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Trayvon Martin Updates: Judge Removed, Zimmerman Apologizes & Bail Set at $150,000 (Plus More)

TheBlackGuy — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:58:13 +0000

The Color Curve updates you on the latest news from the Trayvon Martin case. A judge has given word that George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. By the way, as The Color Curve had reported before, there is now a new judge due Continue reading →

Black Girl Rage: The Twitter Beef Home Invasion from Tashay Edwards Sparks a Need for Change

TheBlackGuy — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:45:09 +0000

The beef is not funny, and the fighting can’t be like THIS… Tashay D. Edwards, a 19-year-old from Ohio, was arrested Monday, April 16, 2012because of her planned brutal assault of another young girl over some Twitter “beef.” A video of the incident, filmed by one of Edwards’ friends, was posted to the popular site Continue reading →

Handcuffing a Six-Year Old Black Girl?!! How Would You Handle It?

TheBlackGuy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:52:01 +0000

You might be outraged, but what would you have done? Hit the links and learn more about handling child behavior. You may have heard about six-year-old kindergartner Salecia Johnson, who was handcuffed by Milledgeville police because they said the child threw a tantrum and could not be calmed down, TV station 13WMAZ reports. 13 WMAZ tells the whole story: According Continue reading →

George Zimmerman Appears in Court, Trayvon Martin’s Mother Retracts Statement

TheBlackGuy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:28:44 +0000

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin last month, made his first appearance in a Florida court today. Elsewhere, Trayvon Martin’s mother retracts statement that murder was an accident. The Color Curve offers updates on the Trayvon Martin case, Continue reading →

Miami Police Chief in Boiling Hot Water After SEVEN Black Men Dead

TheBlackGuy — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:40:24 +0000

Miami Police officers on tape talking about hunting black men like animals. Brothers being hauled out of their homes like captured prey from a field trip. It’s all recorded as Miguel Exposito, Miami PD Chief is being investigated for more foul play. Read more and be informed on what’s happening behind South Beach. This is Continue reading →

Bronx Pastor Charged with Raping AND Impregnating 12 Year Old Girl

TheBlackGuy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:40:20 +0000

The scary thing is, there are others like him. Bronx Pastor Michael Clare has been charged with what authorities are saying is irrefutable evidence that he raped and impregnated a young girl from his congregation. SMH. Hit the links, there is more. The New York Daily News reported the sickening story. Here’s what they had Continue reading →

68 Years Later, “I’m Sorry You Were Raped.”

TheBlackGuy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:17:33 +0000

Almost 70 years ago, she was a true story of the Civil Rights Movement, gang-raped by white men and never given justice. Now, an apology was given. Is it too little too late? It’s just like the scene where the girl was raped in The Vernon Johns Story movie. (Wait, you don’t know about The Continue reading →

Serena Williams Undergoes MAJOR EMERGENCY Surgery

TheBlackGuy — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:30:13 +0000

Let’s pray for our girl. A blood clot to the lung has had her rushed to the hospital for some serious surgery. Hit the links for more. One of our favorite sisters has had to undergo emergency surgery today. Reuters makes the announcement: Serena Williams is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing emergency Continue reading →

Why Ivory Coast? Why?

TheBlackGuy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:48:52 +0000

The next crisis? It could happen in the Ivory Coast. Or maybe it’s already happening. Why is this important? Hit the links. From The New York Times: ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — At the Marcory market, iron shutters are pulled down tight over storefronts for block after block. In the Koumassi neighborhood, idle men drift up Continue reading →

Killed Over Diaper Money. SMH

TheBlackGuy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:34:37 +0000

And the craziness just carries on. Why oh why? $20 is all this woman owed. Now, this chick stabbed her to death. Why? The New York Daily News Reports: A Facebook feud over a $20 loan for diapers left an aspiring Brooklyn lawyer dead – fatally stabbed by a teen mom who turned on her Continue reading →