By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — It’s been one year since the murder of Michael Brown galvanized the Ferguson, Mo. community and forced the nation to face the horrors of police violence. And as the activist slogan asserts, the ensuing protests have become a movement, not just a moment. “One of the […]
Child Watch: 10 Rules to Help Black Boys Survive

By Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist July 31, 2015 Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist Like so many, I have been deeply disturbed by the senseless loss of Black male lives at the hands of law enforcement officials. I was particularly affected by Tamir Rice’s senseless death – a 12-year-old sixth grader who […]
Justice is Not Blind

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist June 12, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist When racist attitudes, either conscious or subconscious, are combined with the discretionary powers that law enforcement officers have, the result is a differential outcome, with African Americans more likely to be the targets of “blind justice.” Most of our […]
Talking about Tony: How Schools Here and in Ferguson are Helping Students Deal with Recent Deaths
Black Women Killed by Police are Ignored

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist May 8, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist You know their names – Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice – because these African American men were unarmed and killed by “law enforcement” officers. Their names have been part of a litany invoked when police shootings are discussed. Their […]
Counting the Victims of Police Violence

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent April 17, 2015 Attorney General Holder cited lack of U.S. data tracking use of force against and by police. Credit: Department of Justice “Particularly in the Midwest, and then a little bit in the South, there really are hotbeds for police violence.” WASHINGTON, D.C. […]