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Can 1,000 More Officers Solve Chicago’s Homicide Problem?

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016African American Commuities, African American News ...

This is the city’s largest police-hiring surge since the 1980s.

Children with Incarcerated Parents often Suffer In Silence

September 26, 2016African American Commuities, Criminal Justice ...

Kayla Bowyer was 3 months old when her mother went to jail. Her 45-year-old grandmother took care of her, and Bowyer lived with “Grams” until she was 18.

Can Detroiters afford the New Detroit?

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016African American Commuities, African American Families ...

The question, as Councilperson Mary Sheffield sees it, is not whether rapid development in and around downtown Detroit is a good thing for the city, because after so many years of drought, few would argue that this newfound desire to build big and beautiful things in Detroit is a bad idea. Detroit could use some big and beautiful things. Small ones too.

Bigots Beware: White Athletes Are Becoming Sympathetic to Anthem Protests

September 20, 2016African American Commuities, African American History ...

We have, as of this writing, not seen white, male pro athletes join the “Kaepernick protests.” But you can sense that it is coming.

Africans Struggle to Succeed in D.C.

September 19, 2016African American Commuities, KOLUMN ...

In March 2015, the MOAA and the George Mason University Institute for Immigrant Research launched a project to get a sense of the demographics of Africans living in the District and the metropolitan area. The report from this project is called “Diversity in the District: African Immigrants in Washington, D.C.” and reveals in detail what countries African immigrants come from, where they live in the city, and what their occupations and income levels are.

The Best Black Business District in Detroit?

September 17, 2016March 31, 2020African American Commuities, African American Entrepreneurs ...

When most of the national media talks about Detroit’s comeback, they normally focus on two areas, downtown or Midtown.

Civil rights icon Angela Davis wants young activists to challenge their heroes

September 17, 2016September 17, 2016African American Commuities, African American Education ...

Just a peek of Angela Davis’ iconic Afro making its way up the stairs and onto the stage was enough to send the crowd at University of South Africa (UNISA) into a frenzied applause. Davis was clearly overwhelmed.

11,341 Rape Kits were Collected and Forgotten in Detroit. This is the Story of One of them.

September 11, 2016December 4, 2016African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

Ardelia Ali was raped in 1995. Twenty years later, her rapist was convicted thanks to the tireless efforts of prosecutor Kym Worthy.

Katrina’s Hidden Race War

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016African American Commuities, African American Families ...

White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.

Can School Integration Make a Comeback?

September 9, 2016African American Commuities, African American Education ...

In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools for black students and white students should be dismantled with “all deliberate speed.”