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BYP is pleased to report that President Obama will visit Chicago this Friday to address a variety topics, but will shine a particular spotlight on Chicago’s gun violence crisis.

At a march in honor of Hadiya Pendleton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and other civic leaders, implored President Obama to use his voice and influence to lead a national conversation on the crisis of gun violence in his hometown.

Parents, students, and activists from cities across the country confronted the U.S. Department of Education, asserting that widespread school closures violate the civil rights of minority youth. Where do you stand on this issue?

After public outcry, the Oxygen network announced they were canceling Shawty Lo’s “All My Babies Mommas.” Well, Shawty Lo is none too please. And he’s launched a petition of his own, calling on Oxygen to air the controversial show. Should “All My Babies Mommas” be allowed to air on television?

Parents and school officials at Washburn High School were shocked to learn that four students had hung a black baby doll by its neck, and then posted photos of the incident on social media sites.

I write this in ambivalence, dejectedly trying to wrap my mind around a string of incidents that continue to unearth the plight of young Black men in this country. In scarcely a week’s time, 17 year-old Jordan Russell Davis was shot to death by another gun toting “scared” white man, while Brandon Jackson, another Black […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama  Much has been made in the last few weeks of the decisive victory President Obama and the democratic party enjoyed on election night. Many people believe that Obama’s landslide victory has given him a mandate, but does this include foreign policy? Does President Obama now have the power […]

As I voted earlier this week in the presidential race (for only the second time in my life) I thought about all the critiques I have for the current president. I also thought about when we need to do this. And I think the appropriate day would be on November 7th, the day after the […]

A photo of University of Florida frat boys attending a Halloween party in blackface has sparked controversy and intense debate online. Unsurprisingly, opinions varied on the appropriateness of white people wearing blackface. Because in 2012, this is somehow still up for debate.

I’m in desperate need of a civics lesson. I live in a blue state. Deep blue. Even our stop signs are blue. I haven’t seen red since I left Indiana. Since I only lived in Ohio very briefly during a non-election year, I have no idea what it means to live in a battleground state, […]

According to the latest Qunnipiac/CBS/NY Times poll, President Obama is leading Mitt Romneyby large margins in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Is it too late for Romney to recover the ground he’s lost?

Peace is being able to have food everyday that settles aching stomachs. Peace is having access to healthcare. Peace is making sure income inequality levels is not as drastic as the lack of sanitation facilities available in Khayelitsha, Guguletu, Nyanga, and many other townships that still struggle for basic services that impact the quality of […]