black boys
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Study Finds Black Children 6 Times More Likely to be Fatally Shot by Police
In news that is as heartbreaking as it is predictable, a study has found that over the last 16 years, Black kids were six times more likely to be fatally shot by police than white children. CNN reports that the study found that from 2006 to 2018, 140 children were killed as a result of…
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Minnesota Man Convicted for Killing a Child With a Stray Bullet Has Life Sentence Commuted
In 2003, Myron Burrell was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet. On Tuesday, the Minnesota Board of Pardons commuted his sentence. According to CBS News, the decision was mutually agreed upon by Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith…
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Dashcam Video Shows Fatal Shooting of 2 Black Teens in a Moving Vehicle by Florida Deputies
Dashcam video depicting what led up to two Black teens being fatally shot by two Florida deputies last Friday has been released. According to CBS News, the video was posted to Facebook by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office along with a lengthy description of what occurs in the video. The sheriff’s office said that Deputies…
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After Black Child Was Suspended for Having BB Gun at Home, Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Help Him Appeal
State lawmakers in Louisiana have moved to make it easier for students to appeal expulsions after a Black child was suspended last month for having a BB gun in his room. According to WAFB, a committee in the state House has introduced a bill to make it easier for 4th grader Ka’Mauri Harrison to appeal…
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Trailer Roundup: What Is The Forty-Year-Old Version of Noughts & Crosses?
After having to suffer through a week of witnessing Satan’s minions trot out a batch of Black friends, yet another instance of heinous police brutality, the subsequent domestic terrorism at a protest and a major sports strike…it feels like we’re living in a nightmarish dystopian movie. But, we’re not…I’m sorry to say that this is…
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Two White Men in a Car Yelled Slurs and Chased Down Three Black Teens Who Were Riding Bikes
Being Black in America is having to exist in a constant state of self-preservation. No matter our age we are seen as a threat; a thing to be terrorized. Three Black teenagers in Connecticut learned this sad truth when two white men chased them down while yelling racial slurs at them. NBC News reports that…
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This 11-Year-Old Is Helping NYC Families Afford College
While most 11-year-old boys are begging their parents for toys and new shoes, 11-year-old Obocho Peters is earning cash with his mom and helping other families save for college in the process. Obocho and his mom, Sasha Peters, run Obocho’s Closet, a thrift store in NYC stocked with affordable clothes and shoes for kids up…
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No Charges Filed Against Police Officer Who Killed 11-Year-Old Riding a Bike: 'Justice Was Not Served'
In what has become an all too familiar outcome, another officer of the law will go unpunished for his role in taking a young black life. WWMT reports that after reviewing the death of 11-year-old Norman Hood of Battle Creek, Mich., the special prosecutor assigned to the case declined to file criminal charges against the…
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New Research Proves That All Things Being Equal, Nothing Is Equal for Black Boys
Perhaps you’ve heard the decades-old conservative cure for systematic racism. When confronted with any statistic that shows widespread inequality, Fox News watchers, people who own “Make America Great Again” paraphernalia, and even Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters who “don’t see color” all propose the same theory: If “the blacks” concentrated on family, hard work…