Mollie Judith Olgin, age 19, and Mary Christine Chapa, age 18, were both shot in the head last weekend. While say they do not know if the young couple’s sexuality motivated the crime. Still, a senseless tragedy.
BET has just announced that D’Angelo will be performing at the 2012 BET Awards. This will be D’s first televised performance in 12 years. Are you excited that he’s making a comeback?
Forbes Magazine published its list of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, and women of color are once again noticeably absent. How do actresses, directors, and writers of color counter this trend?
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker has forbidden the printing of a hebrew translation of her famed novel The Color Purple. Citing the treatment of Palestinians, Walker asserts that the Israeli Government is guilty of a “worse apartheid” than the United States.
Contrary to popular belief I don’t dislike LeBron James. I almost feel sorry for him. He has been commodified since he was about 16 years old. I was a sophomore in high school the first time I saw him on television. And then he was on the covers of magazines. All before he even arrived […]
Ramarley Graham’s Father, Franclot Graham greets Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X (Photo by Paradise Gray) Dick Gregory Speaks on Why He Marched to End Stop and Frisk I woke up at 5:00am Sunday morning in Chicago to get to the airport for my early morning flight to New York City, cause there was no was I […]
A silent march in New York City yesterday afternoon brought thousands into the streets to protest the NYPD’s controversial “Stop and Frisk” Program. Activists and opponents of the program say the program is racist, ineffective and abusive.
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Click here to check out our archive of weekly news round-ups, and check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America. White student returns scholarship intended for blacks Dayna Straehley, The […]
The New York Times recently spoke with Tyquan Brehon, a young, African American resident of Brooklyn who has been stopped over 60 times under the NYPD’s oppressive “Stop and Frisk” program.
The endless downward spiral of Lauryn Hill continues; L-Boogie is now in the crosshairs of the IRS; accused of tax evasion. If convicted, homegirl faces a $300,000 fine and significant time in prison. Where in the bloody hell did it all go so very, very wrong?
A recent article from NewsOne’s Dr. Boyce Watkins highlights the remarkable story David Boone, a Cleveland high school student who went from homelessness to acceptance at Harvard University.
18 year-old Alan Blueford was shot and killed by Oakland police. The dept. says the shooting was justified and that Blueford brandished a firearm. Family members and activists beg to differ, and have demanded a thorough investigation. What do you think?
