Archive for the 'Gang Violence' Category
Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered Jonylah
• June 2, 2013 • Comments Off on Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered JonylahPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Chicago, Gang, Gravesite, Illinois Department of Corrections, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Murder, New Beginnings Church, Pastor Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Sony Playstation, Theft, Willis
Jonylah Watkins: A Stolen Video Game Was More Important Than This Baby’s Life
• May 28, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burglary, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Tribune, Children, Constables on Patrol, Gang, Gang-Related, Illinois Department of Corrections, Infant, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, March 2013, Murder, United States, Watkins, Willis
Police May Nail The Killers of Antonio Santiago Faster Than They Will Find George Zimmerman Guilty, or Find Jonylah Watkins’ Murderers
• March 30, 2013 • 6 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baby Killer, Black Motherhood, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Brunswick Georgia, California, Chicago, Child Murder, Common Sense, Dominique Lang, Elkins, Facebook, Gangs, Glassey, Gloucester County New Jersey, Hadiya Pendleton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Luis Santiago, Motherhood, Murder, New Jersey, No Snitching, Racism, Sherry West, Shootings, The No Snitching Rule, Trayvon Martin, United States
Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and Photos
• March 20, 2013 • Comments Off on Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and PhotosPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Preachers/Ministers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Children, Drama, Funeral, Grandmother, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Young, Motherhood, Murder, Reverend Corey Brooks, Tuesday, Twitter, United States
Jonylah’s Funeral is Now
• March 19, 2013 • Comments Off on Jonylah’s Funeral is NowPosted in African American History, Black People, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Buddhism, Charles Knight, Chicago, Children, Death, Death Care, Drama, Drugs, Funeral Services, I Will Always Love You, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Emani Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Murder, Tamela Mann, Whitney Houston
“No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice
• March 17, 2013 • Comments Off on “No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any JusticePosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Facebook, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Breaking Bad", Arianna Gibson, Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Crime, Criminal Record, DNAInfo, Facebook, G.E.D., Gang-Related, Gangs, Gangster Disciples, Gangsters, Hadiya Pendleton, Heaven Sutton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Judy Young Watkins, Ku Klux Klan, Leak and Sons, Murder, New Beginnings Church, New School, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Obama, Old School, Pennsylvania Avenue, Rev. Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Shootings, Siretha White, Suburbia, Tsarina Powell, Willie Cochran, Woodlawn
Link to Live Stream of Hadiya Pendleton Funeral, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, February 9, 2013
• February 9, 2013 • Comments Off on Link to Live Stream of Hadiya Pendleton Funeral, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, February 9, 2013Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Gang Violence, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Girls, Blacks, Chicago Sun-Times, Children, Danny K. Davis, First Lady, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, Growing Up, Hadiya, Hadiya Pendleton, Hyde Park, King College Prep, Murder, President, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rahm Emmanuel
Will The Real Model of Black Maleness Please Stand Up? Is It Barack or Curtis (50 Cent)?
• February 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Will The Real Model of Black Maleness Please Stand Up? Is It Barack or Curtis (50 Cent)?Posted in African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality, The Economy, The N Word, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Ghetto Qu'ran", "The African American Portal", "The Game", 50cent, African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Manhood, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Drama, Film Documentary, FLOTUS, Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me), Gray Hair, Growing Up, Irv Gotti, Jam Master Jay, Jodi Kantor, Maleness, Masculinity, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Murder, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Pwn'ed, Racism, Republicans, Samuel L Jackson, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The First Lady, The Nineties, The View, Twitter, United States, Young Buck
Black Youth Whipped By Uncle In Famous Video Scene For Gang Talk on Facebook Found Murdered (w/Update)
• December 21, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gang Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Hell is The Land of Tranquil Light", African Americans, Birdman, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Facebook, Gang, Gang Violence, Gosho, Growing Up, Jefferson Parish Louisiana, Kimberly Ward, Lemoine Ward, Lil Wayne, Michael Taylor, New Orleans, Nichiren, Nichiren Buddhism, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sheriff, Taylor, Terrytown, United States, YouTube
How Buddhism Changed This Young Black Brother’s Life
