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Man kills 14 year old son because rigid masculinity standards are murderous
Giovanni Melton did not have to die, but as reported by Attitude magazine, he was killed by his 53-year-old father, Wendell Melton because the elder Melton did not want to have a gay son. According to Giovanni’s former foster mother, Wendell was strongly against his son’s sexuality, and she is convinced that this is the […]
We need to talk about gay men using body types to conform to heteronormative gender roles
by Siete Saudades I ran into a client of mine on the tube recently. She was surprised to see me in London, of all places. Normally, I see her in New York. I am a spiritual mercenary, and this client normally receives quarterly divinations from me, so we began to chat about some upcoming goals […]
Study: Millennials think Black people experience the most discrimination, but have political power near whites
GenForward, a survey of the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, is a bimonthly report of racially and ethnically diverse young people’s perspectives. The latest report, for October 2017, entitled “The ‘Woke’ Generation? Millennial Attitudes on Race in the US”, captured some profound insights on what […]
White Lives Matter rally canceled after counter-protesters disrupt two failed gatherings
As white supremacist actions and policies—which result from white supremacist worldviews—dominate the news and color interactions in America, disrupting these skewed norms brings joy. Even here at the Black Youth Project, I sometimes ask my editor Hari to acquiesce in the publication of positive stories. After all, constant negativity can weigh down one’s spirit. So may […]
R. Kelly’s ex, media personality Kitti Jones, details abusive relationship to Rolling Stone
Every other hour, it seems, devices light up with breaking news that someone came forward to accuse another high-profile man of sexual harassment and/or abuse. Longstanding sexual abuse accusations attached to Black entertainers, like Bill Cosby and R. Kelly, include mounting claims against Harvey Weinstein and trickle into fresh reports that political analyst Mark Halperin sexually […]
The Black church can engage more Black millennials by bringing politics back into the pulpit
By Maya King For more than two centuries, religious institutions have sat at the intersection of pain and liberation within African-American communities. Churches like Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist and Atlanta’s Ebenezer exemplified this, giving birth to the people and movements that defined the Civil Rights Era while providing political capital and a sense of stability […]
The whitewashing of ‘IT’ is proof that it’s past time to start centering Blackness in horror
In the years between Victor Halerpin’s White Zombie (1932) and Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017), Blackness in the horror genre has largely been a myriad of hidden slavery narratives featuring gendered anti-Black violence and racist dehumanization. Excepting the stories that include Black characters as tokens or magical negroes who ensure the survival of white characters—usually […]
The NFL boycott is steeped in misogynoir and I’m not participating
By Roni Dean-Burren, Ph.D. Since Earl Campbell donned the iconic Houston Oiler Blue, my Sundays have always been the same: Church and football. Church was mandatory in my parents’ house. We got up on Sunday mornings, ate breakfast, and headed off to Sunday School. And while I believe my father worshiped his God in spirit […]
Solange deletes Twitter account after defending Durham protestor
Solange Knowles may have garnered as many fans for her activism as she has for her music. In recent years, Solange has spoken out for the protection of Black lives and equity on numerous occasions, often through the unfiltered use of social media. Sadly, that may not happen nearly as often now.
Heather Heyer and the white “allies” who have “done more” than us for our own liberation
On Saturday, 32-year-old Heather Heyer was murdered while protesting a white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a man plowed his car through a crowd. Heyer was white, and in her death she was predictably and quickly turned into a paragon of “allies” “doing the work.”
‘Detroit’ and 10 other films about race that completely fail by centering the white gaze
By Law Ware It should have worked. In theory, a film about a city on edge that erupts into violence because of police brutality should inspire conversations and think pieces about how little things have changed in the 50 years since the incident being represented. We could be discussing how the film shows the historical […]
On being left for white men
By Myles E. Johnson “What man wants to lay down and watch the world burn in his bedroom?” – Warsan Shire Often I gaze at myself in the mirror to ensure that I am present, that I recognize the face looking back at me, that I haven’t acquired any new scars, and my face hasn’t […]