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Transgender teen defending herself during school fight faces criminal charges

A 16-year-old transgender student who claims to have been defending herself against fellow classmates now faces criminal charges for the fight. Jewlyes Gutierrez says she snapped and finally fought...

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Teen convicted for ‘sexting’ photos of boyfriend’s ex

A Canadian teenager has been found guilty of distributing child pornography. The 16-year-old girl, who is  not identified because she is a minor, “sexted” pictures of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend to...

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16-year-old says he suffered serious injuries during stop-and-frisk, arrest

A 16-year-old Philadelphia charter school student is recovering from serious injuries caused by police. Darrin Manning suffered serious injuries to his genitals during the stop-and-frisk, which led to...

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15-year-old abducted, escapes with help of stranger

A 15-year-old Detroit teenager is back home after a stranger took action to prevent the girl from being kidnapped. On Tuesday around 8 p.m. the teen was walking along Philip Street on Detroit’s east...

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Teen allegedly assaulted by Kanye West seeks out of court settlement

An 18-year-old teenager who claims he was beat up by Kanye West last week is seeking an out of court settlement for the incident. According to TMZ, the teen’s lawyer called Kanye’s people and expressed...

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Teen rape survivor fights back with #IAMJADA

A 16-year-old Texas teen who found out she was raped via social media is speaking out. It is not The Black Youth Project’s policy to identify rape victims, but the young girl is choosing to identify...

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Austin Police Shot An Unarmed, Naked Black Teenager

A black teenager was killed by police in Austin, Texas on Monday morning. David Joseph, 17, was naked, unarmed and “acting erratically” when he encountered officers that received multiple calls to the...

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2 Youth Facility Employees Charged After 16-Year-Old’s Death

Willie Mae Allen pushed for her 16-year-old son, Shaquan Allen, to be admitted to a Lake Villa, Ill. facility for troubled youth to keep him out of harm’s way on the streets. Little did she know that...

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16-Year-Old Shot And Killed By Chicago Police Officer

Pierre Loury, 16, reportedly took off on foot after police tried to stop his vehicle around 7:40 p.m. Monday in Chicago’s Homan Square neighborhood. The vehicle apparently matched the description of...

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Baltimore Police Shoot 13-Year-Old Who Was Holding A Replica Gun

A 13-year-old boy was shot and wounded by a Baltimore police officer on Wednesday afternoon. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis claims that two plain clothes officers spotted him wielding what turned out...

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Muslim Teen Who Was Arrested For Building Clock Suing City, School District

Last year, Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed in the office of his Dallas-area high school after he was suspected of making a homemade explosive device. The reality was that he was just a really smart kid...

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Florida Teen Who Faked Being A Doctor Charged With Fraud In Virginia

About a year ago, it was revealed that a teenager was masquerading as a doctor and actually sitting in on procedures in Florida. After being caught, Malachi Love-Robinson was charged with practicing...

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