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A harrowing viral video depicting a young Gay man being visciously gay bashed in Atlanta has sparked a firestorm of controversy and an investigation by the FBI. Check out the shocking footage at BlackYouthProject.com! Are we doing enough to battle homophobia within the Black community?

Assata Shakur fought for justice and freedom as a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Movement, before being falsely accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Assata escaped from prison on November 2nd, 1979 and eventually found her way to Cuba. She is a true revolutionary.

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

My high school’s administration entertained complaints from a couple of Freshman girls about the overtly sexual nature of the dancing. So grinding makes fourteen-year-old girls uncomfortable. That makes sense. However, the school has made an absurd assessment of why young people dance the way we do. Meetings with the Student Council concerning the next school-sponsored […]

During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out some relatively new proposals for boosting the economy, including the Buffet Rule, a “Stay in School” initiative, and Work-Study jobe! Tell us your thoughts on his address at BlackYouthProject.com!

In Bellflower, California, an unarmed, special needs woman was asked by police officers to exit a city bus. When she refused, the male officer punched her in the face. And the entire incident was caught on tape! Check out the footage at BlackYouthProject.com. How can this kind of force ever be justified on an unarmed, special needs woman?

So I’m sick and tired of conversations about the state of Black youth ending with the same played-out solutions—restoring strong family values. Now don’t get me wrong, of course family is important, but we are mistaken if we think that broken homes are the main factors fueling gang violence. If we should blame anything it should […]

Presidential contender Rick Santorum’s vitriolic attack on black Americans is yet another example of the Republican Party’s exploitation of racial stereotypes to score political points. Speaking to a group of supporters in Sioux Falls, Iowa, 2 Sundays ago, Santorum stated, “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money.”

Rick Santorum wants us to believe that he said “Blah” people, not “Black” people. How stupid does he think we are? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

Check out “Roman In Moscow” the first single from her next album at BlackYouthProject.com!

Today is World AIDS Day; a day to remember the lives lost to this terrible disease, to bring attention to the inequities that exist regarding the acquisition of treatment for different populations, and to raise awareness of ways by which you can and should protect yourself and others. Get tested, practice safe sex, and love and support those in our community living with HIV, as well as organizations that work on their behalf. We can do this!

A Kansas City High School Basketball coach has been suspended from his position after being caught on tape calling a Black student a “future welfare recipient.” Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!