VP Joe Biden declared that transgender equality is the “civil rights issue of our time” at a campaign field office in Florida on Tuesday. Do you agree with Vice President Biden? Are we doing enough to promote equality for ALL members of our community?
Looks like Spike Lee has gotten the pink slip from the producer of the upcoming James Brown biopic. He’s been replaced by Tate Taylor, the director of ‘The Help.’ ….Uh oh.
Unsurprisingly, a recent AP poll finds that racial prejudice in the US has not improved since the election of Barack Obama. 51 percent of respondents expressed explicit anti-black sentiments. Is anybody even remotely surprised by these results?
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”
According to police, Wright was simply the victim of a robbery gone fatal. But his family believes he was targeted because he was gay. How can we make our communities a safer place of all of our young people, regardless of sexual orientation?
After Colin Powell endorsed President Obama for reelection, it didn’t take long for a republican to react to the news with an incredibly stupid comment. Enter John Sununu, a top advisor to Mitt Romney and the former Governor of New Hampshire.
In an off the record interview with a Iowa newspaper, President Obama says that should he win re-election, it will be largely due to Latino voters. Is the President right? Will Latino voter turnout be crucial to his re-election? Does the President deserve the Latino vote?
A 911 caller whose claims led to the death of black teenager Kendrec McDade (pictured above) in California will not face punishment. Pasadena, CA, police blamed false claims by Oscar Felipe Carrillo for the deadly shooting. Should Carrillo have been charged? Gotten jail time?
A recent report from the University of Oregon suggests that open and honest dialogue about sex and STDs is crucial to lowering the rates of STDs amongst black youth. We need to arm them with the information they need to make better choices.
We can jump on Chief Keef for what he does, but it’s unfair to attack who he is, because who is is a reflection of the world he inherited from us. That fact is something that very few of us ever even think of, let alone accept.
A recent Gallup survey finds that people of color are more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. These survey results stand in stark contrast to the stereotypical rendering of LGBT people as wealthy, single white males.
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal chronicles the life and work of the famed journalist and activist. Check out a clip from the film, and an interview with the director, at BlackYouthProject.com!
