Violence

Black 14 Year-Old Carrying a Puppy Attacked by Police for Giving Them a “Dehumanizing Stare”

Father of Slain 6-Month Old Jonylah Watkins Pledges to Turn His Life Around

Congressional Medal of Honor Awarded to Four Little Girls Killed in 1963 Birmingham Church Bombing

Judge Rules That Trayvon Martin’s Alleged Drug Use, Texts, and Fighting Will Not Be Allowed in Trial

Chief Keef Threatens to Slap Katy Perry After She Dissed His Song

14 Year-Old D’Asia Robinson Killed by Stray Bullet While Riding City Bus

Murder of Mark Carson in NY’s Greenwich Village Being Investigated as Antigay Hate Crime

Mourners Gather at Memorial Service for Malcolm Shabazz

Chicago Violence: 2 Killed, 11 Wounded in Overnight Shootings

Two Men Arrested in Connection w/ Malcolm Shabazz Murder

Gunmen Open Fire on New Orleans Parade, Injuring 19

Alice Walker Laments the Cruelty of America’s Continued Persecution of Assata Shakur

Mother of Unjustly Incarcerated Son Pens Letter Describing a Mother’s Day Without Him

Harlem Youth Hope to Help End Gun Violence w/ Documentary

Recognizing Link Between Emotional Trauma and Youth Violence

Two Women Shot At During Christopher Dorner Manhunt Awarded $4.2 Million from LAPD

Two Harper High School Students Awarded Gates Millennium Scholarships!

Chicago Violence: 3 Dead, 13 Wounded Over the Weekend

Overnight Shootouts and Car Chases Leaves 1 Bombing Suspect Dead; The Other Still at Large

Class-Action Suit Challenges California’s Race-Based Prison Segregation Policy

Chief Keef Under Fire for Lyrics Threatening Woman For Not Performing Sex Act on Him

BREAKING: Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line; Dozens Injured

BYP’s Dennis Johnson on MHP Show: “Violence will never cease until we find a way to make money out of peace.”

George Zimmerman’s Mom Lashes Out At Media in Open Letter on the Anniversary of Son’s Arrest

UPDATE: 21 Year-Old Dylan Quick Arrested for Stabbing Spree at Lone Star College

Two Teens Accused of Murdering 13 Month-Old Baby Will Be Tried as Adults

Chief Keef’s Participation in Online Anti-Violence Campaign Stirs Controversy

Chicago Public School Closings Will Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion

Former Classmates of Hadiya Pendleton Launch Anti-Violence Movement ‘Project Orange Tree’

Fox Developing O.J. Simpson Trial Miniseries

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