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NEW LAWS THREATEN YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!
NEW LAWS THREATEN YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE! We’ve been telling you guys for weeks now that your Voting Rights are under attack (see HERE and HERE). Thanks to the continued efforts of Republican-led state legislatures, and shady, man-behind-the-curtain figures like the Koch Brothers, inane voting restrictions that disproportionately impact young, impoverished and minority voters […]
BYP NEWSFLASH: Perry Owns A Ranch Called "NIGGERHEAD," Obama Lookalike in KFC Commerical, Drake's New Video and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH October 3rd, 2011 This current crop of GOP Presidential contenders truly are the gift that keeps on giving. On top of everything else that is utterly ridiculous and absurd about Texas Governor Rick Perry, news broke over the weekend that the Perry family’s West Texas hunting camp once went by the […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Sept 26th- Oct 2nd, 2011
Sept 26th- Oct 2nd The Black Gay Gang At Gallery Place Shani Hilton, Washington City Paper, 9/28/11 Reconcile our children’s future Jonathan Jansen, Times Live, 9/29/11 The color of an unequal recession Susan Williams, Freedom Socialist, 10/1/11 Save Our Students launches campaign to break youth violence Tracey McManus, The Augusta Chronicle, […]
BYP NEWSFLASH: "The Low End Theory" Turns 20, Clarence Thomas Under Investigation, Adele's "Someone Like You" Video Unveiled and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 30, 2011 When not inundating America with over-the-top, exploitative reality television, VH1 finds the time to do some amazing shit. Case in point: getting the original members of A Tribe Called Quest together for their first joint interview since 1998. The event commemorates the 20th anniversary of the release of […]
Coalition of Black Women Pen Open Letter Criticizing "SLUT WALKS"
Coalition of Black Women Pen Open Letter Criticizing “SLUT WALKS” A coalition of African American women – including activists, academics, and organizational leaders – have co-authored an open letter to the organizers of “Slut Walk,” taking to task the movement’s use of the term “slut,” as well as its level of engagement (or lack […]
TOO MUCH, TOO LATE?: NewsOne Lists Obama's 40 Greatest Presidential Accomplishments; But Do They Even Matter Anymore?
TOO MUCH, TOO LATE?: NewsOne Lists Obama’s 40 Greatest Presidential Accomplishments; But Do They Even Matter Anymore? In the face of mounting doubts regarding The President’s reelection prospects, NewsOne has taken the liberty of listing “40 Reasons to Be Proud of Obama’s Presidency.” And it’s a long and exhaustive list. But if there’s one accomplishment the […]
BYP NEWSFLASH: 14 Year-Old Unjustly Executed in 1944, Racist Bake Sale Counter Protest, Eric B. & Rakim May Be Heading For the Rock Hall of Fame, and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 28, 2011 The Grio’s Zerlina Maxwell has written a fascinating piece on the trial of 14 year-old George Junius Stinney, Jr., who was executed in 1944 for the murders of two young white girls in South Carolina. Though he’d even been a part of the search crew for the missing […]
53% Of Black Boys In Fourth Grade Can't Read At Basic Level & We're Mad at This Brother?
According to recent studies 53% of black boys in fourth grade can’t read at a basic level. As many people have heard before, many states base how many prisons they are going to build off of 4th grade test scores. I guess we can assume a lot more prisons will be built at this rate. […]
BYP NEWSFLASH: Obama at CBC Week, Wangari Maathai Dies, Racist Bake Sales at UC Berkeley, Sly Stone Is Homeless and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 26, 2011 President Obama spoke passionately at the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner this past Saturday, and he had a few choice words for the leaders of his most important voting bloc. According to BlackVoices: “’Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,’ he said, his voice rising […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Sept 19- 25th, 2011
Sept 19- 25th University of Tennessee Martin’s First Black Student Remembers Challenges Staff Writer, The associated Press, 9/19/11 Berkeley, California Schools Number One In Black Student Success Staff Writer, News One, 9/20/11 Achievement gap progressively narrows Sara Toth, Baltimore Sun, 9/20/11 Retention of black students at K-State remains problem Cooper Mach, […]
"It's a New Day but the Same Old Lynchings"
Despite almost a million signatures being collected on petitions to halt the execution of Troy Davis, it’s still scheduled to take place on September 21. We made the above video to encourage as many people as we could to get involved. If you need anymore convincing, please read Brenton Mock’s excellent article on Loop 21 […]
AN EQUATION FOR DISASTER: Black Youth + Poverty – Jobs = Screwed
AN EQUATION FOR DISASTER: Black Youth + Poverty – Jobs = Screwed By Deven D. Anderson, Black Youth Vote! Deven D. Anderson is surrounded by civil rights leaders Wade Henderson (right) and Jesse Jackson as he represents black youth during a recent press conference in DC Washington, DC – It is a critical time in […]