Intergenerational trauma is gendered, and other life lessons from my Black mother & sister
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
Defending “Nipsey Hussle’s widow” and other hollow gestures for Black women
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
Word
“I had so much anger towards family members who told me my depression wasn’t real because it was “a white people thing."”
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Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey
As great as prayer was—and still is—for me as an ongoing spiritual practice, I understand now that I used it as an excuse to repress all of the emotional baggage that came with my ideation, my mental illnesses, and my compulsive disorders.
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2020 candidates are finally talking about reparations. It’s time to deepen the debate
This post is in partnership with Scholars for Social Justice By Adom Getachew Over the last two decades, Black organizers and activists around the world have moved... more
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The underrated brilliance of Cynthia Erivo as Darlene Sweet in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
Darlene is Bad Times at the El Royale’s most compelling character, even though her story seems to be the most simple, straightforward, and faultless of the entire ensemble.
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Why my partner and I will use Womanism as the framework to parent our child
Womanism asks only that a child learn to be in service, uncompromisingly, to the ego and to their ethic of self-preservation.
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What I learned from studying my Black mother’s pedagogy of love
It is in the study, of love, which I uncover the blessings of my mother’s tutelage to be the most critically impressing.
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Intergenerational trauma is gendered, and other life lessons from my Black mother & sister
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority... more
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How Dr. Yaba Blay’s ‘Professional Black Girl’ captures the creativity and artistry of Black Girl Culture
Blay offers all of us, and especially Black girls and women, a model for what is possible if we continuously step into the boldness of our dreams and our power, and if we earnestly and relentlessly commit to our work.
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Nipsey Hussle’s death warrants more than a “Black Man Take Down” conspiracy theory
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
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I grew up thinking that my body was blemished by Blackness
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
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How defiant Black women athletes like Surya Bonaly and Serena Williams inspire me and help lay the groundwork for the future
Both of these Black women have faced unfair criticisms and even mockery for standing out among the very best while being so different from what is considered acceptable and worthy.
Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem
By Ragini Srikrishna and Monica Mohapatra Before the controversy around Amazon coming to New York... more
Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem
By Ragini Srikrishna and Monica Mohapatra Before the controversy around Amazon coming to New York... 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
Podcasts
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The new podcast 'That Black Couple' is thoughtful, introspective, and slightly ratchet. You will want to add this to your rotation.
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2 Dope Queens, the popular podcast from comedians Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, is heading to HBO. Robinson shared the news in a tweet that the pair will work... more
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Bronzeville tells he story of a prosperous Black Chicago neighborhood in the 1940s.
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For black women interested in art, the opportunity to speak with like-minded peers can be few and far between. The lack of space for black women in the art world compelled Jovonna Jones and Samantha Scott to create BlacQurl, an online magazine and platform for black women and femme writers, creatives, and critics.
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"2 Dope Queens" is a new podcast that will be running through mid-June and hosted by comedians Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson.
Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey
As great as prayer was—and still is—for me as an ongoing spiritual practice, I understand now that I used it as an excuse to repress all of the emotional baggage that came with my ideation, my mental illnesses, and my compulsive disorders.
Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey
As great as prayer was—and still is—for me as an ongoing spiritual practice, I understand now that I used it as an excuse to repress all of the emotional baggage that came with my ideation, my mental illnesses, and my compulsive disorders.
Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey
As great as prayer was—and still is—for me as an ongoing spiritual practice, I understand now that I used it as an excuse to repress all of the emotional baggage that came with my ideation, my mental illnesses, and my compulsive disorders.
Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey
As great as prayer was—and still is—for me as an ongoing spiritual practice, I understand now that I used it as an excuse to repress all of the emotional baggage that came with my ideation, my mental illnesses, and my compulsive disorders.