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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 Comment

Posted 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

Posted 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 Comments

Posted 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

One Suspect in Derrion Albert’s Killing ‘Fesses Up

• September 29, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted 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 Comments

Posted 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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