“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)
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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
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Boycott CVS Pharmacy: They Choke Shoplifters to Death
• May 12, 2010 • 9 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", "The Chicago Tribune", Accidental Death, Ann Marie Balboa, Anthony Kyser, Boycott CVS, Chicago IL, Chicago Police Departrment, Choked to Death, Cook County, CVS, CVS Pharmacy, Death by Misadventure, Drug Addict, Drugs, Mary Mitchell, Stepfather, Strangulation, The Cook County Sheriff's Department
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)
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One Suspect in Derrion Albert’s Killing ‘Fesses Up
• September 29, 2009 • Comments Off on One Suspect in Derrion Albert’s Killing ‘Fesses UpPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Television
Tags: 2016 Summer Olympics, African Americans, Ameena Matthews, Anjanette Albert, Barack Obama, Beating Death, Blacks, Chicago IL, Christian Fenger High School, Cook County, Derrion Albert, Eunice Cross, Extended Family, Fenger High School, Gang Violence, Gangbangers, Gangs, Growing Up, Michelle Obama, Murder, Oprah Winfrey, Roseland, Silvanus Shannon, Southside Chicago, Thugs
Why Do Black People Care About the Burr Oak Cemetery Tragedy?
• July 18, 2009 • Comments Off on Why Do Black People Care About the Burr Oak Cemetery Tragedy?Posted in Art, Black People, Class, History, Hurricanes, Love, Memoir, Religion
Tags: African American, African Americans, Alsip IL, Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, Black Jews, Blacks, Bones, Buddy Bolden, Burial Culture, Burr Oak Cemetery, Charles "Buddy" Bolden, Chicago IL, Cook County, Delgado Community College, DNA, Funeral Decorations, Grave Markers, Graves, Grief, Headstones, Holt Cemetery, Hurricane Katrina, Jewish Law, Madison WI, Martin Luther King Jr., Metairie, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, New York City, Orleans Parish, Potter's Field, Rabbi Capers Funnye, Reburials, Robert Charles Riots, The African Burial Ground, The Graveyard Rabbit of the Quad Cities, Wall Street