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Former President Bill Clinton gave a knockout speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, clearly tailoring his message to those still on the fence about which candidate to vote for in November. From NewsOne: “Conceding that many struggling in a slow-recovery economy don’t yet feel the change, Clinton said in a prime-time speech that […]

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe show this morning, Chris Matthews went off on Reince Priebus over alleged race-baiting language from GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Check out their heated exchange at BlackYouthProject.com!

Lauryn Hill made a surprise appearance at Philadelphia’s 4th of July Celebration hosted by The Roots. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!

Speaking with Bill O’Reilly on Fox News, Rivera claimed a recently-leaked surveillance video shows that Trayvon Martin was “dressed in thug wear,” showing that ZImmerman’s actions were “not ‘profiling,’ but assumptions made ‘based on a reasonable comparison.'” Thoughts?

Our weekly round-up of news related directly or indirectly to issues impacting the lives of young Black people. February 13-17, 2012

TOO MUCH, TOO LATE?: NewsOne Lists Obama’s 40 Greatest Presidential Accomplishments; But Do They Even Matter Anymore?   In the face of mounting doubts regarding The President’s reelection prospects, NewsOne has taken the liberty of listing “40 Reasons to Be Proud of Obama’s Presidency.” And it’s a long and exhaustive list. But if there’s one accomplishment the […]

Racism grows classier and more refined every day, but it never goes away. How else can we explain the American people tolerating the unprecedented disrespect, racism, obstruction and outright legislative terrorism being perpetrated by the GOP?

This aint a Jay Z, Kanye or “Watch the Throne” hate post. I’m listening to the album right now and it’s pretty good. But while we’re caught in the hype of 2 of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars coming together and all the #WTT tweets and reviews, it’s a lot more important stuff going on the world […]

Politico | April 11, 2011 An apple and a dance routine a day will keep the doctor away according to Grammy Award-winning singer Beyonce Knowles. Knowles is lending her fame to Michelle Obama’s fight against childhood obesity and has partnered with the first lady’s Let’s Move! initiative and the National Association of Broadcasters for a […]

To say the meteoric rise of Sarah Palin in the political world has been unexpected would be an understatement. Less than 10 years ago Palin was the Mayor of a small town in Alaska with a population of barely over 10,000 people. Before she was making a living off of political gaffes, she was winning […]

Every Sunday morning after I thank the Big man above for waking me up I usually roll out of bed and turn on the Sunday political talk shows. Like a caffeine addict, I usually need my political fix around 9 am.  I’m not much of a coffee drinker, but if I was I would probably […]

A few years ago during a trip to Las Vegas, NV (the only place not named Fort Wayne, Indiana where my father willingly spends the night), I spied Doug Williams in the food court of an outlet mall.  My father, sister, and I were sitting at a table eating crappy fast food when I spotted […]