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As a mother, my heart hurts when I listen to the Trayvon Martin 911 tapes. In the recording, this 17 year old is clearly heard pleading and screaming for help before being executed by a self-appointed neighborhood watch vigilante. While no one knows for certain what happened between the time George Zimmerman saw Trayvon walking through the gated community and the time he was killed, it is not a stretch to conclude that something quite sinister occurred.

This man, George Zimmerman, claims that he was concerned about recent break-ins in the area when he saw the young, black male walking in the

Technically these 5 things can destroy the future of any young person trying to have financial success in America, but since we are writing for The Black Man Survival Guide we want to focus particularly on the obstacles as they relate to our young black men.  We already know that as African Americans we face many inequities in the US to include police harassment, institutional racism and in the case of the Trayvon Martin shooting, death at the hands of vigilante (in)justice.  We recently wrote a piece on  10 Corporate and Government Policies that Unfairly Punish Black Men that focuses

Three weeks ago 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking down the street in his Florida gated community not knowing that in minutes he would lose his life. 

As Trayvon walked home from the local store neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman spotted young Trayvon.  He deemed the young black man suspicious as he was a black youth wearing a hoodie and decided to follow him, even though he was told by the 911 dispatcher not to follow the youth.  An altercation ensued and Zimmerman ended up shooting and fatally wounding Martin who was unarmed.  Another young black man dead apparently

ICU App

The “ICU” name was chosen because it means that a person is remembered and acknowledged for their being and soul. “I See You!”  ICU App uses the Calendar, SMS Text, Email, Twitter, Facebook to send a Pre-created message on a person’s birthday, anniversary or special day and time. User will be able create a message and have that message sent by Text, Email, Twitter and Facebook on a scheduled day and time.  Users can schedule to receive a notification reminder before or on the day of the event.  User get to use their address book, add video or a picture. Users will never have to