culture
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2 Storied Black Sororities—AKA and Delta—Won’t Let Their Members Protest While Wearing Greek Letters
Collectively known as the Divine Nine, black fraternities and sororities have long been central to the African-American college experience—standing as vanguards of social justice, community service, black excellence and achievement. So it has been surprising and, to many members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., disappointing that they’ve been…
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Houston Woman Found Dead; Amber Alert Issued for 11-Month-Old Son
Investigators are searching for an 11-month-old baby, and have issued an Amber Alert, after the child’s mother was found dead and stuffed inside a refrigerator in a Southwest Houston apartment, KHOU 11 reports. The woman’s husband, Patrick Lambert, 38, is a person of interest in the case. Neither Lambert nor his baby son, Achilles, has…
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Guidance Counselor Said to Warn: If My Child Can’t Make Eagles Game, I Will Shoot Protesters!
A school official in Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District has been placed on paid leave after allegedly posting a threatening message on Facebook, according to NBC10. Marykate Blankenburg allegedly wrote, “If my child cannot get to the Eagles game due to protesters, I will personally SHOOT every one of them. You’ve been warned idiots!!” The post…
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Fla. Deputy Shoots and Seriously Injures Unarmed Black Man
A Florida man is in critical condition after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed, WESH 2 reports. According to authorities, deputies were responding to a stolen-vehicle report when they found two men getting inside the car, the news station notes. Authorities told the men to get out, but…
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Survey: Michael Brown and Eric Garner Cases Show Deep Racial Divide
While most black adults believe that race played a major factor in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases, their white counterparts are less inclined to believe so. In fact, a new national survey by the Pew Research Center and USA Today reveals that a majority of white America believes that race was “not a factor…
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Frat Suspended and Members Resign After ‘Clemson Cripmas’ Party
Clemson University’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and its members are in hot water after hosting an offensive off-campus party over the weekend that they called “Clemson Cripmas,” WYFF News 4 reports. The obviously gang-related party, a supposed nod to the Los Angeles gang, which is primarily African American, sparked the ire of students and the South…
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NY Attorney General Wants Permission to Go After Officers Who Kill Unarmed Civilians
On Monday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman asked the governor’s office to grant his office permission to investigate and possibly bring charges against law-enforcement officials who have killed unarmed civilians, the New York Times is reporting. “Mr. Schneiderman also challenged state legislators to pass new laws to repair public confidence in the criminal-justice…
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Rapper and Dancer Dead in Reported Murder-Suicide
Rapper Earl Hayes reportedly shot and killed his wife, actress and dancer Stephanie Moseley, before turning the gun on himself in what TMZ is calling a jealousy-fueled rage after he heard rumors that Moseley might have been cheating on him. According to KTLA, officers were called to the Palazzo East apartments, a high-end apartment complex…
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Chicago Boy, 6, Killed in Accidental Shooting
Little Michael Cattron was at home Friday night watching cartoons when he died of an “apparently accidental” gunshot wound, police say, according to the Chicago Tribune. The 6-year-old boy was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon, with his family left trying to come to terms with what happened—another family member lost to a gun. Michael’s uncle was…
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After a $41,000,000 Settlement From NYC, the Central Park Five Want $52,000,000 From the State
The Central Park Five—the five men wrongfully convicted of sexually assaulting and attempting to kill a white female jogger in New York City’s Central Park in 1989—are seeking $52 million from the state of New York in a wrongful-imprisonment claim, an amount that would be in addition to a $41 million settlement with New York…