What do you want to see happen in Obama’s second term? A concerted effort to lower unemployment among blacks and youth? Same-sex marriage? Better foreign policy? Sound off below!!!!
“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Ā To my jaded contemporaries who think they arenāt voting today. Let me apologize to you on behalf of this country. Iām sorry that this country has so disenfranchised you that youāve […]
With all the election day hooplah, many of us might lose sight of our long term struggle and obligation to the community. What happens on November 7th? ACTION, that’s what.
According to MSNBC, a voting machine has been taken out of service after being captured on video changing a vote for President Obama into one for Mitt Romney. What does this look like to you? Is this a coincidence? An accident? Or something else?
With election day comes the usual fair and balanced reporting of Fox News.Their current top story: New Black Panthers engaging in alleged voter intimidation at Philadelphia polling places. Again.
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.
Just like last month, when The White House was congratulating itself a lower employment rate, not much has been said about the fact that unemployment for blacks and youth remain high. In fact, it actually rose:
For weeks I’ve gone back and forth about whether or not to say what I’m about to. There are several reasons for this. First, I didn’t want to be repetitive, and what I’m going to say is in some ways an updated version of a couple of blogs I wrote on my old personal site […]
This wasĀ originallyĀ part of a larger song I wrote about race in thisĀ presidentialĀ election. Ultimately I decided not to drop it, but I felt this verse truly captured the reality of how race andĀ privilege play a huge part in thisĀ country’sĀ perception of who or what is American. Recently theĀ Washington PostĀ ran a article thatĀ concludedĀ this years election is, “shaping up […]
For some strange reason, Chris Brown thought it would be a good idea to dress up as a Islamic terrorist. Of course, many didn’t find the costume funny at all; instead pointing out that dressing up as a stereotypical Islamic terrorist is totally racist and offensive. What do you think?
During a recent interview on NPR, comedian and Obama stan, D.L. Hughley unequivocally confirmed his misogyny. D.L. Hughley says he genuinely does not like women. Seriously. Are you offended? Do you care? Is this just a ploy to sell books?
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?
