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Parents and school officials at Washburn High School were shocked to learn that four students had hung a black baby doll by its neck, and then posted photos of the incident on social media sites.

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

A student has been suspended from a Wisconsin high school for placing a noose and KKK symbols on a female black students desk. Should the perpetrator of this “joke” face harsher consequences? Have you ever been the victim of racist bullying?

I write this in ambivalence, dejectedly trying to wrap my mind around a string of incidents that continue to unearth the plight of young Black men in this country. In scarcely a week’s time, 17 year-old Jordan Russell Davis was shot to death by another gun toting “scared” white man, while Brandon Jackson, another Black […]

A racist video made by two University of Minnesota Duluth students has sparked outrage. The two young women wear black face and engage in a wildly racist rant. Will white people ever stop filming/photoing themselves in blackface? Should these girls face expulsion?

Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. This week: ‘Young People Campaign For Peace In East Oakland,’ ‘Youth Vote Gap Suggests Republicans Risk Losing An ‘Entire Generation’ To Democrats’ and more!

In a call to donors yesterday, Mitt Romney claimed that the reason he lost the election is because President Obama promised “big gifts” to blacks, Hispanics, young voters, and sexually-active women. Is that why YOU voted for Obama? Also, do you care what Romney thinks?

A photo of University of Florida frat boys attending a Halloween party in blackface has sparked controversy and intense debate online. Unsurprisingly, opinions varied on the appropriateness of white people wearing blackface. Because in 2012, this is somehow still up for debate.

Unsurprisingly, a recent AP poll finds that racial prejudice in the US has not improved since the election of Barack Obama. 51 percent of respondents expressed explicit anti-black sentiments. Is anybody even remotely surprised by these results?

Every week, the Black Youth Project 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.

With “The Pledge”, we are asking individuals and organizations to close ranks around black youth and make a commitment to take action and fight with black youth as they confront a relentless crisis. We at the BYP believe that each person can make a difference by doing something!

by Dr. Fay Payton Recently, I was asked by a group of Black male college students to present at one of their meetings to discuss HIV in the Black Community.  The topic directly aligns with the work of  www.myhealthimpactnetwork.org.  As the founding director of the @myhealthimpact brand, I am adamant that we remain supportive of […]