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How many times have you heard the term food desert, seen five McDonald’s in three blocks, or shopped at a store owned by people other than Black? In my experience, it has been just about every day of my life and I can be sure that you have a similar experience. There are several aspects […]

Black Youth in the News: March 5-11 — “Impoverished black youth publishes novel ‘Nameless’,” and other fascinating stories at BlackYouthProject.com!

“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers.” — Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar Named Desire Be nice to people you don’t know. Seriously. I know it sounds a little bit corny (because talking about emotion has become corny in our society), but I get personally annoyed when people single handedly deny the human experience of […]

In today’s economy, it seems that everyone is struggling in some way – students are worried about loan debt, homeowners are worried about the value of their homes and everyone seems to be cutting back on some of the finer things in life. In considering that most everyone has had to make some adjustments in […]

Hip Hop has had a massive influence on the waves of revolutions and protests across the Middle East and Africa. Rappers have become highly influential spokespeople for a generation of youth disillusioned, giving a voice to the voiceless. What is behind Hip Hop’s global appeal?

Hollywood is so full of liberal do-gooders always on the cutting edge. As such, in advance of Black History Month, they have bestowed many acting awards upon members of the cast of The Help, namely Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who both won SAG Awards last night. Perhaps it was because the embarrassingly entertaining Real Housewives of […]

Today Michelle Obama announced major changes to nutritional standards for school lunches. School lunches will now contain less sodium and more grains, and there will be a wider selection of vegetables and fruits. Good idea, or government overreach?

“Nobody is free until everybody is free.” -Fannie Lou Hamer Why am I so hesitant to speak of progress? I think it’s because my heart is heavy and my conscience is unclear given what I know about our present. I can’t state enough that the middle and upper class, college educated, and successfully professional Black people are […]

I often find myself standing up for the “Welfare Queen”, a woman characterized by 8 children, lack of a job, and the manipulation to receive welfare payments. Republican model, Ronald Reagan, introduced the term Welfare Queen on a national level in 1976. In his presidential campaign, he described an unnamed woman from the South Side […]

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.”

With the recent celebration of Kwanzaa, I am reinvigorated with hope as I learn to internalize the principles each day offered. I couldn’t help but place special emphasis on the principle Kujichagulia (Self Determination) which means, “To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves in order to stand up for ourselves.” […]

At a campaign stop in Iowa a couple days ago, Rick Santorum was asked a question about foreign aide, and inexplicably (or, strategically) singled out Black people as recipients of government assistance. Why do you think he singled out African Americans? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!