A slew of polls released on Sunday suggest an Obama victory tomorrow night. The numbers have the incumbent up in key battleground states, as well as nationally. What do you think? Does Obama have this one in the bag? WIll you be voting tomorrow?
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.
Just like last month, when The White House was congratulating itself a lower employment rate, not much has been said about the fact that unemployment for blacks and youth remain high. In fact, it actually rose:
This wasĀ originallyĀ part of a larger song I wrote about race in thisĀ presidentialĀ election. Ultimately I decided not to drop it, but I felt this verse truly captured the reality of how race andĀ privilege play a huge part in thisĀ country’sĀ perception of who or what is American. Recently theĀ Washington PostĀ ran a article thatĀ concludedĀ this years election is, “shaping up […]
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 […]
For some strange reason, Chris Brown thought it would be a good idea to dress up as a Islamic terrorist. Of course, many didn’t find the costume funny at all; instead pointing out that dressing up as a stereotypical Islamic terrorist is totally racist and offensive. What do you think?
Accompanied by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, President Obama toured the destruction and devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy yesterday.
he ever-vigilant site Mother Jones has again shared a recording from a Mitt Romney fundraiser, this one from a private event held in March. In it, Romney and his wife try to convince their audience that President Obama is immature and an enemy of business.
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.
Should she win matches during next month’s World Youth Chess Championships in Slovenia, 17 year-old Rochelle Ballantyne will become the first African American female chess master. Hats off to you, Rochelle. Best of luck from the BYP!
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”
