#Urbanpulse – Opinions Of Culture & Politics An African-American Perspective

Black Entrepreneurs Lead the Charge in Baltimore’s Economic Renewal

On May 25, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By THE URBAN JOURNALIST

Rasheed Aziz remembers visiting Baltimore in 2006. The empty, hollow buildings sprawled the entire block, he says. Buildings lacked roofs, doorways were boarded up, and tree limbs grew into missing windows. Aziz is the founder …

After Centuries of Housing Racism, a Southern City Gets Innovative

On May 23, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By THE URBAN JOURNALIST

Denise Fitzgerald’s property abuts the string of quiet, empty lots that line Ewing Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Recently she was leaf-blowing detritus shed by the enormous sycamore tree dominating the yard of her tidy Habitat …

The Shooting Statistics Are Clear: It’s Not Schools That Are Dangerous

On May 21, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By THE URBAN JOURNALIST

Every day, 42 Americans die in gun homicides, the grim backdrop against which to talk about school shootings. In the three months between the 10 shot dead in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, and the …

Marines Open Investigation into Active-Duty White Supremacist

On May 11, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

The inquiry begins after a ProPublica and Frontline investigation and as a congressman calls on Department of Defense to better police its ranks. The U.S. Marine Corps said it has opened a criminal investigation into …

Loneliness increasing in the US and young people suffer the most

On May 9, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

A study by healthcare giant Cigna suggests Americans are alarmingly lonely and that can carry significant health risks. A new study in the US suggests Americans are growing increasingly lonely. Nearly half of the participants …

US judge orders release of ‘first Black Identity Extremist’

On May 7, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

Critics say African American activist Christopher Daniels has been held since December because FBI policed his views. A US judge has ordered that Christopher Daniels, considered by many to be the first person arrested under …

Hands-On Prison Programs Are Dying

On April 27, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

Did you ever wonder why the U.S. Department of Corrections does not try to rehabilitate or alter the criminal behavior of inmates? No. Oh… are you aware that in the U.S. Inmates who participate in …

Society Is Witnessing the Increase Rate in Juvenile Crime

On April 25, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

As we move into our adolescent stage, we soon start to take our own responsibilities. Behavioral changes occur which is why we become more social and self-dependent while making ourselves less dependent on our immediate …

How Parents and Society Can Prevent Juvenile Crimes

On April 23, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

Today, juvenile crime has increased in a tremendous rate and this has lot to do with our society. Kids are more exposed to violence and negativity which restricts from having positive mindset. The positivity of …

New Book Offers Hope to Anyone Struggling With Adversities

On April 20, 2018 By Dear Jon In Shared By #URBANPULSE

In her new memoir, Strengthening Your Identity While the Shadow Is in Front of You, Mwati Mwila shares her life story of experiencing diversity, finding her identity, and learning how to be strong in the …