News
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
Entertainment
WATCH: Beyoncé turned Coachella into #Beychella and put on ‘for the culture’
"Thank you for letting me be the first black woman to headline Coachella," Queen Bey said. “Ain’t that bout a bitch?”
Word
“Our country has a well-documented history of proposing self-serving ideas to the public and advertising them as a benefit for everyone.”
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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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“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.
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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 celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority... more
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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) shot 4th year student Charles Thomas, who was having a mental... 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
Featured
White liberals stay predicting dystopias caused by whiteness—without doing anything about it
Editor’s Note: This piece is excerpted from a talk I did for Cal State LA’s Black Future... more
Featured
GA officials don’t suspect foul play after finding body of missing CDC employee Timothy Cunningham
In a statement, the CDC said the late Cunningham's expertise was tapped "for numerous public health emergency responses, including Superstorm Sandy, Ebola, and Zika."
Featured
I need white people to control their guns AND their sons
These kinds of shooters are overwhelming white and male, but automatic rifles are not the only weapon that white men have used to commit mass murder.
Race
New report details how to support Black women in their political, economic and social roles
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is... more
Politics
Mignon Clyburn, hailed as the “conscience” of the FCC, resigns
Democrat Mignon Clyburn is resigning from the FCC rather than seeking a new five year term, according to... more
Videos
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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
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Hampton students held a town hall meeting on February 20th to address and confront long-standing issues the student body has had with the university’s... 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
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 the prize in music for his Grammy-nominated album DAMN. The... 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 the prize in music for his Grammy-nominated album DAMN. The... more
Politics
Mignon Clyburn, hailed as the “conscience” of the FCC, resigns
Democrat Mignon Clyburn is resigning from the FCC rather than seeking a new five year term, according to a report from Ars Techinca. Serving from 2009-2016, Clyburn... more
Culture
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 the prize in music for his Grammy-nominated album DAMN. The... more
