BYP x AirGo
Airgo x BYP with Danielle Roper
Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our... more
Politics
Mass shooters prove white supremacy doesn’t have a political party
Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Elections & Family/Parenting issues,... more
Word
“And when they have finished making their meal of us, what these people have done is stolen sisterhood. They’ve stolen solidarity and stolen intimacies from us. ”
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When people defraud the world by impersonating Black womanhood
When people defraud the world and impersonate Black womanhood, it is not because they love or value us. Posing as a Black woman means consuming parts of our Othered identity while participating in and benefiting from our oppression.
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Why I no longer police my Black son’s behavior to make the world more comfortable
My attention was on my son when it should have been elsewhere.
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I don’t find PIV sex pleasurable, and that’s okay
Preferring sex with a vagina doesn't mean mean I would never be with a woman who doesn’t have one—but I need them to be comfortable with and willing to pleasure me in ways that don't involve penetrating my vagina.
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The ‘Charmed’ reboot and the demonization of Macy Vaughn
Macy is a prime example of how Black women are expected to be needless, self-sufficient, and providing the role of the emotional Mammy. She is forced to bear any and every burden, even literal demonization.
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White Millennials can’t use generational politics to negate their privilege and racism
Younger white liberals have a blatant problem of using generational politics in an effort to distance themselves from “bad white people,” while often in the same breath attempting to erase the experiences of non-white people with racism.
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Maybe Black men protect white women because we see ourselves in them
For cis-het Black men, we must remember, the search for place is often the search, again, to become white men. To sit at that seat of power and privilege. We must never forget that for white women, the search is often the same.
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Maybe Black men protect white women because we see ourselves in them
For cis-het Black men, we must remember, the search for place is often the search, again, to become white men. To sit at that seat of power and privilege. We must never forget that for white women, the search is often the same.
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Why bisexual people don’t owe anyone disclosure of their sexuality
By J.R. Yussuf Today marks the 33rd anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day dedicated to raising... more
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Prison abolition is more than a lofty theoretical. It’s also unpretty, everyday practices of resisting state policing
The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without... more
Featured
5 tips for engaging non-voters this election
Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Midterms & Family/Parenting issues,... more
Entertainment
Black people don’t need to be “twice as good”: Unpacking the communal depression of watching Serena lose
As far as I can tell, no one really knows who first stated that Black people have to work twice as hard... more
Education
Being a Black educator doesn’t mean you aren’t teaching anti-Blackness
Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are... more
Videos
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According to Vox, eight players from the Ole Miss men’s basketball program knelt during the national anthem in protest of a rally on campus in support of... more
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According to the Miami Herald, a 50-year-old man from Philadelphia who lives in the Florida Keys found himself on the fast track to a deportation to Jamaica, despite... more
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According to USA Today, an independent autopsy commissioned by the Bradford family shows that Emantic Bradford Jr. was shot from behind three times by police during the... more
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Border Patrol fires tear gas, chases asylum seekers and closes the border to keep them out of the US
According to Buzzfeed News, late Sunday evening, Border Patrol agents temporarily closed the San Ysidro Port of Entry, one of the most used border crossings in the... more
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The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK) Foundation, led by Kerry Kennedy, started a month-long mission to bail out hundreds of women and juveniles at Rikers Island.... more
BYP x AirGo
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Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. This month’s #BYPSpotlight... more
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Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. First up is Barbara... more
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AirGo is back for our second episode in front of a live audience! This time, we’re excited to launch our #BYPSpotlight, a collaboration with Black Youth Project, a... more
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Black Youth Project joins forces with Chicago podcast, AIRGO, for a year-long series featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. Stay tuned for a new episode... more
Religion
We are more than just good or bad: How the God of the Binary fails Black people
By Itoro Udofia I grew up under the tutelage of The God of the Binary. He was forever in opposition to a ubiquitous outside force. He was the Good opposed to Evil. The... more
Gender-and-sexuality
Why bisexual people don’t owe anyone disclosure of their sexuality
By J.R. Yussuf Today marks the 33rd anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and... more
Race
Prison abolition is more than a lofty theoretical. It’s also unpretty, everyday practices of resisting state policing
The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without context, might have been erotic. I want it to be—for her sake,... more
Health
How the media & justice system re-traumatize sexual assault survivors
Editor’s Note: This Sexual Health and Awareness month, we will be exploring related issues at BYP, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics.... more
