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Calling Cards: Revolution means building towards a national movement of uncompromising politics
Today, the ruling class and their millions of shock troops maintain their power with what must be a really enjoyable racism. Stream-lined fascist accomplice-ing, in mass, perpetually starves the resistance of having people who would actually populate resistance. Corporate-hired artists scribble sunshine on cop tires. The U.S. publicly and privately contracts construction of new concentration […]
Prison abolition is more than a lofty theoretical. It’s also unpretty, everyday practices of resisting state policing
The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without context, might have been erotic. I want it to be—for her sake, I’d say if you asked—but I also want it for mine. I do not want to personally get involved in a violent dispute between strangers, […]
From John Henry to James Evans: Black men married to hard labor in the white American imagination
by Donnie MoreIand I find myself humming the theme of Good Times, quite a bit. It’s calming, in the way only Black Baptist Church Choirs can be calming. In fact, I find all of it pretty calming—Good Times, that is—because it’s so unequivocally Black, that it feels a part of my cultural genome. Now, I […]
As the state increasingly regulates our health, Black women are finding freedom in herbal medicine
Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them.
Study: White students receive over $2k more in school funding nationwide than non-white students
According to NPR, schools that are predominantly white receive $23 billion more than schools that are predominantly nonwhite nationwide. This figure comes via a new report from non-profit organization EdBuild, which studies how schools are funded in America. The report states that “for every student enrolled, the average nonwhite school district receives $2,226 less than […]
Former Trump staffer Alva Johnson sues Trump for sexual harassment, pay discrimination
On Monday, former Trump campaign staffer Alva Johnson alleged in a lawsuit that President Trump forcibly kissed her without her consent during the 2016 presidential race. She is also suing the president for pay discrimination, claiming she was paid less because she is a Black woman.
Sudanese president declares state of emergency amid widespread protests
According to The Guardian, Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has declared a state of emergency following conflicts between state police and protesters as he faces charges of genocide and corruption. Bashir, who took power in a military coup in 1989, also announced that he would dissolve the country’s central and state governments, and appointed new governors […]
Supreme Court hinders state and local governments’ ability to seize property
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s clause which prohibits excessive financial penalties must be enforced at all levels of government to protect people from harsh government retaliation. It had previously been applied to federal crimes only.
Watchdog group sues DOJ for refusing to turn over documents supporting Trump’s “national emergency”
According to The Hill, watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice because for failing to provide documents the group requested to prove that the Trump administration’s declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall was legitimate. CREW is requesting a court to […]
21 Savage faces deportation after being arrested by ICE, who allege that he is a British National
According to Complex, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Grammy nominated rapper 21 Savage on claims that the rapper, whose real name is Sha Yaa bin Abraham-Joseph, is not an American, but a British national who has overstayed his visa. In their statement to the media, ICE also noted incorrectly that Abraham-Joseph is a […]
As measles outbreak grows in non-vaccinated population, Washington declares state of emergency
Washington state has declared a state of emergency as a measles outbreak spreads in two counties.
Anti-Black bullying in schools devastates children. We need to invest in their healing
By Gloria O. The recent death of McKenzie Adams, a nine-year-old from Alabama who endured months of racist bullying before dying via suicide, really hurt me. It immediately evoked memories of bullying in my own childhood, reminding me of the sad fact that the world can make such little progress in so much time. Anti-blackness, […]