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POLL: Majority of Americans Are Racist Against Black People
Unsurprisingly, a recent AP poll finds that racial prejudice in the US has not improved since the election of Barack Obama. 51 percent of respondents expressed explicit anti-black sentiments. Is anybody even remotely surprised by these results?
Trinity United’s Rev. Otis Moss III: Voter ID Laws Are A ‘Postmodern Poll Tax’
The recent spate of unjust voter ID laws has spurred a surge in activism and advocacy across the country. Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ has stepped up the plate, leading the fight against these laws by committing to registering as many young people as possible before the October 9th deadline. The movement is being […]
Poll: Obama Has Big Lead in Three Crucial Swing States
According to the latest Qunnipiac/CBS/NY Times poll, President Obama is leading Mitt Romneyby large margins in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Is it too late for Romney to recover the ground he’s lost?
Latest Pew Poll Gives Obama Biggest Lead Yet
The latest Pew poll gives President Obama an 8 point lead over GOP candidate Mitt Romney.This is Obama’s largest lead thus afar. Thoughts on these latest poll results? Can Mitt recover this?
POLL: 64 Percent of New Yorkers Say the NYPD Favors Whites
What a shock. According to a recent poll, 64 percent of New Yorkers say the NYPD favors whites over blacks.
Eric Holder Calls Voter ID Laws “Poll Taxes”
Attorney General Eric Holder has made headlines after likening voter ID laws to a “poll tax.” Do you agree with Attorney General Holder?
POLL: Confidence in Public Education Hits All-Time Low
According to a new Gallup poll, confidence in America’s public school system as hit an all-time low. Only 29 percent of respondents expressed a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in public education. How can fix this broken system?
POLL: African American Support for Same-Sex Marriage At Record High
According to a recent ABC News-Washington Post poll, a whopping 59 percent of African Americans say they support same-sex marriage, up from 41 percent prior to President Obama’s announcement. Has the media overstated the predominance of black omophobia?
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ at the Apollo
Check out a clip of President Obama breaking out into a surprisingly on point rendition of Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Not bad, right? BlackYouthProject.com / @BlackYouthProj
FUGEES – "How Many Mics" Live from the Apollo 1996
Good morning! Ur BYP WakeUpCall – FUGEES perfoming “How Many Mics” at the Apollo in 1996! There’s a jaw-dropping L-Boogie freestyle, an incredibly ugly suit worn by Steve Harvey, and (potentially) a young Ashanti in the crowd. Check it out at www.wp.blackyouthproject.com!
NAACP urges minorities to get to polls in 2012
NAACP urges minorities to get to polls in 2012 Associated Press (via USA Today) | July 27, 2011 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NAACP plans a big push to increase minority turnout in the 2012 elections, hoping to gain political influence and turn back what the civil rights group says are efforts in various states to […]
Exit Poll: Lower Turnout Among Youth and Black Voters
Exit Poll: Lower Turnout Among Youth and Black Voters CBS News | November 2, 2010 Based on CBS News’ preliminary national exit polling, Republicans are poised for significant gains in Congress. The youth vote–18-to-29-year-olds–who helped catapult President Obama into office makes up an estimated 9 percent of voters this year, compared to 18 percent in […]