15 year-old Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai recently attended her first day of school since being shot in the head by the Taliban. Yousafzai was targeted for advocating for women’s rights. Such bravery and resilience from this young lady.
The RNC is reportedly dropping $10 million to promote their brand of politics to minority voters. Only time will tell if they can effectively sell their brand to Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans. Think they’ll be successful? What would it take for you to vote Republican?
Chicago emcee Lupe Fiasco has released a song dedicated to Jonylah Watkins, the 6 month-old infant gunned down on Chicago’s South Side earlier this week. A wonderful tribute to a life lost FAR too soon. Check out “Jonylah Forever” after the jump…
According to reports, Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has offered to pay for the funeral expenses for Jonylah Watkins, the six-month-old girl who was shot five times earlier this week in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood.
Today the Black Youth Project released its latest memo: “Black and Latino Youth Disproportionately Affected by Voter Identification Laws in 2012 Election.” The new analysis finds that voter identification laws are applied unevenly across racial groups and have significant discriminatory effects on Latino and Black youth. The results underscore the importance of Section 5 of […]
Last night, Brooklyn teenagers took to the streets to express their outrage over the death of 16 year-old Kimani Gray. What began as a vigil for Gray quickly turned into a much more confrontational protest. These young people are fed up.
The family of the late Rekia Boyd could receive a $4.5 million settlement from the City of Chicago. Nearly one year ago, Boyd was gunned down by off-duty cop Dante Servin after he’d exchanged words with a group of men in the vicinity of Boyd.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the appointment of David J. Johns as the executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. This week: “Are black male doctors becoming endangered?,” “Feds probing Seattle schools’ treatment of black students,” and more!
University System of Georgia’s African American Male Initiative has helped young men navigate their way through college, with much success! What other ways can organizations work to increase the college enrollment of black males?
Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion of the world, received a bogus prison sentence for dating a white women (and embarrassing countless white competitors in the ring). Many on both sides of the aisle are calling for a presidential pardon. So what’s the hold up?
Don’t miss a free screening of the highly anticipated documentary Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners at the University of Chicago tonight at 6pm!
