A team of scholars analyze how social media posts escalate into violence. The scholars are calling it a public health problem.
A 21-year-old Bronx man lost his life on Tuesday after he was shot in the head as he clutched his one-year-old daughter in his arms, The…
The key elements of hip-hop have been well documented over the years, but director Shan Nicholson uncovers the layers of what brought the genre into…
Taking “can’t we all just get along” to another level, members of the Grape Street Crips gang in Memphis have joined with members of Ku…
Ten members of an Detroit drug gang were indicted on various drug charges, including using women to transport drugs across state lines, Thursday in federal court following an FBI investigation. RELATED: India Raids Toxic Booze Makers Members of the Hustle Boys, a gang formed to promote and organize parties at area nightclubs, allegedly charged admission and […]
The feds Wednesday announced the takedown of a violent drug gang that carved out turf in East Harlem and the Bronx. The Los Vagos gang referred to initiations as “baptisms” in which prospective members were beaten, said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. See Also: The Cultural Mecca Of Black America, Harlem: Sights And Sounds See […]
NEW YORK-Afrika Owes, a 17-year-old Harlem girl, who attended the elite Deerfield Academy in Connecticut was arrested in New York on gang and gun charges. After visiting Harvard and Yale, Owes is now at Riker’s Island along with 13 other young people arrested in an NYPD gang crackdown on the 137h St. Crew in Harlem. […]
COMPTON-Compton, California, a neighborhood once notorious for drugs, gangs and violence has seen a significant drop in crime. Yahoo News investigates why. With a huge drop in homicides in a historically crime-ridden part of Los Angeles County, longtime residents say they finally feel safe sitting on their front porches and visiting neighborhood parks. Compton, Calif., […]
