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Dalvin Aboagye Near the end of May, the more melanin-infused parts of the internet were set ablaze by a questionable scene in the second season of She’s Gotta Have It, the Spike Lee-produced Netflix series based on his 1986 film of the same name. Within what many already saw as a weak portrayal of Black […]

by Fania Noel The assassination of George Floyd by the police and the uprisings that followed reverberate across the Atlantic Ocean, finding resonance and solidarity in France.  Four days after the murder of George Floyd, a medical expert was called in to evaluate the case of Adama Traoré, a Black man who died while in […]

By Tonya Pennington Every now and then, I’ll hear a news story about a mixed raced person that makes me sigh. This was the case recently with chef and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry, who discussed her experience with her heritage on The View. Since her mother is Jamaican-Chinese and her father is African-American and Polish, Curry […]

by Aaron Jamal  E pluribus unum — Latin for “Out of many, one.” Included in the Great Seal of the United States in 1776. The political system of the United States is in a state of perpetual crisis. The state of Tennessee has proposed a new bill that will drastically limit the voting power of […]

In May, I quit my paid job as a counselor/ organizer in Oakland, CA. I was burned out, depressed, and incredibly frustrated with the conditions that Black folks are exposed to and expected to accept while working within social justice organizations. I had health insurance, but my co-pay was $60 and it didn’t cover mental […]

Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our childrens’ education? How did you heal from bullying […]

After Yehuda Biadga, a mentally ill 24-year old Ethiopian Jew, was murdered by Israeli police last week, thousands of Ethiopian Jews began protesting against police brutality and anti-Black racism in Tel Aviv.

*Content Note: Discussion of eating disorders* By Gloria Oladipo I don’t know when my eating disorder began and I don’t know when it will end. An accurate metaphor would be a leech: a black, tarish leach that, under closer inspection, is just a jumble of anxiety, depression, germaphobia, and fear foods. Eating disorders take and […]

My fiance and I are at the point in our engagement where we are pouring over every decision we might possibly ever make together to ensure we are on the same page. I actually don’t know if it’s really just a singular point, or if continual desperate preparation for all imaginable disasters simply defines what […]

by Kleaver Cruz, Amarilys Estrella, and Yanilda Gonzalez The Dominican Day Parade will be held in New York City today, as it has been every year since 1982. As we gather to celebrate our Dominican heritage, we are also thinking of the oppressive systems present in the Dominican Republic. We believe that looking at these systems […]

by Tynesha M. McCullers Summer is officially in full swing. With temperatures on the rise and Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” in heavy rotation, the thought of having someone to kick it with permeates my mind on a daily basis. As someone who’s been out of the dating scene for over a year now, I turned […]

This month, artist and poet Timothy DuWhite will be debuting the world premiere of his play Neptune, a creative performance piece exploring the possibility of a world without white supremacy and queer-antagonism.