Posts Tagged ‘violence’
Review of the Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture ‘My Identity’ by Liberian Artist Martin Zeinway
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass, @charlessmombo Article sponsored by: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing Consulting Firm Each piece of Zeinway’s work eloquently captures his experience during Liberia’s barbaric civil war in [Read More]
ChocolateCity.cc Interviews contemporary artist Carolina I. Reyes
Carolina I. Reyes studied Fine Arts at Columbia College in Chicago and knows her subject matter very well. She is an urban, modern and surrealist painter and a visual artist providing quality work and visionary perspective on life, people, social issues and her own twist on [Read More]
Black thugs running amok in Chicago disguised as flash mob
By: Regina Alexander Three of the 20 arrested in Chicago for their alledge involvement in in flash mob activity in downtown Chicago. From left: Dvonte Sykes, Trovolus Pickett, Derodte Wright. Why are the black churches or the so-called community leaders silent regarding the [Read More]
Munyaradzi Gwisai arrested for treason in Zimbabwe
According to the website - Alliance of Professional Africans: Munyaradzi Gwisai, a Zimbabwean political activist, a former member of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) and a coordinator of the International Socialist Organization (ISO) was [Read More]
Friday is Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Day of Departure
Protesters gather at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo Egyptian protesters are demonstrating today for what they called President Hosni Mubarak Day of DepartureEgyptian protesters are demonstrating today for what they called President Hosni Mubarak Day of Departure. As [Read More]
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Talks Palin Cross Hairs
Instead of writing and posting an article, we have decided to let Sarah Palin's target map and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords do the talking! We pray for a speedy recovery of the Congresswoman!! Sarah Palin's Target map which includes the congresswoman [Read More]
Illinois Governor Quinn sign law creates violence prevention hotline
Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public Schools. On August 9, 2010, Illinois' Governor Pat Quinn sign legislation to create a violence prevention hotline for students at Chicago Public [Read More]
A Project on Shared Histories of Asians and Blacks in America
By: Kevin Simmonds A Project on Shared Histories of Asians and Blacks in America Instead of reporting the unintended death of Tian Sheng Yu by two young Black men in Oakland this April as an isolated crime, the media suggested it might have been part of trend of [Read More]
Another Bloody Chicago Weekend: 54 Shot and 10 Dead
Another violent and deadly weekend continues in Chicago. Among those shot during this weekend included a 1 year-old girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck. During the weekend of April 23, 2010, eight people including a toddler were killed and 18 wounded in Chicago. [Read More]
The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence
Dr. Elijah Anderson The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), a research and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, has issued a report reaffirming the “Code of the Street” theory of urban violence developed by Yale professor Dr. Elijah Anderson. [Read More]
Chicago School bans visiting fans from sport events
The Public League of the Chicago Public School (CPS) announced that it is taking striking and necessary actions by banning fans of visiting teams from attending sports events. This dramatic measure is to curb a rash of violence that has erupted at CPS basketball games. [Read More]
Obama: Blacks must show greater responsibility
Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, spoke at the 99th Annual Convention of the NAACP, held in the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio last night. "If I have the privilege of serving as your next president, 100 years after the [Read More]
