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NYPD Statistics: 96 Percent of Shooting Victims Are Black or Hispanic
Courtesy of Vic NiCastro/New York Daily News [New York Daily News] Amidst the controversial stop-and-frisk policy in New York City, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly gave some statistics that he felt...
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Blackonomics: Crime Pays – Literally
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist A recent report by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research, shows that private prisons are earning even more money via warehousing prisoners and by establishing Real...
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Blacks are the ‘Other’ Americans
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was told a story the other night. Apparently on the evening of the Zimmerman acquittal, in a bar in South Carolina, a group of White patrons were talking. Some...
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Black Women Murdered by Men Three Times Rate of White Females
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women are murdered by men, often their present or past husbands or lovers, at a rate that is nearly three times the murder rate...
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Gun Violence Aimed at Black Males Triggers Concern
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Several new studies confirm what most people have suspected all along: no group is harmed more by gun violence than young Black...
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A Push to Address Black-on-Black Violence
Yusef Shakur (center) counseling a young man [Courtesy Photo] By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As cities across the country have mobilized massive street protests over...
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Time for Young People to Stop the Violence
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I only recently embraced my status as an “elder.” Actually, I describe myself as an “episodic elder,” eager enough to take one of those lovely “senior” discounts...
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Black Lives Should Matter to Black Killers, Too
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist I applaud the Black Lives Matter Movement for renewing attention on police violence against Blacks, an issue that is old as the republic – for Black lives do...
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Gun Violence is not the Same as a Video Game
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I used to play video games. I would play various video games, including those involving warfare and shooting. I would take pride if I could get my score up. I...
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NYPD Statistics: 96 Percent of Shooting Victims Are Black or Hispanic
[New York Daily News] Amidst the controversial stop-and-frisk policy in New York City, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly gave some statistics that he felt would justify the idea. According to...
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Blackonomics: Crime Pays – Literally
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist A recent report by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research, shows that private prisons are earning even more money via warehousing prisoners and by establishing Real...
View ArticleBlacks are the ‘Other’ Americans
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was told a story the other night. Apparently on the evening of the Zimmerman acquittal, in a bar in South Carolina, a group of White patrons were talking. Some...
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Black Women Murdered by Men Three Times Rate of White Females
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women are murdered by men, often their present or past husbands or lovers, at a rate that is nearly three times the murder rate...
View ArticleGun Violence Aimed at Black Males Triggers Concern
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Several new studies confirm what most people have suspected all along: no group is harmed more by gun violence than young Black males....
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A Push to Address Black-on-Black Violence
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As cities across the country have mobilized massive street protests over police violence and misconduct, a familiar question has been...
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Time for Young People to Stop the Violence
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I only recently embraced my status as an “elder.” Actually, I describe myself as an “episodic elder,” eager enough to take one of those lovely “senior” discounts...
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Black Lives Should Matter to Black Killers, Too
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist I applaud the Black Lives Matter Movement for renewing attention on police violence against Blacks, an issue that is old as the republic – for Black lives do...
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Gun Violence is not the Same as a Video Game
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I used to play video games. I would play various video games, including those involving warfare and shooting. I would take pride if I could get my score up. I was...
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COMMENTARY: Wakanda Now!
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Marvel movie, Black Panther, has been an outstanding cultural phenomenon. It has broken records at the box office and has shown doubters that a movie about Black people can be...
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Group Fights Normalization of Violence Amid Rise in Child-Related Shootings
WASHINGTON INFORMER — On average, about 19 children are shot daily in America and about 1,300 youths under age 18 die yearly from firearms, with about 6,000 going to the hospital for non-fatal gun...
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