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Talking to Black Teens about Baltimore
By Eve Ewing It’s 11:20 at night. I have a lot of work to finish and I haven’t even eaten dinner yet, but like so many of my friends, my head is in Baltimore, and I’m caught in the same cycle: TV news, Twitter, Facebook, texting, repeat. Trying to piece together stories as I can, […]
The Right to Be Angry: An Interview with the Founders of Black Poets Speak Out
By Mwende Katwiwa “I am a Black poet who will not stay silent while this nation murders Black people. I have a right to be angry” Poet and political activist Amiri Baraka once said, “the Black artist’s role is to aid in the destruction of America as he knows it”. In a recent piece penned for The […]
13 Queer Creative Influencers That Are the Black Future
By Candice Iloh At the same time every year it seems the whole country focuses in on the same extraordinary black trailblazers of the past. They are the ones that have made the cut into your history books and who have managed to remain on the tongues of even the youngest black kids coming up […]
Starbucks’ New Initiative Encourages Baristas to Talk About Race
Starbucks has released an new initiative that is bound to be one of the worst ideas this year. The coffee chain’s “RaceTogether” program is encouraging baristas to spark racial dialogue with customers. In a country that has a terrible track record for having honest conversations about race, what could go wrong? This new initiative also […]
Video: Are These Schools Or Prisons?
From NYCLU: Metal detectors, police officers, handcuffs: is this an episode of Orange is the New Black, or an average day at a New York City public high school? Every year, New York students are pushed out of classrooms and into the criminal justice system via the School to Prison Pipeline. Learn about how the […]
16 Black Girls From the Future You Should Know
By Candice Iloh You don’t have to search far to find Black women who are out in the world doing incredible work. In all fields and industries Black women create, build, and thrive in professions and crafts across the board. Markedly, many of us can easily close our eyes and run down the list of […]
When teachers expect less of black and brown students
The following post is from The Root. It was written by Danielle C. Belton. By: Danielle C. Belton A recent study by the Center for American Progress released this month highlighted what some might call the “soft bigotry of low expectations” if there was a way to take a jug of Downy fabric softener and make […]
With new report, NWLC calls for equal opportunities for African American girls
The National Women’s Law Center has released a new report that shows how dire it is for African American girls. As battles ensue for racial and gender equality, the NWLC’s report, “Unlocking Opportunity for African-American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity,” advocates for the dissolution of discriminatory practices against African American girls, and […]
Reflections on Ferguson and Beyond
Let’s call out the names of our fallen brothers and sisters: Michael Brown, John Crawford, Timothy Thomas, Troy Davis, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Johnathan Ferrell, Emmett Till, Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Renisha McBride, Darius Simmons, Jordan Davis, Kimani Gray, Rekia Boyd, Kendrec McDade, Timothy Russell, Malissa Williams, Everette Howard, Amadou Diallo, Orlando Barlow, Arron Campbell, […]
Ferguson schools prep for emotional first day back
The following post originally appeared in the New York Times. It was written by Motoko Rich and Mosi Secret. By: Motoko Rich and Mosi Secret As schools in and around Ferguson, Mo., prepared to open, Tom Lawson, chairman of the social studies department of McCluer High School, planned to ask his students some very basic […]
BYP100’s Malcolm London and Asha Rosa talk Ferguson, activism with NPR
Two members of The Black Youth Project 100’s (BYP100) Chicago Chapter spoke with NPR’s Frederica Boswell about how the events in Ferguson moved them, and what they hope might come from this historical moment.
African American teacher fired for calling students ‘lazy n*gg*rs’ may get her job back
A black Florida math teacher who was fired after referring to students as “lazy n*gg*rs” may soon get her job back. Joyce Quiller, 51, received a termination letter from the school district in February after allegations that she led a profanity-filled classroom surfaced.