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Cheerleaders pose as ‘gangsters’ for school photo
Officials from the Redlands school district are looking into a photo of the Redlands East Valley High School cheerleading squad which shows members of the team dressed as “gangsters.”
Endangered: Save the Female Rappers
Just to make it clear, I don’t care for the term female rap. Hip hop is hip hop. Good music is good music. However, FEMALE rap has taken an interesting turn and in some positive aspects it remains to dominate the mainstream charts and still maintain presence. The downside is that it’s pretty much done […]
The black HIV epidemic: a health mystery in Atlanta’s gay community
The following post originally appears on The Washington Post under the title, “The black HIV epidemic: A public health mystery from Atlanta’s gay community.” By: Jeff Guo ATLANTA — In the early 2000s, a young researcher at the Centers for Disease Control named Greg Millett set out to solve an epidemiological mystery. Nobody could explain why […]
Chicago Violence: Our Problem, Our Solution
There are thousands of articles online at this point about the gun violence in Chicago and the larger issue of gun violence throughout this country. However as it relates to Chicago……there is so much to be said and done that one hardly knows where to start. We can talk about access to guns, a rigged […]
Report: black male teens want relationships, not just sex
According to a new study, teenage boys have more than sex on their mind. It turns out that adolescent males actually do desire the intimacy of a relationship over sex. The study was published in the American Journal of Men’s Health, and is based on interviews with 33 14 to 16-year-old boys.
Return of the King
I love LeBron James. And it’s not just because he makes clips from The Lion King appropriate.httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJuvLndCMfc
These images shatter the ‘absent black father’ stereotype
Photographer Zun Lee didn’t set out to create a series that shattered the stereotype of black men as absent black fathers. In fact, “Father Figure,” was meant to show black men in positive relationships with their children as a personal journey. But the project morphed into more than Lee could ever imagine.
A teacher explains why his students are raising funds to bury their classmates
The following post was written by Byron L. Smith. It originally appeared on Brothers on Sports under the original title, “A Teacher Explains Why His Students Are Doing Fundraisers to Bury Their Classmates.” By: Byron L. Smith I was once employed at a high school that had a group of students who went from […]
A list of empowering books for little black girls
It’s difficult for girls of color to build a healthy self esteem in this world. With images telling them that how they look isn’t quite good enough, it’s very important for little girls to have a great sense of self worth and empowerment about not just their looks, but who they are as a whole. […]
BYP100’s FM Supreme to be honored at 43rd Annual Rainbow PUSH convention
BYP100’s very own FM Supreme will be honored at Rainbow PUSH’s 43rd Annual International Convention at the end of this month. The humanitarian and Hip-Hop artist will receive the Trailblazer award.
Rising athlete’s career cut short after doctors discover heart condition
Baylor basketball star Isaiah Austin’s career was tragically cut short after he was diagnosed with a career-ending medical condition. Austin, 20, had been projected as a late first-round pick, and underwent a physical at the NBA combine where his EKG test revealed the abnormality.
People are talking about this felon for all of the wrong reasons
A mug shot of a California man arrested on felony weapons charges has gone viral on social media. Jeremy Meeks’ photo, posted to the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page, has more than 63,000 “likes” and it has very little to do with his offenses.