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Che “Rhymefest” Smith and Jasiri X outside 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham (Photo by Paradise Gray) State Senator Scott Beason, one of the principle architects of Alabama’s anti-immigration bill HB56, is a racist. That’s not just my opinion, that’s what he was called by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson. Beason was a key witness […]

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?

When the Occupy Wall Street Movement kicked off September 17th, 2011, many thought it would be short lived and a waste of time. For awhile, the objectives, goals and demands of the protesters were unclear and many thought this this demonstration would pass over just like the other dozens of rallies happening across the United […]

Our government is using Hip Hop as a form of DIPLOMACY abroad, countering “poor perceptions” of the US and promoting democracy in the Middle East. Does this speak to Hip Hop’s ever-expanding popularity, or the theft of its subversive power? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

Visceral, in your face, in your ears, in your snapping fingers, and tapping feet, spoken word poetry sprang loosely from the expressive energies of the blues, the Harlem Renaissance, and hip-hop music which had each permeated black communities throughout America over the course of the century. Mimicking the 1960s beat poets of coffee houses and […]

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 […]

There’s just something about Herman Cain He’s sort of unpolished, he’s made some cringe-worthy comments about Muslims, and he’s…well, Black. Yet somehow, an ultra-conservative, often racially-insensitive, Tea Party-tinged Republican Party is all about Herman Cain these days. And who can blame them when he drops gems like this one from a few days ago, regarding […]

After the Occupy Wall Street Movement finally got some coverage form the mainstream media, due to some very bad behavior by the NYPD, the blogosphere began to buzz with post after post about what #OccupyWallStreet was doing wrong. From the message to the way the protestors were dressed, #OccupyWallStreet was dissected and criticized by so […]

  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 […]

Yep, Glenn Beck’s show on Fox News has officially been terminated, thanks to his own insane rantings and a big push by activists that hounded his advertisers to abandon him, most notably Color of Change.  Justifiably, he went out with a whimper, although not the customary Glenn Beck tear filled whimper. Yeah, he has some […]

  The social and economic implications of the quality education that children in the United States of America receive ,while not absolute, are critical in determining their future trajectories. The institution that children come into contact with the most in their prepubescent, formative years outside of their communities are schools. From both an operational and […]

Fifty years ago, over four hundred black and white students and young activists participated in non-violent bus trips through southern Jim Crow states.  These historic trips, known as the Freedom Rides, were conducted to shed light on the continuous hatred and violation of the Supreme Court’s desegregation ruling.  This month, PBS will air the documentary […]