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Pennsylvania Police Widely Ignored Rape Kit Backlog Mandate

May 10, 2016May 18, 2016Community, Crime ...

Pennsylvania officials want to know why only about a third of the state’s roughly 1,000 police agencies complied with a new requirement that they tell the state Health Department how many untested rape kits are in their possession.

$42 Million More In Demolition Funds Approved By State And Federal Government

May 9, 2016May 18, 2016Community, Detroit ...

The City of Detroit’s blight removal program will now expand into even more neighborhoods, thanks to $42 million in additional funding approved by the US Treasury and Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

Alabama Inmates Organize Multi-Prison Strike

May 9, 2016May 18, 2016Crime, Economics ...

Three Alabama inmates have organized a prison work strike spanning at least five state prisons, all from the confines of solitary.

Watching the Kentucky Derby in Harlem:

May 9, 2016May 18, 2016Uncategorized

The mint juleps were flowing, and the music, supplied by a jazz trio tucked into the dining room, was southern and sweet.

When President Obama Told Howard Graduates to ‘Be Confident in Your Blackness,’ This Is What Some White Conservatives Heard

May 9, 2016Culture, Politics

In his speech to the graduating class at Howard University on Saturday, President Obama gave a lecture on unapologetic Blackness, while also providing a mix of statements on change and political participation.

‘Kare Bags’: Young California Girl Creates, Supplies Toiletry Kits for Homeless People in Her Community

May 9, 2016May 18, 2016Community, Culture

A 9-year-old girl from Southern California is paying it forward by creating bags full of toiletries for the homeless people in her community.

The Preservation Puzzle of Mystery Manor, an Oasis of Black Culture in Pittsburgh

May 8, 2016May 9, 2016Art, Culture ...

From the front yard, the run-down Queen Anne-style mansion at 7101 Apple Street in Pittsburgh appears to have its best days behind it, much like the surrounding, predominantly African-American Homewood neighborhood.

Georgia Woman Who Called For ‘Death To All White Cops’ Apologizes Publicly, Charges Dropped

May 7, 2016May 19, 2016Community, Crime

It was not meant that way. I would never advocate for anybody else to be harmed by anyone.

African-American Mayors Elected In 3 Cities [VIRGINIA]

May 7, 2016Uncategorized

Voters in Norfolk and Roanoke elected African-American mayors in Tuesday’s municipal elections.

Monet’s Closet

May 7, 2016May 7, 2016Entrepreneurships

At 14, Tatyanna Penrice is not your ordinary middle school student, but an entrepreneur as well. She founded Monet’s Closet all by herself. Loving to sew, which plays a huge role in her business because she creates and designs pillows. Although she is young, Tatyanna doesn’t let her youth affect her business. She is very talented, motivated, and determined to reach the goals she has set for herself and her business.