23 year-old unarmed Shantel Davis died of a gunshot to the chest after a struggle with two police officers on a busy street in Brooklyn. The NYPD has played up her extensive criminal record, and say the shooting was justified. What do you think>
I went to the ocean yesterday. I stood on the sand for the first time since I was a toddler and felt the grain against the soles of my feet. The sand made me think of people, life, history, Â and action–collectively. Â Sand is amazing. Millions of small pieces of earth that once came from one […]
The trailer for Justin Simien’s first feature film, a satire called Dear White People, looks promising, but the crew needs your help. Check out the trailer at BlackYouthProject.com, and find out how you can help get this film in theaters!
Is Shaunie O’Neal serious about revamping the image of her Basketball Wives franchise? Maybe. Royce Reed, Kesha Nichols and Jennifer Williams have all been fired. But what about Evelyn and Tami?
A few months ago, I made a serious decision to start taking my health into my own hands. The first step was to better understand what I was eating and how it was affecting me. The second step was to start (and stick with) an exercise regimen. Definitely easier said than done, but since schedule […]
Off the West Coast a new movement assembles an army of sick-and-tired oppressed peoples. This group of artists, called Black Hippy, tours all over the world cultivating a militant program of HiiiPower. The philosophy of HiiiPower seems tailor-made for a generation of activists that are uniquely artistic and have easy access to brain drugs. Our only question […]
The summer is arriving with teenagers and young adults scrambling to find the little money available in the job market. If you’re like my brother, you’ve probably come to the conclusion that there are no more jobs in the “real” world. This old way of making money, of conforming to what jobs are available simply […]
When black men graduate from college, barriers are broken. When black men from poverty graduate from college, systems of power are shifted. When black men from poverty are the first persons in their family to graduate from college, revolution becomes possible. As I become the first person in my family to graduate from college I […]
The endless downward spiral of Lauryn Hill continues; L-Boogie is now in the crosshairs of the IRS; accused of tax evasion. If convicted, homegirl faces a $300,000 fine and significant time in prison. Where in the bloody hell did it all go so very, very wrong?
Prior to the NBA enforcing a dress code, players were allowed to express themselves sartorially however they saw fit. Most were already rocking suits but some players were a bit more…expressive. Some fans and media were concerned with the way the players were dressing and league commissioner David Stern seemed to agree. He instituted a […]
(I Learned By Watching You) I. Last week, I submitted a news story to the BYP concerning yet another case of bullying. Joel Morales, a 12-year-old from East Harlem, hanged himself because he had grown tired of relentless harassment from other students. I forwarded the story just a few weeks after having sent an update regarding the FAMU […]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPhnVaw874 It is always amazing to me when organizations find interventions that can radically change the way young people view their place in the world. As you can see in the video, this is an example of how Chicago Freedom School uses music and chants to build the self-efficacy of young people. There is something […]
