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NYPD Data: Majority of Shooting Suspects in 1st Half of 2013 Were Black
As a black person, you are 25 times more likely to be shot in New York City, and also more likely to be arrested for pulling a trigger, than a white person, the city’s Police Department statistics show. Of the 567 shooting victims in the first half of 2013, 74 percent were black, 21.5 percent…
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Ebony Magazine and the Grio Sponsor a Makeover for Rachel Jeantel
After dealing with the trial of George Zimmerman, charged with the murder of her best friend, Trayvon Martin, and facing an onslaught of criticism (and some praise), Rachel Jeantel is getting a makeover, compliments of Ebony Magazine and the Grio. According to the Huffington Post, the teen is looking forward to entering the next stage…
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Government Worker Keeps Job After Racist Email
He sent a racist and homophobic message from his work email, but in Montana, Yellowstone County Treasurer Max Lenington does not need to fear for his job, KTVQ reports. In a memorandum and legal analysis from Monday, the county’s attorney’s office stood by the treasurer, saying that the offensive email and repeated personal use of…
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NYPD Says Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Have Plummeted
Stop-and-frisk numbers have plunged 80 percent in the past few months, in comparison with around this time last year, according to New York Police Department data, the Associated Press reports. For the months of July, August and September, there were slightly more than 21,000 stops, since the police changed their training methods after heavy criticism…
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Another Failed Michael Jordan Paternity Suit
For the second time in recent months, an Atlanta woman has claimed that NBA star Michael Jordan was the father of her child. It is also the second time that the suit has been tossed out and the accuser made to pay thousands of dollars in legal fees for Jordan. Laquetta Theus, the 30-year-old mother…
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The 2012 Election Jobs Report Manipulated by Census Bureau
The steep decline of the unemployment rate in August last year, from 8.1 to 7.8, was, in fact, too good to be true. It could be all mere fabrication, according to a New York Post report. As it turns out, the Census Bureau knew about the fabrication, too. In 2010, the bureau caught an employee…
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Young Voters of Color Battle 'Time Tax'
According to a new report, young voters, particularly those of color, are inconvenienced at voting polls. The report, led by Advancement Project, a multiracial civil rights organization, and OurTime.org, a nonprofit that seeks to bring out the political voice of young Americans, concluded that voting polices that have been enacted and/or proposed in certain states,…
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Republicans Block Yet Another Key Obama Appeals Court Nominee
Senate Republicans are at it again, blocking yet another Obama nomination to the key U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday. Robert L. Wilkins is the third straight nominee to the influential court to be blocked by Republicans, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, Wilkins is a district…
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Man Pretends to Work for Nick Cannon, Steals Jewelry
A man pretending to be an employee of entertainer Nick Cannon just made the heist of the year by stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. According to Hollyscoop, which released the video below, a man who gave the name “Michael” called the Fred Segal store in Santa Monica requesting the jewelry under Cannon’s name,…
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University of Texas Student Group Organizes 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Event
The Young Conservatives of Texas, University of Texas chapter, set the Internet ablaze Monday when it was revealed that they were planning a “Catch an Illegal Immigrant” event. According to the Houston Chronicle, the game was set up to be played with five volunteers spread out wearing tags that read “illegal immigrant.” Then if a…
