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Rihanna and Chris Brown Release ‘Birthday Cake (remix),’ and the internet explodes…
Rihanna set off a firestorm of controversy last night when a remix of RiRi’s Talk That Talk mini-song “Birthday Cake” leaked, featuring none other than former boyfriend Chris Brown. So is it RiRi’s prerogative, or is she setting a bad example for young women?
Black Youth in the News: Feb. 13-17
Our weekly round-up of news related directly or indirectly to issues impacting the lives of young Black people. February 13-17, 2012
Color Of Change Calls For Firing of XXL Magazine CEO Over Too $hort’s ‘Fatherly Advice’
Color of Change is now calling for the firing of XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten over Too $hort’s outrageous and inappropriate ‘advice’ to young men, and they need your help. Learn more about their online petition at BlackYouthProject.com!
The Problem with Speeches from “Great” Leaders
I’ve gotten the chance to hear a few speeches from a few “great” leaders of today, and I have a slight reservation about what I’ve been hearing. If you ask me, there are two types of great leaders and they give two types of great speeches. The first kind of […]
Black History Spotlight: Nikki Giovanni’s “Ego-Trippin'”
Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, educator and activist. Her finest moment might be “Ego-Trippin’,” a funny and empowering ode to blackness that read and flows like a funkier “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.” Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com / @BlackYouthProj
A Critique Of Black History Month
Why is black history celebrated during the month of February? Because it’s the shortest month of the year. This joke has circulated in black communities for several years, and the cynicism embedded in it is telling. It points to a web of frustration, resignation and resentment which rarely fails to ensnare the observant black.
California’s Marriage Battle, The Black Church and Remnants of Homophobia
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIiK62AY-yU In California, the fight for equality in marriage continues. Even though I have conflicting thoughts about marriage in general, I still believe that homophobia and intolerance is what drives decisions like prob 8. These issues as we all know, are nothing new. And many of the remnants of homophobia are just as strong in the black community as […]
Brandon White, ATL Gay-Bashing Victim, Speaks Out!
20 year-old gay man Brandon White has finally spoken out after a viral video of him being brutally gay-bashed by three men spread like wildfire across the internet this week. Check out his press conference at BlackYouthProject.com!
VIDEO: NYPD Kicked Down Door Without Warrant Before Shooting Ramarley Graham
Surveillance footage taken minutes before unarmed 18 year-old Ramarley Graham was killed has been released, showing NYPD kicking down door without a warrant before the shooting. Will these cops face any kinds of repercussions for their actions? Sound off below!
Occupy who exactly?— The History of Class Tensions in Black America
Two individuals in different situations, both black, both innocent. Each individual gets pulled over by a white police officer that is notorious for racial profiling. They both are wrongfully discriminated against, they both are wrongfully put in jail, but both do not become heir to the same fate. One individual remains in jail. The other […]
Daddys Little Girl
It is so amazing to be a father and have a baby girl. When my daughter was born in May 2009 so many thoughts were racing in my head. The thing that worried me the most was” how am I going to raise a girl?” These thoughts felt very scary but at the same […]
Ava Duvernay is First Black Female to Win Best Director at Sundance
Ava Duvernay is now the first black women to win best director at the Sundance Film Festival. Her film Middle Of Nowhere won the prize, beating out some very stiff competition. Check out the trailer for Middle Of Nowhere at BlackYouthProject.com / @BlackYouthProj