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Yesterday as I sat in the library reading “Go Tell It On The Mountain” by James Baldwin I began to reflect on the role that books have played in my life. Not just any books, but in particular African-American literature. Below is a self-reflective poem that delves into my love,hatred, and passion for the written […]

Ladies, next time we need to ask ourselves what it is we are fighting about exactly.

$2.25?

Was this worth being charged with assaulting a cop? Or spending a night, and likely more in jail? Is it worth having a criminal record that will impede your ability to find employment, sap your bank account with legal and court fees, and generally waste your time? No more fighting on the subway!

Photo by Paradise Gray Last week I wrote that many of couch potato critics of #OccupyWallStreet need to get in the game. A great example of what can happen by just showing up with the proper attitude and spirit is Occupy the Hood, founded by activists Malik Rhasaan, 39 of Queens, N.Y., and Ife Johari […]

Who knows; after actually witnessing public sentiment firsthand, maybe he’ll do a bit less of the shameless name-checking of every exotic, exclusive, uber-expensive name brand he can think of.

What say you, readers? Is Kanye’s appearance at @OccupyWallSt. a sign of it’s growing power…or its overexposure?

Black Demonstrators Launch OCCUPY THE HOOD You’ve seen Occupy Wall Street, but have you heard of Occupy The Hood? If Malik Rhasaan and Ife Johari Uhuru have anything to do with it, you won’t be able to escape it in the coming months. Fed up with a lack of African American  and Latino support and […]

Three Incredible Women of Color Will Share Nobel Peace Prize   The Nobel Prize was awarded today to three incredible women of color! Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is Africa’s first elected female President, Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian women’s rights activist, and Tawakul Karman is a human rights and pro-democracy activist in her native Yemen. All three […]

It’s easy for folks to dismiss the perceived issues with “post-racial” America as paranoia in the Black community. Most of the time it will be these peers that will never know what its like to walk into a room and automatically be presumed ignorant or unknowing. College changes nothing; in fact, it’s where all the […]

BYP NEWSFLASH October 6th, 2011   Forbes unleashed their list of the highest-earning women in Showbiz, and – surprise, surprise – Oprah Winfrey topped the list, making a staggering $290 million from May 2010-May 2011. This is actually kind of surprising though, since The Big O’s new television network OWN has been doing less-than-stellar since […]

R.I.P. Steve Jobs (1955-2011)   Steve Jobs – visionary, entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple, Inc – died yesterday at the age of 56. Pancreatic cancer has being reported as the cause of death. Jobs is responsible for world-changing items and programs like Mac computers, iPods, iPads, iTunes and iPhones. Our lives would be very different […]

Civil Rights Hero Fred L. Shuttlesworth Dead at 89   Civil Rights icon Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth has died at the age of 89. As pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Shuttlesworth was a warrior for Civil Rights, surviving bombings, beatings and multiple arrests. His life and work inspired countless others, […]

BYP MORNING NEWSLASH MUSIC EDITION October 05, 2011   In an interview with XXLmag.com, Nas confirms that the late-great Amy Winehouse’s classic “Me and Mr. Jones” was about him. “’I don’t really remember if Salaam, who was really close to her, who introduced us, if he told me about it or not,’ Nas told XXL. […]

“I am intelligent, I am intelligent, who are you? Because I am intelligent” These were the words I told an 8-year-old boy to repeat as I helped him with his homework at a community center for HIV/Aids impacted communities.  He spoke about how he really wanted an X-Box for Christmas; I just wanted him to […]