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Mother of 50 Cent’s Rumored ‘Third Son’ Suing New York City After Teen Was Bullied and Beaten at Charter School

A teenager once believed to be the “third son” of 50 Cent has allegedly been bullied and beaten in school. Now, his mother is suing New York City for millions. Myasia Dickerson says when students at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Charter High School got wind that 14-year-old Davian Fraser had a close association with the hip-hop kingpin…

By

Brooklyn Baldwin

Published

January 12, 2020
13-Year-Old California Girl, Victim of Bullying, Takes Her Own Life

A California family had to say goodbye to their 13-year-old daughter over the weekend when the teenager was taken off life support Friday after attempting to take her own life. Rosalie Avila, an eighth-grader at Mesa View Middle School, reportedly took her own life after years of bullying at the hands of her peers. The…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

December 4, 2017
Tenn. Teacher Suspended After Video Posted to Social Media Shows Hijab Being Removed From Student’s Head

Another day, another video leaked of ridiculous behavior in a school. This time, video circulating across the internet shows a student’s hijab being pulled off her head even as she tries to hide her face and readjust it. According to WSMV-TV, the video was posted to Snapchat with the caption “Pretty hair.” A second video…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

November 13, 2017
Gabriel Taye Should Still Be With Us; Schools Are Unnamed Accomplices in Students’ Deaths

Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. Gabriel Taye, an 8-year-old African-American boy, was caught on security camera Jan. 24, seemingly about to shake another boy’s hand. He was by the entrance of the bathroom at…

By

Andre Perry

Published

May 22, 2017