• November 21, 2011 • Comments Off on How Buddhism Changed This Young Black Brother’s LifePosted in Arts, Black People, Books, Class, Comedy, Consumerism, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Race, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Economy, Women
Tags: African Americans, AR, Blacks, Buddhism, California, Chino XL, Common Sense, Daimoku, Donnie Darko, Gohonzon, Immortal Technique, Inner Development, iTunes, Killah Priest, Lord Brilliant, Peace, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI Buddhism, SGI-USA, The Lower Four Worlds, United States, Young Men's Division, Youth Division
Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: The Murder of R Place on Park
• October 7, 2011 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: The Murder of R Place on ParkPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, ALRC, Annie Weatherby-Flowers, Blacks, Business, California, City Council, Constables on Patrol, Crime, Derrell Connor, Drugs, Fillmore District San Francisco, Funk, Gangbangers, Ignoble Wray, Improvisation, Jazz, Louisiana, Madison, Madison City Council, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Madisonians, New Orleans, Noble Wray, R Place on Park, Racism, Rick Flowers, San Francisco, Shootings, Small Businessman, Soul Music, The Madison Police Department, The Sixties, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Violence at State Fair Not Necessarily Race-Related, Plus Governor Gets Heckled, All on The First Day
• August 6, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Black Youth, Blacks, Channel 3000, Christopher Ferguson, Crime, Democratic, Facebook, Flash Mobs, Flash Rob, Flash Robbing, Gang-Related, Governor Scott Walker, Juvenile Crime, Knockout King, MC Hammer, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Mobs, NBC, Philip Jackson, Professor Linda Holtzman, Race-Related, Republican Party (United States), Riot, Teenagers, Twitter, West Allis, Whites, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Fair, WTMJ, Youths, Youths of Color
Chicago TV News Station, WBBM, Distorts What a Four-Year-Old Black Child Said About Guns
• August 1, 2011 • Comments Off on Chicago TV News Station, WBBM, Distorts What a Four-Year-Old Black Child Said About GunsPosted in African American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Cable News, CBS, Chicago, Chicago IL, Children, Constables on Patrol, Dori J. Maynard, Journalism and Ethics, Journalists of Color, Mainstream Media, Murder, Racism, Robert Maynard, Society of Professional Journalists, South Side Chicago, Steve Bartelstein, The Maynard Institute, The News Media, The Oakland Tribune, TV News Stations, UNICEF, United States, WBBM-TV
Update on Kenneth Harding, Who Was Shot Saturday in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters’ Point District: The Guy Was a Convicted Pimp
• July 20, 2011 • 9 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Advocacy, African Americans, Bay Area, Black Girls, Black Women, Blacks, California Public Records Act, Chief of Police, Child Abuse, Child Prostitute, Child Sexual Abuse, Dolores Park, George Gascón, Kenneth Harding, Market Streets, Mesha Irizarry, Murder, Paramedics, Pimp, Pimping, Police Killings, Racism, Rape, Rodney King, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Municipal Railway, San Francisco Police Department, Seattle, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Slavery, SFPD, Tanaya Gilbert, The Crime Scene, United States, Washington State, YouTube
Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really Wins
• June 3, 2011 • Comments Off on Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really WinsPosted in African American History, American History, Anjanette Albert, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Altgeld Gardens, Anjanette Alibert, Anthony Dawson, Arne Duncan, Black Women, Blacks, Cartoons, Chicago, Chicago IL, Christian Fenger Academy High School, Common Sense, Convicted Felon, Convicted Murderer, Cook County, Derrion Albert, End of Story, Eric Carson, Eric Holder, Eugene Riley, Faux Noise, Fox News, Growing Up, Growing Up The Hard Way, Honor Student, Honor Students, Human Being, Justice, Kool Moe Dee, Lapoleon Colbert, Motherhood, Murder, Murder of Derrion Albert, Murderers, Plea, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Silvonus Shannon, The Roadrunner, The Ville, United States, Wild Wild West, Wile E. Coyote
Author Walter Dean Myers: It’s Back to The Fifties with Every (Black) Man/Woman for Themselves
• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off on Author Walter Dean Myers: It’s Back to The Fifties with Every (Black) Man/Woman for ThemselvesPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Discrimination, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Fiction Writing, Gang Violence, Health, History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, Women
Tags: "In These Times", American Library Association, Barack Obama, Black Community, Books, Civil rights movement, Harlem, James Baldwin, President, United States, Walter Dean Myers, Writing, Young-adult fiction
When Nadin Khoury, The Boy Hung From a Fence, Visited “The View”
• February 4, 2011 • Comments Off on When Nadin Khoury, The Boy Hung From a Fence, Visited “The View”Posted in Africans, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Differently-Abled, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View
Tags: Behavioral Problems, Bullying, DeSean Jackson, Hanging, Jamaal Jackson, Liberia, Libero-Americans, Lynched, Nadin Khoury, New York Times, Opportunity Center, Parents, Rebecca Wright, Remedial Studies, Teenagers, The View, Todd Herremans, Torture, Troubled Teens, United States, Upper Darby Township Delaware County Pennsylvania
