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The Obama Administration is expected to give ten states “No Child Left Behind” waivers today, providing them with leeway to develop their own strategies. 28 other states are expected to apply for waivers in the coming months. Why has “No Child Left Behind” been such a failure?

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?

LincolnPosts Lowest Grad Rate for African-American Students of AnyPPSHigh School Hannah Hoffman, WillametteWeek News, 1/31/12   Salem State holding annual MLK Convocation Justin A. Rice, Boston Globe, 1/31/12   Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (And The World Listens) Andrew Bell, Sacramento Press, 1/31/12   Illinois’ Injustice System Joel Handley, In These Times, 2/1/12   Black Student […]

Don Cornelius, host and creator of the landmark television program Soul Train, died this morning at the age of 75, after apparently taking his own life. Don Cornelius’ contributions to the world of television, music, Black history and pop culture cannot be overstated. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

Talk That Talk is the probably the best pop album of the year. So If you’re hungry for something of great social and political import, go curl up with some Marx. The rest of us’ll be listening to Talk That Talk. And having FUN.

Living in America, and especially being a young person in America, means that I am arguably at the very center of the growing culture of excessive communication and interconnectedness that has permeated all aspects of the coming generation. I barely know a anyone who doesn’t have a cell phone and email and facebook and at […]

AN EQUATION FOR DISASTER: Black Youth + Poverty – Jobs = Screwed By Deven D. Anderson, Black Youth Vote! Deven D. Anderson is surrounded by civil rights leaders Wade Henderson (right) and Jesse Jackson as he represents black youth during a recent press conference in DC Washington, DC – It is a critical time in […]

By the time I was old enough to learn to type or make any use of the internet, it was on its way into people’s homes and everyday lives. Despite that, it has evolved enough to not only transform news media, but create mediums and ways of spreading information which would have been inconceivable ten […]

  UPDATE: Troy Davis is scheduled to be murdered TOMORROW! This is a travesty of justice. Check out Jasiri X’s latest blog post here. It includes information on how you can help place pressure on the state of Georgia to halt Davis’ execution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Despite persistent doubts regarding his guilt, and calls for a retrial […]

September 7, 2011 Idiotic Senator Joe Walsh has apologized for calling President Obama “idiotic”. He then somehow both downplayed and stood behind statements he made earlier this year asserting that President Obama was only elected because he’s black. Without question, Barack Obama has got to be the most disrespected President of all time. I wonder […]

I respect Nicki’s desire to keep her private life private. I just hope Nicki is smart enough, and strong enough, to walk away from a relationship that will only prove toxic to her professional and personal life.

Young, homeless gays wander streets of Boystown Erin Meyer, Chicago Tribune, July 17, 2011 Michigan’s obesity problem: Why are we so fat? Nancy Zielinski, Examiner, July 16, 2011 Woodland Hills Youth Development Center Career Fair Richard Garrett, Clarksville Online, July 16, 2011 Volunteers help improve Black Hills homes Mark Van Gerpen, Black Hills Pioneer, July […]