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Remember those Django Unchainedaction figures we told you about? Well, they’re being pulled! #goodnews! But now, they’re being sold for as much as $300 dollars! #badnews!

Illinois State Rep. Bobby Rush is calling for a special investigation into the death of 35 year-old Anthony Kyser, who was strangled to death after stealing toothpaste from a CVS in Chicago. The manager claimed self-defense, but surveillance footage seems to tell a different story.

BET’s new documentary ‘Murder to Excellence: Life & Hip Hop in Chicago’ spotlights our youth, the challenges they face, and the multi-faceted art to which their struggle has given birth.

Two young black women use notecards to discuss parallel struggles with abuse and suicide; and how they found strength through friendship, faith and love.

This morning, a gunman entered World Changers Church International in Atlanta and opened fire, killing one person.

A basketball tournament over the weekend brought together several rival Chicago gangs for a peaceful day of fun. Awesome! What else can we do to promote peace on the streets of Chicago?

The USTA raised a few eyebrows when it refused to fund Taylor Townsend’s US Open berth. Townsend is 16 years old and is the number one junior women’s tennis player in the world. The USTA has made an attempt in recent years to take a firmer hand in developing talent and Taylor Townsend is just […]

CNN have finally reported on the racist attack on a black camerawoman at the Republican National Convention. Though the network released a brief statement regarding the incident, last night was the first time they’d addressed the incident on-air. What took them so long?

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe show this morning, Chris Matthews went off on Reince Priebus over alleged race-baiting language from GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Check out their heated exchange at BlackYouthProject.com!

In her upcoming interview with Oprah, Gabby opens up about the bullying and racism she experienced while training at a gym in Virginia. A fewllow gymnast routinely referred to Douglas as her “slave.”

  Last Thursday I did the above interview, hosted by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill on Huff Post Live , with actor Isaiah Washington and Andrea Plaid, associate editor of Racialicious.com, on the controversy caused by legendary actor/activist Harry Belafonte’s recent comments about Jay Z and Beyonce. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mr Belafonte was quoted […]

The Huffington Post’s HuffPost Live recently assembled a group of journalists and activists to discussing the “crisis-level” crime statistics in Chicago. Chicago’s murder rate is currently 4 times New York’s and twice as high as Los Angeles. Enough is certainly NOT being done.