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Chris Brown pleads guilty
R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Monday in a Los Angeles court to one count of felony assault involving pop diva Rihanna on February 8. Brown will be formally sentenced on August 5, but… more →
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Hearings begin for police officer accused of killing unarmed Oscar Grant
Speak Your Peace wrote 2 months ago: The preliminary hearing in the case of the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant III began yest … more →
communities spotlight::Sankofa Community Empowerment::We Read to Lead Organization
ria takharu wrote 3 months ago: Tomorrow’s Answer Youth Programs… Sankofa instructor guiding students Tomorrow’s Answer … more →
Chris Brown pleads not guilty
Speak Your Peace wrote 3 months ago: R&B singer Chris Brown, 19, who was arrested last month for attacking girlfriend and pop supers … more →
Lower graduation rates at Black colleges and universities
Speak Your Peace wrote 3 months ago: Although certain historically Black colleges and universities, like Howard and Spelman, boast gradua … more →
1st American Idol elimination - Jasmine Murray
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Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Miss Mississippi 2006 contestant Jasmine Murray was eliminated last night on FOX’s American I … more →
Founder of Green for All will work for White House
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced Monday tha … more →
Chris Brown's arraignment delayed...the video
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Commenting on the situation, Oprah said, “Love doesn’t hurt…if a man hits you … more →
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: The film, based on the novel, won the biggest prizes at the Sundance Film Festival this year for a d … more →
Rihanna takes Chris Brown back
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: After three weeks, America’s chocolate sweethearts are reportedly back together or, at least, … more →
Ghetto Film School
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: In 2000, Joe Hall founded a film school to prepare kids (16 – 21) in the Bronx for careers in … more →
Condoleeza speaks
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Well, not yet, but in 2011 a memoir about her time in the Bush White House will be published. She … more →
Public Education gets a helping hand
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: President Obama said today the stimulus package, which he signed into law as the American Recovery … more →
Crime & Super-Sized Punishment
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Green (right) with mother and brother Black man serves 24 years for knocking on drug dealer’s … more →
Chris Brown & Rihanna: Good kids gone bad?
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: Unfortunately, it looks like the physical confrontation between these two young celebrities was trul … more →
Riding While Black
Speak Your Peace wrote 4 months ago: What is going on in this country? Why can’t Black people safely ride public buses and trains w … more →
What's wrong with y'all?
Speak Your Peace wrote 5 months ago: Take a look at this video of African-American high-school students fighting at a recent basketball g … more →
HIV/AIDS.
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Speak Your Peace wrote 5 months ago: Now’s a good time to refresh our knowledge of HIV/AIDS, especially since Black women are dispr … more →
Chris Brown & Rihanna: Good kids gone bad?
Speak Your Peace wrote 5 months ago: Pop singers Chris Brown, 19, and Rihanna, 20, are two lovely Black people with bright futures. Ye … more →
Lest We Forget...Update
Speak Your Peace wrote 5 months ago: Oscar Grant’s killer, Johannes Mehserle, was released from jail yesterday. He paid 10% of his … more →
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