During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out some relatively new proposals for boosting the economy, including the Buffet Rule, a “Stay in School” initiative, and Work-Study jobe! Tell us your thoughts on his address at BlackYouthProject.com!
The Obama Reelection Capmaign has unleashed their first television ad of the 2012 election season. Dealing largely with Obama’s record on clean energy and ethics, the 30-second spot is also notable for calling out the Koch Brothers. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!
Why is there such finite media attention paid to missing Black people? Are our lives somehow less valuable? TV One is hoping to counteract this with their brand new show, “Find Our Missing,” set to premiere tonight at 10pm ET. Check out a preview at BlackYouthProject.com! Why does the mainstream media spend so little time on Black missing persons?
Here are 5 artists that are going to be HUGE in 2012. Some you may know, some you may not. But I’m downright positive that these individuals will hit it BIG next year, just in time for the apocalypse….
According to a recent report, an average of 1 New York City student is arrested per day. Of those arrested students, 88% are male, and 96 % are either Black or Hispanic! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
From the New York Daily News:
According to a recent New York Times article, Free Lunch Programs are swelling with new participants nationwide, indicating rising levels of poverty and economic distress across the country. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Forget Jersey Shore and Snookie’s emotional rants. Forget Real Housewives of Atlanta and all of its ratcheness classiness. If I really want to get a good laugh these days I tune into a Republican Presidential Candidate debate. I try to take politics seriously but when you have so many clowns in the arena it’s hard […]
According to a new report from the CDC, Black people (partcularly young Black people) and Hispanics contract sexually transmitted diseases at a much higher rate than whites. What can we do about this epidemic in our community? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
I work at the Chicago House and Social Service Agency as an intern for my masters. At this placement I teach students that have been impacted by poverty, HIV/AIDS, an educational crisis and other systemic issues. I have been notified that in this environment many of the students have been diagnosed with learning, behavioral, and […]
Last week, the Obama Administration released “The President’s Agenda and the African American Community,” a 44-page report highlighting Obama policies that, according to the White House, have benefited Black people. Do you think the Obama Administration has done enough to support the African American community?
Rolling Stone writer Tim Dickinson’s latest article tackles a question you’ve probably been asking yourself for quite some time now. “How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich” is an epic piece of writing, and it’s more than worth a good read.
Campaign season is in full swing and politicians are courting voters harder than R. Kelly at a middle school dance. Sorry, maybe that wasn’t  the best comparison. Both Republicans and Democrats are doggedly vying to woo an important voting bloc- Latinos. The Census Bureau—in its first nationwide demographic tally from the 2010 headcount—said Thursday the […]
