The small town of Pittsboro, N.C, has become a flashpoint in the ongoing battles over Confederate monuments.
CONFEDERATE STATUE FIGHT HEATS UP IN PITTSBORO
IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN, AKA H. RAP BROWN
Back in the Sixties, H. Rap Brown was known as the fiery chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee who famously declared that “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” Today his name is Imam Jamil Al-Amin, a respected Muslim leader and 75-year-old prisoner in the federal penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona, whom many supporters believe was framed on a 2000 murder charge.
MORE THAN HALF OF ALL TRANS MALES ATTEMPT SUICIDE
More than half of all male trans teenagers have attempted suicide. That’s according to the new study “Transgender Adolescent Suicide Behavior” by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
CHICAGO DEFENDER ENDS PRINT EDITION – PART OF A TREND
Marking the end of an era, the 114-yearold Chicago Defender released its final print edition on July 10. Succumbing to trends that have fundamentally transformed the newspaper industry, the iconic Black newspaper has switched to an all-online model.
The Virginia Defender 