Politics

Why I’m not surprised there was a violent KKK rally down the street from Disneyland

Florida State Fraternity Suspended For Slavery-Themed Hazing Accusations

St. Louis Third Grader Can’t Go Back To His School Because He’s Black

Killer Mike: “The only person I have the conscience to vote for is Bernard Sanders”

Iowa Lawmakers Want Kids To Be Able To Use Handguns

White House To Screen BET Documentary On Homophobia In Black Churches

Young Activists Disrupt Anita Alvarez Campaign Event Chanting “16 Shots!”

Chicago Mayor Goes After ‘Loosies’ Instead of Unfair Tax Policy

An Open Letter to Rep. John Lewis

Former Black Panther, Albert Woodfox, Freed From Jail After 43 Years

We Should Be Happy Antonin Scalia Died

Two 911 Dispatchers Suspended After Quintonio LeGrier Murder

Queer Black Woman Park Cannon Elected to Georgia House

Student Loan Debt Is Becoming A Life Sentence In the US

12 Protesters Arrested After Blocking Traffic In Downtown Chicago

North Carolina Begins Testing Welfare Applicants For Drug Use

Released Felons Can Now Vote In The State Of Maryland

The Black Panthers Are Finally Getting Air Time

BYP100 Feature: Read the ‘Agenda to Build Black Futures’ Now

NYPD Officer Found Guilty In Death of Akai Gurley

Lincoln Park High School Students Walk Out To Protest CPS Budget Cuts

Justice Department Sues Ferguson Over Policing Issues

Black Lives Matter and Reproductive Justice Groups Come Together To Fight For Black Women’s Rights

Black Power: A Q&A With Charlene Carruthers

Austin Police Shot An Unarmed, Naked Black Teenager

Not Your Grandfather’s Black Freedom Movement: An Interview with BYP100’s Charlene Carruthers

Mic Covers Native American Tribes’ Efforts to Preserve Their Culture

The Rent In The New Cabrini Green Complex Is Ridiculous

Black Princeton Professor Arrested, Handcuffed To Table For Unpaid Parking Ticket

Howard President Suggests HBCU’s Go Tuition Free Under Obama’s Plan

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