Ben Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, was awarded The Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship earlier this week. Jealous has decided to give part of his prize money to Troy Davis’ nephew. Kudos to Mr. Jealous for his award and his generosity.
Although he was handcuffed, searched, and then put in the back of a patrol car, police and student officials are claiming that a Houston-area high school student was rushed to the hospital after shooting himself.
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In light of the recent protest at Walmart last black Friday. I think it is appropriate to revisit the Walmart debate. If there is ever a battle between big business and everyday citizens struggling for their labor rights, I will always be on the side of those who are struggling for a better life. As […]
Jordan Davis was hanging in an SUV w/ friends outside of a convenience store. 45 year-old Michael Dunn pulled up alongside of them and asked that they turn their music down. After exchanging words, Dunn suddenly pulled out a gun and fired at least eight shots into the SUV.
Two Hurst, Texas cops are under investigation after being caught on tape using excessive force against a teenager. One of them can be seen elbowing the young man, and yelling “Move and die! Move and f**king die!” Check out video of the incident at BlackYouthProject.com
Angry over Obama’s reelection, some disgruntled University of Mississippi students took to the campus streets. The angry protesters made it very clear that they weren’t happy with the re-election of a black president. Way to go, Ole Miss. We wish we could say we’re surprised.
Unsurprisingly, a recent AP poll finds that racial prejudice in the US has not improved since the election of Barack Obama. 51 percent of respondents expressed explicit anti-black sentiments. Is anybody even remotely surprised by these results?
Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America.
15 year-old Felicia Garcia jumped to her death in front of over 200 of her classmates after weeks of bullying. Her final tweet said simply: “I cant, im done, I give up”
According to police, Wright was simply the victim of a robbery gone fatal. But his family believes he was targeted because he was gay. How can we make our communities a safer place of all of our young people, regardless of sexual orientation?
A 911 caller whose claims led to the death of black teenager Kendrec McDade (pictured above) in California will not face punishment. Pasadena, CA, police blamed false claims by Oscar Felipe Carrillo for the deadly shooting. Should Carrillo have been charged? Gotten jail time?
