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$11 Million in Grants for Sickle Cell Research Awarded to Howard Hospital
Great news coming out of Howard University this week. Howard University Hospital's Center for Sickle Cell Disease received $11 million dollars in grants to advance their research in the world of sickle cell. The grant comes from the National Institute of Health for...
Cop Fired After Choking White Student, But Paid Leave For Killing Black Teen?
An incident involving Knox County Sheriffs and a college student has left an officer without a job for using excessive force. Frank Phillips was fired after photos were released of an arrest gone wrong. The pictures show Phillips with his hands around 21-year-old...
South LA Teens Pitch Tech Startups During Demo Day
Teen groups of teenage boys from South Los Angeles came together at USC on August 2nd to participate in a live pitch competition. South Los Angeles Demo Day 2014 was an event hosted by Teens Exploring Technology (TxT), an organization serving "young men of color...
Muhammad Ali Says What Black Sports Athletes Should Be Saying in 2014
Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, but it is quickly becoming evident that he stands tall among the greatest activist for black, civil and moral rights of all time as well. Never one to back down, he gave up a fortune refusing to participate in the Army...
Beautiful Sight: Fathers Came Out Today To Welcome Kids Back To School!
We are always asking for positive images and media in our community. Well, here is some wonderful footage you should love as black fathers get out to support the kids and welcome them back to school on the first day. The event occurred at the Lucy Craft Laney...
New Audio Reveals A Pause in the Police Killing of Michael Brown
New insight to the shooting and killing by Ferguson, MO police officer, Darren Wilson, of unarmed, black boy Michael Brown was released today. A man claiming to have captured audio of the incident came forth with the evidence and has spoken with the FBI in regards to...
Retired NYPD Detective Teaches You What To Do & Tell Your Kids When They Are Stopped By Police
It is sad we need to have this discussion in 2014, but we would be foolish not to. In the awake of police violence and brutality toward black people over the past few decades, it is about time we arm ourselves with some basic knowledge and understanding. In this...
The Example That Aaliyah Set
“Aaliyah was such a role model. Even in the crazy music industry, she still kept her family and friends first and remained the same. Her swag was out of this world too. I mean, what female artist was dressing like Aaliyah before she came out?” - Aaliyah Anderson, “The...
Darren Wilson Started At A Police Force So Racist Everyone Was Fired
Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, got his start as a police officer in Jennings, Missouri. This police force was disbanded, everyone was fired, because of the racial tensions according to the Washington Post. Authorities felt the racial tensions and performance...
Black Woman & Children Mistakenly Pulled Over At Gun Point By Texas Police Officers
Texas police officers pulled over a black woman and her four children at gun point, recently. Shockingly, they admitted the mistake, but refuse to apologize for doing their job. The incident was caught on the police officer's in-car dashboard camera for the world to...
Marked For Death (A Personal Narrative)
“All we want to do is take the chains off All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free…” -J. Cole, “Be Free” If you study the history of this country you’ll see that law enforcement has never been ingratiating to black people, especially black men. Even...
JRW Is the First All Black Little League Team To Represent USA in Little League World Series, Won 7-5
Despite the odds and disbelief of millions of people, Chicago's own Jackie Robinson West baseball team did the impossible. They came from behind to beat the tough Nevada team that beat them by the mercy rule (10 run lead) in their first meeting to win the USA finals...
