Derrion Albert

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March 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - The murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin is the most recent controversial instance of a black youth tragically…
June 2, 2011
CHICAGO - The final man to stand trial in the infamous Fenger High School fatal beating case was found guilty…
January 19, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Judge Sheehan ruled if the boy breaks any rules while incarcerated, he will serve 30 years in…
January 12, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - Again and again defense attorneys and prosecutors played the same graphic video of 16-year-old Derrion Albert being…
December 8, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - As the verdict was read, the teen's aunt ran out of the courtroom yelling "Oh lord, Oh…
December 8, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday showed the video of the attack on Albert and told jurors that the teen…
January 5, 2010
VIDEO - Chicago Police arrested the man who fatally shot a 16-year-old standing outside of a store on the 300…
November 6, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- A fourth teen is facing murder charges in the beating death of a Chicago high school honor…
October 20, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- First-degree murder charges were dropped Monday against one of four teens accused in the brutal beating of…
October 19, 2009
VIDEO - As suspects in the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert appear in court Monday, experts continue to question…
October 19, 2009
OPINION - Street cred has positive connotations when defined from the perspective of being from the streets, caring about the…
October 13, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) - After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group…
October 8, 2009
VIDEO - President Obama sent U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago...
October 7, 2009
VIDEO - Throughout many other cultures a "Snitch or "Rat" is a criminal informant who provides privileged information to law…
October 7, 2009
VIDEO - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan pledged federal support on Wednesday to fight a…
October 7, 2009
OPINION - Without a clear awareness of acts of violence in the past, we discount our ability to eradicate a…
October 7, 2009
OPINION - The "stop snitching" movement is a social construct enforced through various fears including fear of retribution...
October 4, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school…
October 2, 2009
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than…
September 30, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities in Chicago are offering $6,000 for information that leads to more arrests in the fatal beating…