At just 16 years old, Stephen R. Stafford II has accomplished more than most of the general population. He is currently earning credits toward his triple major at Morehouse College —pre-med, mathematics and computer science.
Davion Navar Henry Only is 15 years old. While most teens his age desire the next “it” item, he just wants a family. So on Sunday, his case worker drove him to a local church in St. Petersburg in hopes of finding him one.
All eyes have been on Chicago’s eduction woes. With the closing of more than 50 schools, everyone has something to say about how to fix the broken system. One student-led organization wants in on the fight, but according to Students for Education Reform Illinois, the fight is the problem.
In just a couple of weeks, the man convicted of murdering the “King of Pop” will walk free. Conrad Murray is set for early released from prison on October 28, completing his sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of Jackson. Why? The prisons are too crowded.
Saturday Night Live, the longest running network show in the country, recently announced new members of its cast. Shockingly, (not really), there are no black women cast members. This marks the sixth year since a black woman has been on the show.
A LAPD officer has been charged with assault for kicking a handcuffed woman seven times in the abdomen, upper thigh and stomach before she lost consciousness and died.
For National Coming Out Day, The Black Youth Project will feature stories submitted from viewers. This is African Boi’s account of his initial experiences of acceptance.
All Americans are feeling the affects of the government shutdown, but according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, African Americans are getting hit particularly hard during the hiatus. Government jobs have been more available to Blacks than private sector employment over the years.
Despite right-wing opposition, black youth have a chance to change the course of history by mobilizing our communities to enroll in the new Affordable Care Act’s healthcare insurance marketplace. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare,” offers health insurance to more than 40 million people for the first time.
White women have held the highest rates of breast cancer in the U.S., but rates are rising among black women. According to a report released by the American Cancer Society, from 2006 through 2010, breast cancer rates increased 0.2 percent among black women.
In South Carolina, a group of homes believed to be former slave cabins were condemned several years ago and scheduled for demolition. Now, the developer has new plans. Chuck Corley intends to turn the old slave cabins into apartment complexes.
An Augusta, Ga. mother and son have defied the odds and graduated with their PhDs. Dr. Vickie McBride was just 13 when she gave birth to her son Maurice, but she became more than a statistic when she walked across the stage with him at Capella University in August.
