Shar’Ron M. Jackson, affectionately known as “YG”, was only 22 years old when his life was suddenly taken in front of Seaview Manor public housing complex...
Mourners filled church to say goodbye to Aiyana Jones who was fatally shot by Detroit Police during a police raid.
Over the last several years, Chicago has emerged as one of the most violent cities in the country. Much of the violence has found young victims.
This isn’t a schoolyard fight that takes a racial turn, not a vestige of the “Jim Crow” South; these are American schoolchildren in 2010.
Horne was remembered at her funeral Friday as a shy girl from Brooklyn who broke through decades of racism to emerge as a world-class entertainer and...
Mary J. Blige/Russell Simmons Give Back to NYC Schools
The amazing story of a remarkable African-American family: six sisters--daughters of a laborer and a cleaning woman--who became professionals (psychologist, dentist, lawyer, nurse, court stenographer, physician)...
18 years ago, the body of 12-year-old Quiana Dees was found laying lifeless in a vacant lot in Neptune Township, NJ.
Thousands attended Dr. Dorothy Height's funeral to remember the civil rights legend and National Council of Negro Women leader.
Thousands of high school students across New Jersey walked out of classrooms to protest Gov. Christie's education budget cut.
