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Republican-controlled states are making cuts to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While the measure isn’t a result of the shutdown, it affects thousands of Americans.

Inalienable civil rights might actually still be a concept, if Attorney General Holder has anything to do with it. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder I was not convinced. If you aren’t familiar with the case, this major decision essentially gutted the Voting Rights Act, rendering section 5 […]

76-year old John Spooner has been found guilty of intentional homicide in the tragic shooting death of 13-year old Darius Simmons. It took a jury less than two hours to reach a verdict.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University with a $5 million grant launch an initiative aimed at increasing black participation in computer science.

Two hundred Milwaukee fast food workers are set to go on strike, demanding a pay increase to $15/hr and the right to unionize.

Parents and school officials at Washburn High School were shocked to learn that four students had hung a black baby doll by its neck, and then posted photos of the incident on social media sites.

Every week, the Black Youth Project collects the top news stories about black youth from across the country. Click here to check out our archive of weekly news round-ups, and check back every Monday for a new roundup of headlines about young black America

Last night’s election marked a very important milestone. 10 women were elected or re-elected to the Senate, bringing us to a record total of 20 female senators in Congress.

Hot on the heels of a decisive victory over GOP rival Mitt Romney in last night’s foreign policy debate, the Obama campaign has released a new ad entitled “Determination,” The 1 minute spot acts as a closing argument for the President, outlining his future plans for the nation.

October 22nd is the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation, and has been for the last 17 years. Just a few weeks ago, the NYPD killed 22 year old, unarmed National Guardsman, Noel Polanco, in what witnesses described as  road rage on the part of the police. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently […]

Activists and community members were outraged when more than 140 billboards warning of criminal consequences for voter fraud were put up in low-income neighborhoods in Ohio and Wisconsin. After much pressure, Clear Channel has agreed to take them down.

Using data from the BYP’s latest memo, Salon.com writer Sonya Ross asserts that as many as 700,000 minority voters under the age of 30 will be unable to vote in November because of recent photo ID laws. How can we ensure that our voices are heard this November?