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Join us to explore the possibilities of transforming the lives of young people through new media technologies. Featuring Cathy Cohen, Biko Baker, Martin Marcias, and more! The event takes place on April 20th, from 3 to 6pm at Experimental Station; 6100 South Blackstone Avenue, Chicago, IL

In her upcoming interview with Oprah, Gabby opens up about the bullying and racism she experienced while training at a gym in Virginia. A fewllow gymnast routinely referred to Douglas as her “slave.”

Congratulations to Gabby Douglas; she just won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition!

Gabby Douglas, the 16-year-old gymnastics phenom, helped the US women’s team claim gold yesterday in London. Congrats to Gabby and the rest of the team.

Throughout the historical landscape of the United States a dream has been engrained in a pseudo-American identity. Some call this the American dream; others might refer to it as the American fallacy. Unfortunately, people who experience poverty in the United States very rarely have the opportunity to call this dream a reality. The trajectory of […]

This Is Your BYP WakeUpCall! Check out this amazing video of Amy Winehouse performing “Love Is A Losing Game,” featuring a guest spot from good friend Mos Def! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxUc76ZquA Can you imagine how fantastic an official collaboration between these two would have been? Of course, that collabo would never come to pass. Amy Winehouse was […]

Eleven years into the 21st century and we find young black youth more disengaged, more disenfranchised, and have in many ways disappeared more now than ever before. The politically active scene of the 1960’s and 70’s (when organizations like SNCC and the Black Panthers were at their peak) is all but gone 40 years later. […]

The OCCUPY WALL STREET Movement Is Heating UP! Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but there are huge protests going on in NYC. Aiming for worldwide participation, Occupy Wall Street has attracted hostile media attention, outright police violence, and support from celebrities like Susan Sarandon and Michael Moore. The movement is in its 12th day, and it’s […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdVODFombco&feature=youtube_gdata_player Aljazeera did a short documentary last week on their show titled Fault Lines. In this broadcast they discover that the top one percent of US Americans control 40 percent of the wealth. They posit that inequality is the worst it has been in almost a century and that the gap between the rich and […]

This aint a Jay Z, Kanye or “Watch the Throne” hate post. I’m listening to the album right now and it’s pretty good. But while we’re caught in the hype of 2 of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars coming together and all the #WTT tweets and reviews, it’s a lot more important stuff going on the world […]

Silence on black youth arrest rate deafening Ed Wells, Rockford Star, July 22, 2011 A Program for Youth Safety Begins With Just a Sign James Warren, New York Times, July 22, 2011 Black Tea Partiers Protest Alexis Garrest Stodghill, Atlanta Post, July 22, 2011 A Black Class Divide and a Generation of Rage? Mechanics News, […]

Many of us were not surprised, but shocked nonetheless to learn of British soul singer Amy Winehouse’s sudden death at the age of 27. Winehouse was found dead in her London home on July 23. As is the trend these days, fans and friends of Winehouse set Twitter on fire with condolences and all the […]