Chicago Youth on Gun Violence: “It Feels Like We’re in a World War”
Middle school student Mercedes Austin recently penned a passionate editorial on the gun violence crisis in her hometown of Chicago: "Here in the Englewood area, it feels like we’re in a WORLD WAR."
View ArticleLZ Granderson: Treat Chicago Gangs as Terrorists
A powerful editorial by LZ Granderson asks why American doesn't fight gang violence with the same sense of urgency with which it combats terrorism.
View ArticleTavon White Ran Prison Gang, Impregnated Four Guards While Behind Bars
The leader of a Maryland prison gang impregnated four Baltimore prison guards - including one twice - while running a fully-functioning criminal enterprise from behind bars.
View ArticleBobby Rush Calls IL Sen. Kirk’s Chicago Gang Plan “Upper-Middle Class,...
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill) says Sen. Mark Kirk's plan to curb Chicago violence by arresting all 18,000 members of the Gangster Disciples is an ""upper-middle-class, elitist white boy solution to a problem...
View ArticleCommunity Members, Union Leaders, Gang Members Unite to Protest Closing of...
Community members, union leaders, and members of the Black Disciples have united to protest the closing of Roseland Community Hospital on Chicago's South Side, the only hospital within an eight mile...
View ArticleDartmouth Fraternity Apologizes for Holding ‘Bloods and Crips’ Party
Dartmouth's Alpha Delta fraternity chapter had the bright idea of holding a "Bloods and Crips" party. The invitation for the event has surfaced online, forcing them to issue an apology for the totally...
View ArticleShooting Along CPS “Safe Route” Leaves 5 Injured
Five people were wounded - four critically - in a shooting in Uptown along a CPS safe passage route. The shooting occurred around 6pm along the route where students displaced by the closing of Steward...
View ArticleHLN’s Nancy Grace To Cover The Murders of Tupac and Biggie
By Rashad J. Smith Nancy Grace is digging into the Hip Hop community this week as she analyzes the deaths of RAP LEGENDS’ Tupac Shakur and Christopher “NOTORIOUS B.I.G.” Wallace. Viewers are amped to...
View ArticleGraduation Part IV: Building Up Youth
“I fear death, I’m young I have a whole life ahead of me, I don’t want to start gang-banging and then people are killing people for no reason now. So it’s like I don’t want to gang-bang and walk down...
View ArticleDeSean Jackson: Gang Connections or Modern Day Witch Hunt?
While I do not typically have a strong opinion on the dealings of athletes, the story of DeSean Jackson is one of particular interest. Jackson, an NFL player and 3 time Pro Bowler, was recently...
View ArticleClass-Action Suit Challenges California’s Race-Based Prison Segregation Policy
The California prison system is under fire for their race-based system of segregation. Prison officials say the system is necessary to deal with race-based violence; opponents argue there's no excuse...
View ArticleEditorial Asks “Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?”
A recent editorial asks the question, "Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?" Are the stories of black youth that are "neither marginalized or at the proverbial mountaintop" invisible to...
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