There is a quote that says “do what you love and the money will follow.” If you’re rapping simply because you love money, then your career is over before it starts. But if music is truly in your heart, then you have your work cut out for you.
Not that we needed more evidence, but a new map shows that the NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk tactic is race-based and ineffective in getting actual criminal off the streets. How can we enact real change in the way our communities are policed?
Three Pittsburgh police officers are currently on trial for allegedly beating and fabricating reasons for arresting 20 year-old Jordan Miles in January of 2010. Is this how you “serve and protect” the community?
According to a recent study by Stanford University’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, white students were five times as likely as black students to enroll at a top-tier university, and two-three times as likely to gain admission.
A group of young black men from Chicago’s south and west sides will address the city about ways to stem the tide of violence in the Windy City. Have we done enough to include the voices of young black people in these conversations?
When we blame Black women for our failure to be seen as “real men” in a White racist society we only show ourselves to be immature. Our mothers, our sisters, our aunts, our girlfriends, our wives, and nieces are not our enemy.
Today, the Black Youth Project releases a brand new memo; “Race, Youth, and the Gender Gap.” The new analysis shows that there is a considerable gender gap in political behavior amongst Black youth. Young Black women turn out to vote at higher rates than young Black men, and hold more liberal views on political matters. […]
California rapper, Murs is sure to generate publicity with the clip for his new video, ‘Animal Style.’ The song chronicles the troubled love affair between two young men, one of whom is not openly gay. Thoughts on the song and video? Is Hip Hop growing more tolerant?
“Do We Need to Start a Riot?” is a response to the recent report by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement that states 110 Black people have been killed by the police in 2012, one every 40 hours Filmed on location in New York City at the historic march to end Stop and Frisk, and in […]
Last week, after I had finally purged all I had to say about Frank Ocean’s letter into a post, I once again returned to reading some of the responses that had been sent to me in the time since Ocean published his Tumblr post. Most of them did as I had lamented in my piece. […]
CALLING ALL ARTISTS: Submit Music To THE PLEDGE MIXTAPE; sponsored by the Black Youth Project and Rhymefest’s Power of Purpose, Inc. Taking back our communal power through music!
Although Frank Ocean is clearly the R&B man of hour, don’t expect to find his album at your nearest Target. The big box chain as decided not to carry Ocean’s CD. Target says its because the album was already released digitally, not homophobia. Do you believe them?
