The PURGE meeting intended to put gun violence in context. Said Rev. Joseph Walston, "It was designed to provide a forum for acknowledging the problem of gun violence, to develop action strategies and to involve disparate voices in a dialogue about how we move our youth from the line of fire."

VIDEO :: NY1 reported that undercover New York City Police Department officers removed dozens of illegal guns off city streets after busting a Florida-to-New York gun trafficking ring last November. more>

In response to the current billion-dollar mortgage and foreclosure crisis throughout the United States, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and real estate and mortgage leaders announced the "Get Your House Right!" financial empowerment and home ownership readiness national tour initiative, targeting Black and Latino youth between the ages 19 to 35. more>

BP/Amoco is a big company trying to get bigger—which is why its proposed $3 million venture on a corner in Bedford Stuyvesant raises some questions. Questions such as, what about the locally-owned Amoco franchises right around the corner? more>