A community in Sanford, Florida is outraged after learning that police who profiled and tasered an innocent middle-aged black male will not be punished by the department. Friends and family are saying that the attack brings back memories of another racial profiling situation gone wrong – Trayvon Martin’s death. Take a look at the video above to see the gruesome injuries and hear the heartbreaking story. [YouTube]
Baby Genius! Carson Huey-You scored a 1770 on the SAT. He was co-valedictorian of his senior class. He wants to become a quantum physicist and this semester in college at Texas Christian University (TCU), he has a full load of classes (14 credits to be exact) including calculus and physics. But that’s not what’s special about Carson. Get this: he’s only 11-years-old. Read his incredible story, here…[TCU 360]
Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) couldn’t let the glory of the March on Washington and MLK’s iconic speech wash over him yesterday. So instead of speaking positively about unity and a post-racial world, he had this to say about his own dream: “I have a dream that young black men won’t become fathers until after they’re married and they have a job…I have a dream that young unmarried black women will say “no” to young black men who want to have sex. I have a dream that today’s black leadership will quit blaming racism and “the system” for what ails black America.” Have a seat. [RawStory]
It’s summer and the people of Colcord, Oklahoma can’t even get a cool drink of water from their faucets. Why? Well because of these little blood worms, which are actually small, red insect larvae, swimming in the tap. Yep…that happened. [CNN]
