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I Learned By Watching You
(I Learned By Watching You) I. Last week, I submitted a news story to the BYP concerning yet another case of bullying. Joel Morales, a 12-year-old from East Harlem, hanged himself because he had grown tired of relentless harassment from other students. I forwarded the story just a few weeks after having sent an update regarding the FAMU […]
Union City Police Officer Will NOT Be Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Teen In The Back
A Fulton County judge will not indict Union City police officer Luther Lewis for shooting unarmed 19 year-old Ariston Waiters late last year. During an altercation between Lewis and Waiters, Waiters was shot in the back. Was this shooting justified?
40 Shot In Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend; 10 Dead
It was a sweltering memorial day weekend in Chicago this year, in more ways than one. According to ABC, 40 people were shot over the weekend; 10 were killed.
Top News Stories About Black Youth from Across the Nation: May 21 – 28
Every week, the BYP collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America. This week, “Oakland schools’ black male students at risk,” “Sun’s racial hypocrisy is showing again,” and more!
D’Angelo Is Back! (For real, this time…)
D’Angelo is Back! After a seemingly eons long (but actually only about twelve years) hiatus from music, D’Angelo is back, looking great, and sounding fantastic. In conjunction with his appearance in a spread for GQ, D’Angelo reminded us of why we’ve missed him so much. Check out the magazine’s fascinating, in-depth interview with the R&B […]
On Mother’s Day: The Would be Superhero who Fears Being an Emotionally Arrested Black Mother
Since I was a little a brown girl, I have always secretly wanted to save the world. Yes, the whole big world. To say the least, I was utterly enthralled with movies like Indian Jones and the last Crusade to the point of obscene dissidence to the 80s generational black-uplift narrative of being a lawyer […]
President Obama Announces SUPPORT for Same-Sex Marriage
President Obama has officially announced that he’s supports marriage equality. How do you think this will impact his reelection prospects? Do you support same-sex marriage?
Bullied Gay Student EXPELLED for Pulling Out Stun Gun on Attackers
A bullied gay student has been expelled from his Indianapolis High School after firing a stun gun in the air to ward off his attackers. But does he deserve to be expelled? Should his high school have done more to protect him?
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Houston Police Brutally Beat Black Teenager; Only Charged w/ Misdemeanors
Video footage of a brutal beating of a young black male at the hands of Houston police officers has community members outraged. Though he’d clearly surrendered, four police officers are caught on tape relentlessly punching and kicking 18 year-old Chad Holley.
Thirteen Charged in FAMU Drum Major’s Death; Were The Charges Too Lax?
Yesterday, thirteen people were criminally charged in the homicide of former Florida A&M University (FAMU) drum major, Robert Champion. Champion’s family was hoping for more serious charges. What do you think; were the charges too lax?
Thorn
Chicago is sad, depressed, in a funk. Our hopes of returning to NBA greatness shattered as Derrick Rose went down with a torn ACL last Saturday, late in the 4th quarter of game 1 of their first round playoff machup. I want to write about something else, but I can’t. Man down. Our man, last year’s […]
Philadelphia School District Proposal Will Close 64 Schools; Place 40% of Students in Charter Schools
Philadelphia’s “A Blueprint for Transforming Philadelphia’s Public Schools,” is a sweeping overhaul of Philly’s predominantly black public school system. 64 schools will be closed by 2017; 40% of students will be in charter schools. Is the goal to educate our youth, or misguide and inevitably fail them?