Researchers at the University of Toronto believe the growing trend of racial diversity in American cities is contributing to the downward trend.

From TheGrio:

“The association between crime and community characteristics — like the proportion of the population that is black, Hispanic, poor, or foreign-born — diminished considerably over time,” notes the study. “The strength of the relationship between the share of black residents and property crime decreased by half between 1990 and 2008, while the association between the share of Hispanic residents and violent crime all but disappeared

Read more at The Grio.

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In the BP news article titled “Blacks, as usual, misplace their outrage and ignore the REAL problems.” members discuss whether the NY Post deserves our attention in light of the issues in our own communities.  He goes on to say…

“Al Sharpton, Spike Lee and the NACCP are concerned about a damn cartoon? Why not give as much energy, press and air time to BLACK homelessness, homicides, college attrition rates, black abortions, black absent fathers, black men raping black babies, BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT, BLACK PEOPLE GOING HUNGRY EVERY DAY, Black health issues, BLACK MEN DYING TOO EARLY FROM PROSTATE CANCER, black illiteracy, black boys terrorizing entire black neighborhoods — but we talking about a damn cartoon?”

What is your opinion? Are we losing focus on important issues or is protesting the NY Post worthwhile? Check out the ongoing debate here. Look at some of the people that do support the petition against the NY Post here. Keep updated on the latest news here. Sign the petition here.

“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”

- Malcolm X

Who is in agreement with Malcolm X on this point? If  you do agree with him on this point let me give you some information that is a bit more recent. Are you ready? Regardless here it is… WE ARE THE MEDIA. I’ll give you some time to let it sink in… WE ARE THE MEDIA! Each and everyone of us, yourself included. This is called the information age for a reason. The ability to share our unique voice to others within our own community is the true power of BlackPlanet.com.

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These words were spoken in a press conference today by Obama. BP Member AboutDough shares this article in BlackPlanet’s news section and questions if this is a form of self-hating speech. You can check out the article “Self-Hate from the Commander in Chief?” yourself and join in the debate.

All of this fuss over a puppy, this will be an interesting 4 years.