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Virginia Governor Attempts to Restore Voting Rights of Ex-Felons
Governor Terry McAuliffe is working to reinstate the voting rights of 13,000 formerly incarcerated people in Virginia in order to ensure that they are able to vote in the presidential election this November. The move is his second this year and is an important step towards ensuring that all people have the right to vote […]
STUDY: Young People Disagree Politically Along Racial Lines
A new study proves just how misguided it is to view young people as a monolith. GenForward is a survey of the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The first of its kind monthly poll asked 1,965 young adults age 18-30 about topics including the […]
Poll: Most young people dislike GOP’s Trump, say he’s racist
By: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is wildly unpopular among young adults, in particular young people of color, and nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 believe the presumptive Republican nominee is racist. That’s the finding of a new GenForward poll that also found just 19 percent […]
POLL: CLINTON STRUGGLES TO MAKE INROADS WITH YOUNG AMERICANS
By: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton is struggling to make inroads among young Americans who overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary, a worrisome sign as she tries to reassemble the coalition that twice propelled Barack Obama into the White House.
Did We Do Enough To Save Chicago State University? Not At All.
Less than 24 hours after Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hosted a rally at Chicago State University, all 900 employees of the university received layoff notices. The layoffs appear to be the final blow in the nearly 8 month battle between Chicago State (as well as other predominantly-Black public colleges) and Illinois politicians. But while many […]
Rally in New York demands justice for slain trangender woman
On Thursday, trans women of color will lead a rally at NYPD headquarters to demand justice for Islan Nettles. Nettles was brutally beaten to death in August after her attacker found out that she was trans. Trans Women of Color Collective of Greater New York will lead the rally in hopes of calling attention to […]
Workers in 13 states to see higher pay due to increase in minimum wage Jan.1
On January 1, workers in 13 states will receive a higher paycheck due to increases in minimum wage. Most of the increases amount to less than 15 cents an hour.
They Say This Subject is Getting Old
They say this subject is getting old. I love it when they ask to touch my hair, they say, it feels like a sheep or wool… Or when a man lustfully locks his eyes on a females thighs and says, girl you just to cute to be a dike, or when they say, come here, […]
'Boyz N The Hood' Rings Out, 20 Years Later
‘Boyz N The Hood’ Rings Out, 20 Years Later John Ridley, NPR | July 8, 2011 In the original trailer for John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz N The Hood, violent images play over a thudding drum track, as voice over introduces viewers to the hard heart of South Central Los Angeles. “This is Los Angeles, gang […]
October 11, 2010 – October 17, 2010
Chicago Black Youth Political Rally Saturday October 16th Chicago Now, Harold Davis, October 16, 2010 Black voters still energized Krissah Thompson and Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post, October 15, 2010 Forum targets plight of black youth Joe Lawlor, Daily Press, October 15, 2010 Rising dropout rate prompts Black History Bee fundraiser Robin Nichols, Record News, October […]
Transsexual, Transgender, DragQueen, Internalized Homophobia, and Liberation???
When I was in the six grade there was a kid in my class (we’ll call him Rudy) that was what I like to call “The Kyle Washington type”(for all of those who have seen college hill south beach you know exactly what that means). If you have not seen College Hill, allow me to […]