police brutality

Thirteen, Black & Afraid to End Up Like Ferguson

Black teen boys react to Ferguson, wondering what the grand jury decision says about their place in America.

– Dec 1, 2014

Mike Brown, Ferguson & the Words That Strike To the Heart Of the Matter

There have been some powerful words written in the name of Mike Brown. Words that you should take the time to read.

– Aug 18, 2014

On Race & Double Standards: Will Change Ever Come?

When racial double standards play themselves out on this mom's doorstep, she wonders if her daughter will ever see equal justice.

The Hell? Philadelphia Teen Has Testicle Ruptured During Cop Pat-down.

The story of Darrin Manning, the Philly teen whose testicle was ruptured by a cop, makes me want to holler and throw up both my hands. And some ‘bows.

– Jan 24, 2014

For Fairytale Believers: Aiyana Jones, 7-Year-Old Killed In Detroit Police Raid, Deserves Justice (Petition)

By ASHA FRENCH Post-Zimmerman verdict parenting has many Black parents feeling like Sethe (a character from Toni Morrison’s Beloved); we realize that the world is not fit...

– Aug 23, 2013

ENOUGH. [Don’t Let Aiyana Jones Die In Vain]

 Her name was Aiyana Jones and she was only 7 years old.The dimples in her chocolate cheeks and that hand on her hip tell a...

– May 21, 2010
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