As far as I can tell, no one really knows who first stated that Black people have to work twice as hard and be twice as good to be as successful as white people. Iâd like to think that a great mass of ancestors came up with the old adage apart but simultaneously, a testament […]
Editorâs Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Motherâs Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. Science […]
Editorâs Note: April is Black Womenâs History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. by Donnie Moreland […]
Editorâs Note: March is National Disabilities Month and our themes at Black Youth Project are Ableism & Physical and Mental Health. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com
Editorâs Note: sexual violence and mention of rape Iâll admit it: I have a sort of macabre fascination with true crime. My fiancĂ© is always making fun of me for it, and itâs not a trait Iâm super proud of, to be honest. I recognize that how the media handles the sensational abuses they document […]
by Daniel Johnson Toni Morrison, arguably the most influential living Black writer and some would say the most influential writer regardless of race, has crafted a body of work that is simultaneously grounded in a Black feminist/womanist politic, unquestionably Black, and commercially successful. In America, those things usually do not come all in the same […]
by Ayika Tshimanga Ariana Grande recently released a music video for her song, â7 Ringsâ, a repetitive pop-trap&B tune with all the necessary ingredients to bring out your innermost bad bitch. The bouncy trap beat, braggadocious lyrics, and an attempt to ooze the kind of confidence radiating from pop stars like BeyoncĂ© on âApeshitâ, or Rihanna […]
According to Vox, Stacey Abrams formally ended her campaign to become the country’s first Black female governor in Georgia over the weekend. In a speech on Friday afternoon, Abrams acknowledged that her opponent, Brian Kemp, had a lead that was insurmountable in one of the most closely watched races of the midterm election season. âI […]
This essay contains spoilers for season one of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Everything is all about Sabrina Spellman, at least in her understanding of the world. Her know-it-all attitude takes center stage in the white woman centric story the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina spends its entirety possessed […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 24th, George Alan Bush, a 51-year old white man, entered a Kroger grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky and fatally shot two Black people. He reportedly told a white bystander afterwards, “Whites don’t shoot whites.”
Four men suspected of being âmembers or associatesâ of the Rise Above Movement (RAM) have been charged in a criminal case stemming from the Charlottesville, Virginia âUnite the Rightâ rally in 2017. Cole White, Michael Miselis, Benjamin Daley and Thomas Gillen were each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal riots statute […]
By Brittani McNeill It is common knowledge that Black children are on the low end of an ever widening racial achievement gap in this country. Itâs even becoming more widely acknowledged that systemic problems and institutional neglect, as opposed to simply personal or even parental shortcomings, lead to this problem. An examination of this achievement […]
