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Three young African American chess players from the New York-area are officially considered masters of the game, a designation that has been bestowed upon only 2% of the United States Chess Federation’s 47,000 members. Justus Williams, Joshua Colas and James Black Jr. each achieved master status before the age of 13! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com

What happened at Penn State was a great travesty. None of us doubt that. I hope that each of the boys and families involved, some of whom were probably black, have gotten or soon get the care they need to recover from this abuse. (Granted, race is not necessarily central to this situation. But since I […]

  If I must have something that I don’t like about having locks, it would be that I can’t rock a snapback. Had there not been so much of a conversion in the herds of Black youth—fitted caps are nearly extinct among the heads of the coolest kids—my lament over snap backs would not even […]

Crips and Bloods are standing together at Occupy Atlanta! This is precisely why a movement like Occupy is so vital, and why it’s so dangerous to the status quo. People are beginning to see past their petty differences, and find common ground. And a common enemy. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

Rolling Stone writer Tim Dickinson’s latest article tackles a question you’ve probably been asking yourself for quite some time now. “How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich” is an epic piece of writing, and it’s more than worth a good read.

A Chicago filmmaker named Cyrus Dowlatshahi is working on a feature length documentary about life on the South Side of Chicago. His footage is incredible. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!

The Black Youth Project has “Nuttin’ But Love” for HEAVY D. D passed away today at the age of 44. Check out a classic Heavy D video at Blackyouthproject.com!

There’s been so much said and written these past few months about the lack of diversity at the OCCUPY protests. Well, video like this one tell a very different story. Check out this fascinating series of interviews with Black Occupy Wall Street participants, at BlackYouthProject.com!

A recent survey of adolescent teens between the ages of 12-17 years-old finds that drug and alcohol use is lowest amongst Black and Asian teenagers.So why are we the most likely to be incarcerated? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

This past Wednesday I attended a discussion entitled, “What is problematic about the project of African-American Education?” The Keynote speaker, Adam Green (Associate Professor of American History at the University of Chicago), raised important points surrounding how we discuss, practice, and envision African-American education. The talk was effective in illuminating the fact that we still […]

Check out a phenomenal performance from Adele; 19’s gorgeous “Hometown Glory” LIVE! According to Spin Magazine, Adele recently underwent laser surgery on the injured vocal chords that forced her to cancel her remaining 2011 tour dates last month. She is expected to make a full recovery! Read more at BYP.com

A fourth woman has come forward claiming sexual harassment at the hands of GOP Presidential candidate, Herman Cain.