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Stop-and-Frisk Incidents Decreased in 2nd Quarter
In New York City, city lawyers report a sharp decrease in the number of stop-and-frisk encounters in the second quarter of 2013, according to the New York Times. The numbers are the lowest they have been since Mayor Michael Bloomberg started implementing the program 11 years ago. From April through June, police officers conducted 58,088 involuntary…
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Black Student 'Bleach-Bombed' at University of Texas
Last week, a black University of Texas student was walking to visit a friend on campus when he was pelted by a bleach-filled balloon. ThinkProgress says the incident concerns students who remember similar attacks taking place on the UT campus last year. On Wednesday, University of Texas student Bryan Davis, who is African American, was struck…
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Chicago Wants Kids to Get to School Safely
On the first day of school in Chicago this year, it wasn’t just parents escorting their kids. The city hired security workers to make sure kids got to school safely, part of a program called Safe Passage. According to the New York Times, the program is the centerpiece of an increased effort by city officials…
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Does the Obama Administration Have a Woman Problem?
As he decides who will be appointed to head the Federal Reserve, President Obama is once again hearing whispers of a spotty track record when it comes to appointing women. The loudest whisper can be found in the New York Times, which notes the strides Obama has taken toward gender balance in his Cabinet, but…
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Presidents Clinton and Carter to Join Obama for March Ceremony
(The Root) — Final details have been released for the closing ceremonies of the 50th-anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington, which will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 28. As previously reported, President Barack Obama will deliver a speech at the daylong event, which kicks off at 11 a.m. EDT at the Lincoln Memorial, the…
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Zimmerman Lawyer Says His Client Should Not Have Visited Gun Factory
On Friday The Root reported a story via TMZ about George Zimmerman’s visit to Kel-Tec factories, which manufactures the gun Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was reportedly inquiring about a shotgun and even took pictures in celebrity fashion. But even the lawyer who helped him get an acquittal for both second-degree-murder and manslaughter…
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NBA Player Lamar Odom Reportedly Used Crack Cocaine
NBA player Lamar Odom has had problems with drug use since the early days of his NBA career. But if TMZ reports are true, the problem could be more intense than the marijuana use to which he has admitted in the past. Odom could be addicted to crack cocaine. TMZ broke the story … Lamar…
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Kanye West to Appear on Kris Jenner's Talk Show
We are all familiar with Kanye West’s aversion to interviews, and he very rarely enjoys talking about his personal life through anything but his music. When family calls, though, he will do anything. On Friday, West will appear on the season finale of Kris, the talk show hosted by Kris Jenner, the grandmother of North…
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Racial Equality Remains a Dream Deferred
As the country prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington speech, a new Pew Research study on attitudes toward racial equality finds that most of us believe that when it comes to equality, we’ve come a long way since the march but still have a long way…
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George Zimmerman Goes Gun Shopping
On Thursday TMZ spotted George Zimmerman at Kel-Tec, a gun-manufacturing company in Cocoa, Fla. We’re told he was asking questions about the legality of buying a shotgun — specifically, the Kel-Tec KSG. The gun in question is a tactical shotgun, often used for home defense. It holds 12 rounds of 12 gauge shells. And this is…
