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As I voted earlier this week in the presidential race (for only the second time in my life) I thought about all the critiques I have for the current president. I also thought about when we need to do this. And I think the appropriate day would be on November 7th, the day after the […]

Though just beginning the month of November, Chicago has already passed last year’s homicide total. As of Monday, Chicago has seen 438 homicides, up from 435 last year. What do you think explains the rise in homicides in Chicago this year? How do we stem the tide of violence in our community?

VP Joe Biden declared that transgender equality is the “civil rights issue of our time” at a campaign field office in Florida on Tuesday. Do you agree with Vice President Biden? Are we doing enough to promote equality for ALL members of our community?

he ever-vigilant site Mother Jones has again shared a recording from a Mitt Romney fundraiser, this one from a private event held in March. In it, Romney and his wife try to convince their audience that President Obama is immature and an enemy of business.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZvkFdDli3U Upworthy.com has called “Don’t Forget About The Hood” by Jasiri X, “the most important song you’ll hear all year“, and “a remarkable music video”. Legendary Hip-Hop journalist Davey D called it, “an incredible song and video“, and award winning journalist and blogger Jesse Muhammad says, “You can always count on Jasiri X to address serious issues one bar at a time.” Directed by Emmai Alaquiva, “Don’t […]

Should she win matches during next month’s World Youth Chess Championships in Slovenia, 17 year-old Rochelle Ballantyne will become the first African American female chess master. Hats off to you, Rochelle. Best of luck from the BYP!

Looks like Spike Lee has gotten the pink slip from the producer of the upcoming James Brown biopic. He’s been replaced by Tate Taylor, the director of ‘The Help.’ ….Uh oh.

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?

As much as I’d like to make today’s post an extension of last week’s racist Halloween costume checklist by including entries such as, “Is this costume one of Oprah’s favorite things?” I think it’s best to say a word or two about the upcoming Nina Simone biopic. Late last week, images of Zoe Saldana as […]

Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America.

15 year-old Felicia Garcia jumped to her death in front of over 200 of her classmates after weeks of bullying. Her final tweet said simply: “I cant, im done, I give up”

Oh my god. This has got to be the absolute worst rendition of America the Beautiful we have ever heard.