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
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
President Obama’s Coming to Madison; The Excitement Builds
• November 4, 2009 • Comments Off on President Obama’s Coming to Madison; The Excitement BuildsPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, History, Obama Administration, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill
Tags: African Americans, Andreal Davis, Ari Davis, Arlington Davis, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Blacks, Chicago IL, Commander-in-Chief, Derrion Albert, Equal Opportunity Commission, Fenger High School, Fish Hatchery Road, Fraud, Harry Truman, Isthmus, Jacqueline Wright, James C. Wright Middle School, Madison WI, Mohter Wright, Nice Suit, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Visit, Secretary of Education, The Pledge of Allegiance, The Reverend James C. Wright, The Secret Service, The Stimulus
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
Five Florida Youths Charged with Dousing Teen with Alcohol and Setting Him Ablaze Because He Turned Them in for Attempting to Steal His Father’s Bicycle (w/Update)
• October 13, 2009 • 7 CommentsPosted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", "The South Florida Sun-Sentinel", Broward Sheriff's Office, Burns, CBS, Chicago IL, Deerfield Beach, Denver Colorado Jarvis, Derrion Albert, Florida, Induced Coma, Jeremy Jarvis, Jesus Mendez, Latinos, Low-Rider Bicycle, Malissa Durkee, Matthew Bent, Michael Brewer, Reprisal, Second Degree Murder, Set on Fire, Seventh Grade, Skin Grafts, Steven Shelton, Teen Violence, The No Snitching Rule, Torching, Valerie Brewer, Whites, Youth Violence
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
Saturday Night Music, October 3, 2009: Soul Train Dance Line Gigging to Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Mighty, Mighty,” 1975
• October 4, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Earth Wind and Fire, Fashion, History, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Race, Television
Tags: "Mighty Mighty", "Open Our Eyes", "Soul Train", "Soul Train" Dance Line, "Soul Train" Dancers, African American, Al McKay, American Bandstand, Charles Stepney, Chess Records, Chicago, Chicago IL, Colorado, Competition, Derrion Albert, Don Cornelius, Earth Wind and Fire, Fred White, Maurice White, MC Hammer, Philip Bailey, Ramsey Lewis, Supergroup, The Eighties, The Seventies, Verdine White, Way of The World
I’m Not Weeping or Celebrating That Chicago Has Lost Its Olympic Bid
• October 2, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in American Politics, Brazil, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", Adults, Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago IL, Derrion Albert, Gang Violence, Gangs, Parents, Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL, Roger Ebert, Second Chance Academies, Teachers, Teenagers, Teens, The 2016 Olympics
Please Help Derrion Albert’s Family Cover His Burial Expenses
• September 30, 2009 • Comments Off on Please Help Derrion Albert’s Family Cover His Burial ExpensesPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 2016 Summer Olympics, Anjanette Albert, Bow Wow, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Christian Fenger High School, Denmark, Derrion Albert, FBI, Funeral, Funeral Expenses, Gangs, Global Grind, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Generation, Joseph Walker, Michael Skolnik, Nas, No Snitching, Norman Golliday, Police Supt. Jody Weis, Reward, The No Snitching Rule, The Secret Service, U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Secret Service
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
The Murder of High School Student Derrion Albert: When is Gang Violence Going to Stop?
• September 29, 2009 • 6 CommentsPosted in Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Agape Community Center, Anjanette Albert, Blacks, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Public Schools, Constables on Patrol, Derrion Albert, Eric Carson, Eugene Bailey, Eugene Riley, Fenger High School, Gang Violence, Gangs, Honor Student, Joseph Walker, Murder, Murder of Derrion Albert, Railroad Ties, Roseland, Sherry Smith, Silvanus Shannon, Two by Fours, Video
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