During President Obama’s last commencement speech of his presidency, Obama singles out student Ciearra Jefferson in front of her Howard University graduating class Saturday.
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3 Reasons To Ban The Box On College Applications
Saying juvenile offenders deserve a second chance, the White House on Monday urged America’s colleges and universities to remove barriers that can prevent an estimated 70 million citizens with criminal records from pursuing higher education opportunities.
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Pennsylvania Police Widely Ignored Rape Kit Backlog Mandate
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.
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$42 Million More In Demolition Funds Approved By State And Federal Government
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.
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Alabama Inmates Organize Multi-Prison Strike
Three Alabama inmates have organized a prison work strike spanning at least five state prisons, all from the confines of solitary.
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Watching the Kentucky Derby in Harlem:
The mint juleps were flowing, and the music, supplied by a jazz trio tucked into the dining room, was southern and sweet.
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When President Obama Told Howard Graduates to ‘Be Confident in Your Blackness,’ This Is What Some White Conservatives Heard
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.
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‘Kare Bags’: Young California Girl Creates, Supplies Toiletry Kits for Homeless People in Her Community
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.
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The Preservation Puzzle of Mystery Manor, an Oasis of Black Culture in Pittsburgh
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.
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Georgia Woman Who Called For ‘Death To All White Cops’ Apologizes Publicly, Charges Dropped
It was not meant that way. I would never advocate for anybody else to be harmed by anyone.
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