The U.S. spends more on prisons and jails than it does on educating children – and 15 states spend at least $27,000 more per prisoner than they do per student, according to a new report.
Americans account for 4.4 percent of the global population, but 22 percent of the world’s prison population
The message to young black men in Kansas City is clear: Don’t sport dreadlocks and a white T-shirt, or you could be arrested for a crime you didn’t commit.
At least that’s what U.S. District Judge Greg Kays and some officers in the Kansas City Police Department conveyed in an unsettling case of mistaken identity.
Source: Dreadlocks, white T-shirt led to innocent KC teen’s arrest | The Kansas City Star
Delaware State University has partnered with the African Peer Review Mechanism to help bridge the gap between Africa and its “Sixth Region” — people of African heritage who live outside
A new anti-slavery bill requiring companies to investigate and report on their supply chains to prevent modern slavery will lead to consumers paying more, according to Nestle.
Source: Nestle Says Requirement to Report Use of Slave Labor Would Cost Consumers More Money
A 4-year-old boy in Chicago read 100 books in one day, a goal he personally wanted to achieve with the support of his parents who streamed it live on Facebook.
Source: 4-year-old African American boy reads 100 books in a day; this should be trending – Face2Face Africa
Little Black Book, Afrofuturism Takes Centre Stage in Avon Brazil’s New Campaign. Film created by the Avon Hub of J. Walter Thompson Brazil was produced by a mostly black staff
Source: Afrofuturism Takes Centre Stage in Avon Brazil’s New Campaign | LBBOnline
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