Black Boys – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Tue, 24 May 2016 17:11:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Black Child Charged With Larceny For “Stealing” 65-cent Carton of Milk https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-child-charged-with-larceny-for-stealing-65-cent-carton-of-milk/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/black-child-charged-with-larceny-for-stealing-65-cent-carton-of-milk/#comments Tue, 24 May 2016 17:11:11 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=3450 A Black child has been criminalized for taking advantage of something that he is entitled to, just like the rest of his peers.

Ryan Turk is a middle school student who attends Graham Park Middle School in Triangle, VA, which is near his hometown of Dumfries, VA. According to local authorities at the school, Ryan was combative with them after being confronted about “stealing” a small carton of milk–which he had the right to select via the school’s free lunch program.

The incident occurred on May 10, when he was harassed by the cop who accused him of stealing the 65-cent item. The young Melanoid boy is being charged with larceny, and is required to go to juvenile court. Ryan’s mother, Shamise, is disgusted by the atrocious accusations trumped up against her son, and said she was “angry” and “frustrated”.

For more on this story, follow this link.

B. Clark

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7-Year-Old Black Child Threatened To Be Suspended Because Of Haircut https://www.melanoidnation.org/7-year-old-black-child-threatened-to-be-suspended-because-of-haircut/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/7-year-old-black-child-threatened-to-be-suspended-because-of-haircut/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:25:28 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=3325 BESSEMER, AL — There was a 7-year-old Melanoid child who was considered a threat to his school…simply because of the way his hair was styled.

Little Rashad Hunter, an honor roll student at Greenwood Elementary School in Bessemer, Alabama, was facing suspension from his school because of a part in his hair.

Keisha Rembert, Rashad’s mother, told Birmingham’s WBRC FOX 6 NEWS that her son called her to tell her that he was being suspended from school. His mother had the following to say:

He was walking with his head down, when I saw him he was like teary-eyed at first because he doesn’t want to be suspended for no part in his head. I told him, ‘Don’t hold your head down…continue to make these A’s and B’s because that part is nothing.

Although the school has opted not to suspend the child, this marks another example of the many demoralizing tactics that schools will use against Black children, particularly Black boys.

B. Clark

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Another Black Child With A Toy Gun Was Shot By Suspected Race Soldier In Florida https://www.melanoidnation.org/another-black-child-with-a-toy-gun-was-shot-by-suspected-race-soldier-in-florida/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/another-black-child-with-a-toy-gun-was-shot-by-suspected-race-soldier-in-florida/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2015 19:53:12 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2983 JACKSONVILLE, FL — One year after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a race soldier in Ohio, another innocent Black child suffered an attempt on his life.

Jacksonville Sheriff Officers were called out to the home of a woman located off of Harts Road after she reported that a teen was shooting a BB gun to her window this past Friday evening.

Here is the video footage of the Tom Hackney, Director of Investigations, briefing the local media.

The shooting victim, who was a 14-year-old Black boy, was shot in the leg by a race soldier cop by the name of Josh Livinggood. The cop shot at the boy six times before one of the bullets connected with the boy’s leg. Fortunately for the victim, the gunshot wound wasn’t fatal. It should also be noted that the boy is mentally challenged, and his previous encounters with the police have involved his condition.

It was determined later that the boy was shot under the erroneous suspicion that he possessed a “Desert Eagle”, which is why the cop felt compelled to shoot the Melanoid child.

Here is the link to the story.

B. Clark

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Autistic Melanoid Boy in Minnesota Received Two Seizures When Assaulted by Police https://www.melanoidnation.org/autistic-melanoid-boy-in-minnesota-received-two-seizures-when-assaulted-by-police/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/autistic-melanoid-boy-in-minnesota-received-two-seizures-when-assaulted-by-police/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:48:34 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=2449 St. Paul, MN — When it comes to attacks of any variety–be it from neighborhood bullies or law enforcement–we expect our special needs Brothers and Sisters to be exempt from such treatment. In the case of 17-year-old Marcus Abrams, he wasn’t as fortunate.

According to St. Paul’s KARE-TVAbrams, who is autistic, was on his way home from his job at the Minnesota State Fair when he was approached by two officers, whose names were Peter Buzicky and Richard Wegner. Abrams explained he was wearing headphones at the time of the incident, so he could not hear the officers speaking to him. The officers reportedly stepped to Abrams to ask him for his I.D., and the situation escalated from there. According to Wegner’s report, Abrams refused to place his hands behind his head and was visibly irritated by the cops’ invasion of his personal space.

Abrams was then slammed to the ground by the officers, which resulted in him later suffering two seizures. The primary reason for Abrams’ frustration with the race soldiers closing in on his personal space is directly linked to one of the issues of Abrams’ condition, and that is “touch sensory issues” which make him extremely territorial.

Only after Abrams’ mother, Maria Caldwell, stated that her son was autistic, was he not charged. Unfortunately, it took the young autistic Melanoid teen to receive an unnecessary brutal assault from law enforcement to prove his innocence. The transit station (where Abrams was assaulted) is currently investigating the incident. Here is a video clip of the story below.

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B. Clark

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