Feb 26, 2013

One Year Later- Remembering Trayvon Martin It seems like yesterday that I attended the Trayvon Martin Rally on March 24, 2012 in Chicago. On that day, I remember feeling a part of something much, much bigger than myself. I felt that, for once….I was surrounded in a world of people who cared. People who cared [...]

Nov 29, 2012

  Disclaimer: The purpose of this article is in no way to side with Dunn. We believe that what he did was wrong, and that he should be prosecuted. This article is designed to create dialogue and to get African American and other minority communities to think beyond this particular situation, and ways that we can create a more [...]

While I think they’re a little late with this tribute, I’m always in support of anything positive going on in Hip Hop. Even though it’s only been a couple of months since the accident, Trayvon Martin will not be forgotten. I’m rocking my hoodie as I make this post actually. We saw the behind the [...]

Apr 11, 2012

It’s 2012….you’d think that we as a people would have come a lot further than where we currently are but unfortunately that’s not the case. Racism, assumptions and stereotypes of African Americans are very much still alive. On a more positive note though, after all of the support and marches done in support of Trayvon [...]

After a string of back and forth tweets between CNN host Piers Morgan and Toure, the two were brought together on CNN last Friday. The two were debating whether or not Piers Morgan should have had Robert Zimmerman, the brother of George Zimmerman, on his show last week. While the live debate between them was pretty [...]

On Saturday, The Conscious Tip was on hand for a rally in Chicago, in memory of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. The unarmed man was shot and killed 1 month ago, while his killer, George Zimmerman, is still walking free. The event was an emotional one to say the least. It was reminiscent of a time when [...]

I’ve been seeing a lot of negativity towards President Obama from the African-American community, due to him not speaking up about the Trayvon Martin murder.  But what most people fail to realize is that he as a President has to watch everything he says, especially while the case is still under investigation. MSNBC.com recently covered [...]