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Report: inner city youth suffer from ‘hood disease’, drastic effects on health
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 30 percent of inner city youth in Oakland suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Doctors at Harvard said they actually suffer from a more complex form of PTSD that some refer to as “hood disease.”
Congressional Black Caucus calls for Army to repeal hairstyle ban
In reaction to a new Army regulation that bans many popular hairstyles worn by its black female soldiers, the Congressional Black Caucus has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to overturn the ruling. Currently, 26,700 African American women are on active duty in the Army.
Changing our Attitudes on the Pigs in Blue
So I was scrolling through my Facebook feed recently when this link pops up about gang members across the country coloring the tips of their real guns with orange to make the gun look like a toy gun in an effort to make police officers pause before shooting someone. My first thought was, “Any cop, […]
Cries of racial bias follow release of U.S. Army’s new grooming policy
The U.S. Army is coming under fired for changes to its grooming policy. Some say it discriminates against black women with natural hairstyles.
24 veterans of color awarded long overdue Medal of Honor
President Obama presented 24 minority U.S. veterans their long overdue Medal of Honor on Tuesday. Only three were alive to receive the award.
Homeless couple who met in shelter marry, transform lives with nonprofit
A couple who met in a homeless shelter is paying it forward. Ressurection Graves met her husband Deven when they were both going through hard times. Now, the couple devotes their time to helping those who need shelter, food and resources.
Should America have Black only courts? Minister Louis Farrakhan says so
As a way to avoid the harsh effects of a racially biased justice system, Minister Louis Farrakhan is proposing that blacks in America set up their own court system.
Why I Wrote the Song “Checkpoint” and Exposed the Apartheid I Witnessed in Palestine
Israeli soldiers checking my passport at a checkpoint in Hebron I honestly had no intention on writing a song based on the trip I took to Palestine and Israel recently as part of a delegation of African-American activists and artists, sponsored by the Carter Center. I’m still having a difficult time processing what I witnessed. I […]
Open Letter to Bishop Joseph Walker III and the Members of SHIFT
It has been at least 2 years since I last posted a blog on the Black Youth Project’s website primarily because of school and life demands. However, after learning of how a group of black male pastors, who happen to pastor some of the largest black churches in the Nation, decided to host an agenda […]
Happy Juneteenth!
Happy Juneteenth, everyone! As many of you know, Juneteenth is a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. What began in Texas in 1865 is now a holiday that many blacks commemorate.
In Our Hands: The Future of Our Children and the Restoration of Our Communities Resides With Us
An Op-Ed by Susan Taylor – founder and CEO of the National CARES Mentoring Movement – explains The Rising at Harlan High mentoring program, and calls on the men and women of our community to step up and be mentors to our youth. Will you answer her call?
2 Terms: Obama Remixed
I could use these next 787 words to lament my dissatisfaction with the myriad of “so-called” reputable news outlets that described President Obama’s inaugural address as, ‘Obama Unchained’. I’m nowhere near Spike Lee in my critique of the film, but I don’t think it is appropriate to juxtapose the President of the United […]