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It’s been nearly three years since a neighborhood watch volunteer fatally shot a Florida teenager walking home after picking up a bag of Skittles and…

Dre’s #breakfastbite.. How are you going to feel when the grand jury decision is reached in Ferguson, Missouri? #92qjams #baltimore #MARYLAND #bmore #Wednesday Richard J. Ford ‏@rtisticmind @DreJohnson1 We need to be a UNIT, and not a division. Of course I’ll be angry, but more with us if we don’t stop hating on one another. […]

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  How many times have you consulted Craigslist to search for a new home, a new job, or just a new “friend”?  Well, BEWARE of what you seek on Craigslist!  Last winter, a newlywed couple in Pennsylvania lured an unsuspecting man from the website to their location where they murdered him.  The man, seeking some affections […]

Police brutality has become the topic of discussion since the deaths of Eric Garner in New York and Michael Brown in Missouri. But a lot…

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Hard to know where to begin on this, but it’s also hard not to say something, either. Perhaps I should refer to history. Should I start…

In this edition of 3 Things You Should Know, Jeff Johnson and “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” talk to Benjamin Crump, the attorney representing Kendrick Johnson‘s family and…

A cop in Florida was fired after he showed up to the gun range for practice with Trayvon Martin shooting targets.  The targets came complete with a hooded figure, hands in pockets (showing no sign of attack), with a bag of Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea in tow.  The officer, identified as Ron King, […]

TONIGHT Baltimore unites for “Justice For Christopher Brown” 7pm at Empowerment Temple AME Church 4217 Primrose Ave, Baltimore, MD for a TOWN HALL MEETING spearheaded by Dr. Jamal Bryant. On Monday, August 13 at 5pm a “RALLY CHRISTOPHER” will be held at the State Attorney’s Office Circuit Court Building 401 Bosley Ave, Towson, MD. Contributions […]

According to a new study by Pew Research Center, Republicans and Whites think that Trayvon Martin is getting too much coverage and they’re tired of hearing about it.  Interestingly enough, I wonder if Trayvon was a conservative, Republican named Tom – would they still feel the same way?? Still no arrest in the case.

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Photos by @robinrazzi Monday evening thousands of Baltimoreans marched in honor of slain teenager Trayvon Martin. The rally began on the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, made its way to police headquarters on Gay Street and ended on the steps of City Hall. It was definitely an emotional event. Residents young and old, Black […]