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Charter Schools are currently the most rapidly growing sector of public education in America. But critics argue that they’ve moved away from their initial mission, are difficult to track, and do not outperform traditional public schools. Is the unchecked growth of charter schools a good thing?

In the wake of Barack Obama’s reelection, an incredible amount of petitions from a variety of states calling for secession have flooded the internet; and their getting more and more signatures every hour. Will anything come of these petitions? What does this say about the state of our union?

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?

 Resolving the complex layers of marginalization and oppression in our society requires that we continually be willing to challenge many of the presuppositions that we hold near and dear to our hearts. Often times, systems such as racism and sexism are inextricably linked to one another, and we cannot hope to solve these issues one-by-one, […]

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.

t’s a shame that Waverly’s community and parents are adamant about defending their complicity in perpetuating racial stereotypes and condoning violence against women. One can only hope that this is Waverly High School’s most teachable moment… for those open to receiving it.

I’m in desperate need of a civics lesson. I live in a blue state. Deep blue. Even our stop signs are blue. I haven’t seen red since I left Indiana. Since I only lived in Ohio very briefly during a non-election year, I have no idea what it means to live in a battleground state, […]

By Tiff J www.coffeerhetoric.com   Stacey Dash is an actress who has been in the business for quite some time but who, quite frankly, isn’t registering on many people’s radar these days, when one considers the value and influence of celebrities in this current cult of personality.  The media hasn’t really reported anything noteworthy about […]

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.   NAACP Continues War Against Tests And Education Daniel Greenfield, Front […]

Last week, NFL referees came to a tentative agreement with the league after several months of negotiations. The end to the months long strike was more than likely compelled by a particularly horrific call, one so bad the league had to issue a “Yeah, they really got that one wrong” mea culpa. Although game officiating over the […]

Honestly, I have wanted to speak on Rape Culture for a while, but I have remained hesitant for a long time, quite simply because I am a man. The privilege of being a man and talking about such a sensitive subject, from a position of power is one that I, even now, am not entirely […]