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Stop-and-Frisk Policing Can Make Criminals of Black and Brown Boys, Study Finds

If you treat someone like a criminal, he’s more likely to act like one later in life and commit a crime. That’s among the findings of a New York University study that looked at the impact of “proactive policing” policies—initiatives like stop-and-frisk and police stops that have cops “engaging” with those most likely to be…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

April 9, 2019
Protesters Pepper-Sprayed on Inauguration Eve Outside ‘DeploraBall’ in DC

Protesters took to the streets Thursday night, on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, to rally near locations of several inaugural balls and events, WUSA9 reports. According to the news station, protesters in Washington, D.C., clogged up F Street Northwest near 14th Street outside the National Press Club, where an event dubbed the “DeploraBall”…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

January 20, 2017
Very Smart Brothas

That Time We Were Reminded That "Black American" Is An Oxymoron

I know we did something on Mike Brown already earlier this week, but with the way this situation in Ferguson has ballooned, I just can’t think/write about anything else. Even if I did, it wouldn’t feel appropriate. I’m also too stunned/shocked to write something coherent. And I’m assuming many of you feel the same way.…

By

VSB Staff

Published

August 14, 2014