A Deterrent to Criminal Behavior? Uncle Beats Nephew For Posting on Facebook That He’s a Thug; Then Puts Video on You Tube For Everyone to See
• January 7, 2011 • Comments Off on A Deterrent to Criminal Behavior? Uncle Beats Nephew For Posting on Facebook That He’s a Thug; Then Puts Video on You Tube For Everyone to SeePosted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Film, Gang Violence, Love, Race
Tags: "House Party", African Americans, Anti-Social Behavior, AOL, AOL Black Voices, Beatings, Belt, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Deterrent, Facebook, Gang, Growing Up, Humiliation, Kid & Play, Killer?, Love, New School, Old School, Online Communities, Responsibility, Robin Harris, Social Networking, Talking Smack, Teenager, Teenagers, Twitter, United States, Video, Video Classic, Young-Uns, YouTube
The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation Sponsors a Walk-Run Against Bullying
• September 13, 2010 • Comments Off on The Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation Sponsors a Walk-Run Against BullyingPosted in Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Gang Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Advocate, African Americans, Anti-Bullying, Anti-Gay Remarks, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Black Mother, Black Women, Blacks, Bullying, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation, Carl Walker-Hoover, Chairperson, Charter School, Children, Civil Rights, Female Bullies, Focus on the Family, Gangs, Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, GLSEN, Governor Duval Patrick, Gwynetta Sneed, Harassment, High School, Irish Immigrant, Junior High, LGBT, Male Bullies, Massachusetts, Middle-Class, Motherhood, Parents, Phoebe Prince, Police, Poor, PTA, Racism, Rape, Scholarship, School Administrators, Schools, Single Black Mother, Snitching, Springfield MA, Stalking, Teachers, Walk-Run
Little Aiyana Jones is Buried as Hundreds Attend, Mourn
• May 22, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Democrats, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Aiyana Jones, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Baptists, Cop Reality Shows, Detroit, Detroit MI, Geoffrey Feiger, Police Killing, Police Misconduct, Reality Show, Rep. John Conyers, Reverend Al Sharpton, Second Ebenezer Church, The Motor City
Derrion Albert Update: Fifth Chicago Youth Arrested in Beating Death, While Chicago Public Schools Fail to Provide a “Culture of Calm”
• February 15, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race
Tags: A Culture of Calm, Adults, Announcement, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin DeBoni, Blacks, Chicago Public Schools, Cook County, Cook County Jail, Derrion Albert, Director of Communications Monique Bond, Eric Carson, Eugene Riley, Fenger High School, Hubbard High School, Juvenile, Lapoleon Colbert, Latinos, Mary Mitchell, Mexican Americans, Michael Clancy, Monique Bond, Robert Mixon, Roslynn Arnold, Silvonus Shannon, The Community Angels
Derrion Albert Case Update: Three Teens Charged With Murder One; Charges Dropped Against A Fourth
• October 23, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Chicago Defender", "The Chicago Sun-Times", African Americans, Ava Greyer, Blacks, Chicago Housing Authority, Children, Christian Fenger High School, Clothing, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Cook County, Cook County Jail, Derrion, Derrion Albert, Drama, Eric Carson, Eugene Bailey, Eugene Riley, Faux Noise, Fenger High School, Gangs, Growing Up, Joe Walker, Motherhood, Murder, Search, Silvonus Shannon
UPDATE: Only in Mad City: Why There Are So Few Black Bars and Entertainment in Town?
• October 21, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gentrification, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African American, Antisocial Behavior, Beld Street, Black Bars, Black Businesses, Black People, Blacks, California, Chicago IL, Clientele, Crime, DJs, Drug Dealing, Drugs, Fillmore Street, Gang Violence, Gangbangers, Guns, Hallowe'en Night, Kenosha, Kevin McGettigan, Madison, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Maple Bluff, Maria Brown, Milwaukee, Native American, New Orleans, NIMBY, North Sherman Avenue, Not in My Back Yard, Park Street, Poverty, Priorities, R Place on Park, Racine, Sacramento, San Francisco, Schools, State Street, Stockton, The Capitol Times, The Madison Police Department, The Western Addition, Third Street, Tracy, WI, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Governor's Mansion, Wisconsin State Journal
President Obama in New Orleans Today
• October 15, 2009 • Comments Off on President Obama in New Orleans TodayPosted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Gang Violence, Gentrification, Health, History, Hurricanes, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Ninth Ward
Tags: Barack Obama, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Brangelina, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Malcolm X, New Orleans LA, New Orleans Police Department, NOPD, President Barack Obama, President Obama, The Gulf Coast, The United Nations, U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
Anjanette Albert Speaks
• October 4, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Anjanette Albert, Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, History, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, Television, Who I Am, Women
Tags: Anjanette Albert, Beating Death, Beatings, Chicago, Chicago IL, Computer, Death, Derrion Albert, Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Gang Violence, Gangs, Louis Armstrong, Mary Kate Waymon, Memoir, Methodist, Mrs. Jackson, Murder, Nina Simone, Piano, Piano Lessons, Roseland, Study, Who I Am
This Black Sista's Memorial Page 