Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Click here to check out our archive of weekly news round-ups, and check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America.
“The Negro people of Montgomery, exhausted by the humiliating experiences that they had constantly faced on the buses, expressed in a massive act of non-cooperation their determination to be free. They came to see that it was ultimately more honorable to walk the streets in dignity than to ride the buses in humiliation…This principle became […]
They build in the name of development. An inanimate concept that creates debts between those living in the first world countries and those dying in third and developing constructs, even when privilege stares into the eyes of poverty, the rich would still displace millions just to construct. The Irony is that in the name of […]
During a speech to the National Urban League yesterday, President Barack Obama announced plans to open an office specifically designed for African American students. What do you think about this move by The White House?
A dispute during a basketball game at Harlem’s legendary Rucker Park led to five people being sent to the hospital; police have yet to make an arrest.
Upon watching his appearance on a 2006 taping of “My Block: Chicago,” Lupe Fiasco became emotional, shedding tears for friends in the clip who have passed on, and mourning the continued violence that currently plagues the Windy City.
Voula Papachristou, a triple jumper, has been removed from Greece’s track team after making disparaging remarks about African immigrants on her Twitter page.
According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, risky sexual behavior amongst black youth has significantly declined in the past 20 years.
Actor Sherman Hemsley has passed away. He was 74.As a great article at the Huffington Post points out, Hemsley’s work on The Jeffersons greatly impacted the landscape of American television. Rest in Peace, Mr. Hemsley.
William Balfour – the man convicted for murdering Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew – has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences, plus 120 years.
It surprises me how much of the city builds a fantasy in a larger reality of racism. Outside of downtown and the “hood” there’s an intense atmosphere of hatred and disregard for people-of-color. Maybe people-of-color provokes the idealistic bubble of a city person; in places like Buffalo, New York the black person is breathing scum […]
46664, the South Africa-based clothing line inspired by Nelson Mandela, will soon hit U.S. runways at New York Fashion Week. According to the website, 46664 aims to help fund humanitarian efforts throughout the world.
