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. NAACP Continues War Against Tests And Education Daniel Greenfield, Front […]
When we blame Black women for our failure to be seen as “real men” in a White racist society we only show ourselves to be immature. Our mothers, our sisters, our aunts, our girlfriends, our wives, and nieces are not our enemy.
Attorney General Eric Holder has made headlines after likening voter ID laws to a “poll tax.” Do you agree with Attorney General Holder?
According to the New York Times, black and Latino New Yorkers are nine times more likely than whites to be “stopped and frisked,” but once stopped, they’re no more likely to be arrested. How do we put an end to this unjust program?
The most sobering moment in Paul Beatty’s satirical novel, The White Boy Shuffle (1996) occurs just before the L.A. Riots are about to begin. The book’s protagonist, Gunnar Kaufman and his best friend Nicholas Scoby are on their way home from a strangely long basketball practice. During their walk, Gunnar immediately senses something different happening in his […]
US District Judge Shira Sheindlin of Manhattan has granted class action status to a 2008 lawsuit accusing the NYPD of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with its “Stop and Frisk” program. Do you agree with the judge’s decision?
Jasmine Thar was shot and killed after a single bullet struck her, as well as her aunt and cousin. The gunman claimed it was an accident, and the police release him WITHOUT CHARGE. The case has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case; Thar’s family want justice!
According to Loop 21, abused wife and mother Marissa Alexander has been denied a new trial, and thus still faces 20 years in prison. Alexander stood her ground against an abusive husband. But unlike George Zimmerman, the “Stand Your Ground” law didn’t protect her.
According to the testimony of three officers, high ranking officials in the NYPD regularly used the n-word to address suspects, and instructed officers to treat black people like animals and ‘shoot to kill’ if necessary. How do we protect our communities from police departments that treat us like animals?
18 year-old Ervin Jefferson was shot and killed last Saturday night by private security guards outside of his home in DeKalb County, Georgia.
A white school teacher Lincoln Brown is suing Chicago Public Schools after he was suspended for using the n-word in front of his sixth grade class, claiming he was simply engage his students on the history and implications of the word. Was he in the wrong? Sound off below!
Shockingly, Howard Morgan, a former police officer, was found guilty of attempted murder of the 4 Chicago cops that shot him 28 times (21 times in his back). Mr. Morgan miraculously lived and was acquitted in 2007 on two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm. […]
