Dear Trayvon, I have been captivated by your story ever since I first caught wind of it in February. Like your parents, and countless other Americans, I want justice for you and the life that you will never get to live. I am saddened by the recent attacks on your character from various anonymou... Read more...
And boy, did he say a lot. Mayor Nutter gave a speech entitled Cities United: A Conversation about Deaths of African-American Males, in Tallahassee, FL. With the speech being in Floriday, of course Trayvon Martin was brought up (with Nutter calling his death an “assassination”), along with p... Read more...
The congressional hearing room in the Rayburn House Office Building was lit brightly, all warm and cozy. The chairs around the witness table were comfortable, and a bottle of water was set before each place. It was quite a contrast to the living conditions of Rumi Khan, an 11-year-old six... Read more...
When Britta's old flame "Blade" returns to town with the traveling carnival, she confesses to the group that she needs their help to stay away from him. While Annie, Troy and Abed scheme to keep her occupied and away from Blade, Jeff and Shirley head to the carnival to get a look at the mystery ma... Read more...
Eyka Stephens, a trainer in a program for teachers, dancing with a student, Roquan Greene, at Brick Avon Academy in Newark. (Photo by Richard Perry/The New York Times) Syidah O'Bryant scribbled notes in a composition book, trying to keep up with a lesson about why teenagers are so sleepy in the mor... Read more...
This Zuckerberg guy uh... he's uh... pretty smart Facebook just bought Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram is a mobile-only photo-sharing app. It grew from 1 million users in January 2011 to 15 million in December 2011. It has 30 million users now. What's great about ... Read more...
Black, low-income youths struggling the most, with employment rate at historic depths Anjelica Pickett, 17, has been searching for a job for about a year. Despite making as many as five applications in a day during that time, Pickett, now a freshman at Truman College, said she's scored only one ... Read more...
Welp.. its not even #GoodFriday yet so it must be G.O.O.D. Thursday UPDATE: The animal rights group PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals organization) has addressed West’s lyrical jab, “Tell PETA my mink is draggin’ on the floor.” In a statement sent to XXLMag.com, PETA’... Read more...
The 2nd Annual West Philadelphia Adult College Fair will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at the West Philadelphia YMCA located at 3120 Chestnut St. The fair is open to residents of West and Southwest Philly who are 19 or older. Fair attendees can visit with representatives from ... Read more...
