Fear of Being ‘Pigeonholed,’ Psychic Toll at Issue A March 5 panel sponsored by the Ford Foundation in Detroit discussed “Why Kerner still matters: Community coverage, from disorder to daily life.” From left: Bill Plante, Jelani Cobb, Marie Nelson, Richard Prince. Source: Fewer Black Journalists […]
Jackson: ‘Before You Be a Little of Everything to Everybody, Be Something Special to Where You Live’ Jesse Jackson in 1984. Screenshot: bostonlocaltv.org The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson spoke before about 860 people on Saturday night, Aug. 18, 1984, at the banquet of the National […]
State officials in Michigan have ended the free water bottle program for Flint, claiming that the city’s water quality has been restored to pre-crisis levels. Lead levels in Flint’s water supply are below the federal limit and the water’s quality is safe for residents to […]
Alabama teen Lakeith Smith was sentenced to 65 years in prison this week for the killing of a robbery accomplice, even though he didn’t deliver the shots that killed him, according to USA Today . Judge Sibley Reynolds of Alabama’s 19th Judicial Circuit Court handed […]
The four teens who threw a sandbag off an overpass that killed an Ohio man will not face jail time. They will instead be sent to a “treatment center.” On Dec 18, four teens between the ages of 13 and 14 threw rocks and sandbags […]
Married musicians Beyonce, left, and rapper Jay-Z tour Old Havana, Cuba, April 4, 2013. Jay-Z addressed his recent trip to Cuba in a new song, “Open Letter” after two Florida Republicans questioned if the rapper’s visit to Havana with his wife was officially licensed. Source: […]
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