Police escort just to go to school

You know they’re coming for somebody from ABLA’
‘OPERATION SAFE PASSAGE’ | Parents keep kids home, fearing retaliation — so cops will escort them
BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter - Chicago Sun Times
You got one of ours. We’re gonna get one of yours.”
That reality of gang life has kept nearly 200 Crane High School students from the [...]

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One of those arguments that are only valid when your side of the fence is affected

The Lies and Distortions of the 30-Second Sound Bite
By Gwen Richardson
Can an individual’s entire life’s work be encapsulated in a 30-second sound bite? Members of the media would apparently say “yes,” but most rational, logical human beings would answer this question with a resounding “no.”
The reason is that the selective nature of a 30-second sound [...]

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HBCU history digitized

Founding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Celebrated
Online Collection Includes More Than 1,000 Scanned Items from HBCU Institutions
Blacknews.com
Ithaca, NY (BlackNews.com) - The first digital collection of documents and materials chronicling the founding of America’s historically black colleges and universities is now available online at contentdm.auctr.edu
“A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black [...]

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Breastfeeding our Black men

Schumer addresses high unemployment rate among African American males
Peter Iglinski
publicbroadcasting.net
ROCHESTER, NY (2008-03-26) US Senator Charles Schumer says the high unemployment rate among African American men must be a national imperative.
Schumer addressed the issue before a group of government and community leaders at the Strong Museum of Play Wednesday morning. He said, in Rochester alone, the [...]

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