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In all, 505 (mostly Black and Latino) Chicagoans were murdered in 2012, including 108 young people. The awesome Black Star Project has collected the names of the 108 youth who lost their lives to violence. We too wish to honor these young lives…

In a recent interview, NY emcee Saigon said he’d like to punch rappers like 2 Chainz and Rick Ross for hurting young people with the messages in their music. What are your thoughts on the state of Hip Hop music? How can we bring some much-needed balance to the genre?

Today, BYP releases its latest memo: “The Political Impact of Young People of Color in the 2012 Election.” This new analysis shows that youth again increased their presence at the voting booth, and this increase was driven largely by high levels of turnout among young Blacks and Latinos.

Today, BYP releases its latest memo: “The Political Impact of Young People of Color in the 2012 Election.” This new analysis shows that youth again increased their presence at the voting booth, and this increase was driven largely by high levels of turnout among young Blacks and Latinos.

Today the Black Youth Project releases its latest memo, “Turning Back the Clock on Voting Rights: The Impact of New Photo Identification Requirements on Young People of Color.” The new analysis finds that young people of color possess photo IDs at lower rates than whites. Therefore, they will be disproportionately demobilized by the recent spate […]

According to a truly disturbing article in the Chicago Reporter, 530 young people have been murdered in Chicago since 2008. More young people are murdered in the city of Chicago than any other American city. How do we save our youth?

A new study by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) dispels misconceptions about young voters, finding that roughly 75% of young people are civically engaged in some capacity. How can we be most-effective in mobilizing young people?

via Black AIDS Institute | August 13, 2009 In “Why Us? Left Behind and Dying,” 20 Students from Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh PA work with filmmakers to discover why AIDS is ravaging the African-American Community.

According to new findings from Black Youth Project’s GenForward study, 66 percent of white people age 18-30 believe the rhetoric of the Movement for Black Lives encourages violence against police. Only 19 percent of Black respondents said the same. GenForward is a monthly survey of the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with […]

    Photo: Javier Soriano   BYP100 Announces National Call for Video Testimonials from Young Black People Criminalized by Police Youth organization says this is first step in campaign to end criminalization of Black youth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2014 Chicago, IL – BYP100 has announced a national call for Black Americans between the […]

Alleged stand up comedian Dave Ackerman went to Brigham Young University in black face, and asked the incredibly white student body a series of questions to test their knowledge of Black history and culture. Words cannot even begin to describe the outstanding levels of ignorance radiating from this video. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!

by Cathy J. Cohen To say that the term affordability has become the buzzword of this political season would be an understatement. The growing prominence of the term “affordability” is evident in the press, among politicians, and even in the public’s Google searches. The political success of focusing on affordability became evident in recent Democratic […]