News
Travis Reinking, Waffle House shooter arrested after five day manhunt ends
Travis Reinking, the 29 year old man who entered a Nashville area Waffle House wearing only an overcoat... more
Entertainment
Kendrick Lamar becomes first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize
Kendrick Lamar can now add Pulitzer winner to his impressive list of career accolades as he was awarded... more
Word
“Trans people deserve better than what we have been given, and there needs to be deliberate efforts to create trans inclusive spaces. ”
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Janelle Monáe’s ‘Pynk’ subtly acknowledges the existence of trans bodies, but we deserve more than that
Womanhood should not be defined by having a vagina and neither should lesbianism.
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Stop misusing “people of color” to erase issues specific to Black people
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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The tragedy and hilarity of Iyanla Vanzant’s ‘Fix My Life’ antics with Hazel-E
Iyanla's session with Hazel-E quickly dissolves into suffocating respectability politics masquerading as therapy and life-coaching.
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Weed legalization highlights how progressive policies deceptively re-entrench anti-Black dynamics
By Mark Matlock The possibility of weed legalization can be exciting to young people like me. Especially since our country’s current policies regarding weed have... more
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A brief history of reactionary white violence in America
This legacy of violent terror was, and still is, used as a means to reassert and maintain white supremacy.
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The bittersweetness in Junot Diaz’s #MeToo moment and how men traumatize women on their way to healing
Men have the startling ability to specifically hurt every woman around them while they’re hurting or learning to be better
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The bittersweetness in Junot Diaz’s #MeToo moment and how men traumatize women on their way to healing
Men have the startling ability to specifically hurt every woman around them while they’re hurting or learning to be better
Featured
“Thinking Blackly”: State violence, U.S. law, and legal death dealing
When it comes to death dealing, the police will not hesitate and they will not be adequately punished. Black death, like Black life, is illegible to both law and law enforcement.
Featured
A Black woman transforms conditioned silence into language: How Audre Lorde induced my rebirth
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
Featured
UCPD’s shooting of student in mental health crisis highlights the academy’s role in police brutality
By Cosette Hampton Last Tuesday night, an officer of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD)... more
Race
Sandra Bland documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
A documentary film entitled Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland will be premiered at the... more
Politics
Cory Booker on Black people suffering under oppressive GOP governments: “We did it to ourselves”
Corey Booker, speaking as a panelist on the National Action Network Convention organized by Rev. Al... more
Videos
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A documentary film entitled Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland will be premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25th, and later this year will air... more
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"Thank you for letting me be the first black woman to headline Coachella," Queen Bey said. “Ain’t that bout a bitch?”
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Run the Jewels rapper and social activist Killer Mike recently appeared on an episode of the NRA’s broadcasting network, NRATV, to promote his views on Black gun... more
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Police in Austin, Texas are scrambling following two bombings this week which they say are connected to an earlier bombing on March 2nd that killed 39-year-old Anthony... more
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Writer, director and producer Jordan Peele can now add Oscar winner to his resume after he took home a golden trophy Sunday night for Best Original Screenplay, beating... 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.
News
Travis Reinking, Waffle House shooter arrested after five day manhunt ends
Travis Reinking, the 29 year old man who entered a Nashville area Waffle House wearing only an overcoat and brandishing an assault rifle was arrested following a tip... more
Entertainment
Janelle Monáe’s ‘Pynk’ subtly acknowledges the existence of trans bodies, but we deserve more than that
Womanhood should not be defined by having a vagina and neither should lesbianism.
Politics
Cory Booker on Black people suffering under oppressive GOP governments: “We did it to ourselves”
Corey Booker, speaking as a panelist on the National Action Network Convention organized by Rev. Al Sharpton last weekend, pointed the finger at low Black voter turnout... more
Culture
Stop misusing “people of color” to erase issues specific to Black people
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
