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In light of the recent protest at Walmart last black Friday. I think it is appropriate to revisit the Walmart debate. If there is ever a battle between big business and everyday citizens struggling for their labor rights, I will always be on the side of those who are struggling for a better life. As […]

Throughout the historical landscape of the United States a dream has been engrained in a pseudo-American identity. Some call this the American dream; others might refer to it as the American fallacy. Unfortunately, people who experience poverty in the United States very rarely have the opportunity to call this dream a reality. The trajectory of […]

Program helping minorities succeed at Springfield Public Schools Claudette Riley, News-Leader, May 8, 2011 Education and economic self-reliance stressed at summit for young men in Detroit Naomi R. Patton, Detroit Free Press, May 8, 2011 St. Sabina honors young victims of violence Michelle Gallardo, ABC Chicago, May 8, 2011 Unemployment among Black College Graduates Black […]

Hope where others see none Ira Porter, The News Journal, 11/21/10 African-centered education has a strong backer Eugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/21/10 Diverse in the Heart Eric Hoover, The Chronicle, 11/21/10 2009 NATION’S REPORT CARD FOR READING AND MATH, BUT READING SCORE Staff Writer, PR-USA News, 11/21/10 Students eager to spend Saturdays in this […]

I don’t trust big business.  I don’t trust any type of organization that would make profit a priority over people. I don’t trust Wal-mart. But…is a bad job better than no job? This is the question I posed to a group of students today when discussing whether Wal-Mart should be allowed to enter into the […]

Summit opens dialogue with teens Elizabeth M. Mack, Tallahassee Democrat, March 21, 2010 St. Cloud looks at race disparity suspension gap in schools Dave Aeikens, SC Times, March 21, 2010 Engaging Seattle’s youth and families Times Staff Writer, Seattle Times, March 21, 2010 Battle of the Youth Bulge Addison Wiggin, Daily Reckoning, March 21, 2010 Minimum wage hikes harm […]

 by Cheryldean Peters Beginning in the early 1600s, my ancestors were legally forced into slavery and robbed of their freedom. They were involuntarily exploited, beaten and forced to work as servants, which primarily helped generate income for America’s economy. Their servitude drastically enhanced local and colonial economics while creating generational wealth for their oppressors. Africans […]

Earlier this year BYP100 released the Agenda to Build Black Futures, followed by A Vision For Black Lives policy platform that they signed on to this summer, both of which spread wide in the digital space. Last week BYP100 and the National Black Justice Coalition joined each other in Washington, D.C. to take both platforms […]

After last Wednesday’s Million Student March demonstrations on college campuses across the country, Fox News host Neil Cavuto invited student organizer Darletta Scruggs on his show to discuss the main points of the actions, which are free college, cancellation of student loan debt, mandatory $15 minimum hourly wage for all campus workers, and divestment from private […]

The illegal immigrant is not a border problem but a business one.  And while it is fair to say the question of illegal immigration brings up all our trauma around race and xenophobia, it is also fair to say it brings out our capitalist as well.  Thus, the “problem” of illegal immigration is not merely […]