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Mitt Romney had a tough week. He spent most of last week responding to the Mother Jones video of him talking to a crowd at a $50,000 a plate dinner about how nearly half of Americans are dependent on the government, among other things. A couple of days later, Romney was charged with dying his face […]

Joshua Adams, a self-described “producer-writer-hooper-rapper-poet-artist-dreamer-lover-fighter-thinker-prayer-AΦA-man,” took to his blog to discuss his feelings about his hometown, Chicago, rapper Chief Keef, and the violence in the city: Neighborhoods, particularly on the south side (and some in the west side) of Chicago have  erupted with youth violence. With death tolls increasing year by year, more kids have […]

Today mark’s the 16th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur. It’s been nearly two decades since his tragic passing, but the legendary actor and emcee still lives on through his ideas and incomparable body of work. From MTV: “After his death, Tupac’s legacy lives, particularly with the eight posthumous albums that have been released, […]

It is time. We cannot continue to support and give voice to “celebrities” who speak nothing but derision, superficiality, and foolishness. Last night, like many of you, I was unequivocally elated to hear Barack Obama’s speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. His eloquence always manages to invigorate our communities with a sense of vision, […]

Chicago rapper Chief Keef is being investigated by city police for his possible connection to the murder of a rival rapper who was gunned down recently:

Several months ago, The BYP featured articles about the fallout following the death of Robert Champion, a former drum major for FAMU’s famed The Marching 100. Now, allegations charge university’s dance team with similar behavior: Florida A&M University, still reeling from the hazing-related death of a marching band drum major 10 months ago, on Tuesday […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv658wfVt6I The generation’s identity reveals itself in the sound waves that stimulate the collective conscious. Speech, which is the vocal reality of knowledge, enters the minds of youth through Hip-Hop among other things. We’re not only listening though. Young MCs speak, talk about the experiences of the black future in 2012. Our generation’s sound waves […]

Music is an instrument for movements. It is an apparatus strategically utilized by those who fight in the name of the struggle. It is a means to an end that places final solutions in the context of what is only a hope of achieving genuine equality. Music is voice, and voices, and collectives who speak […]

I talk a lot about the girls that I mentor and how they order my steps. I find myself factoring my girls into most decisions that I make. In that way, being a mentor has really changed my life. And I hope that the feeling is mutual. I hope that the girls I call my […]

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. Preserving legacies of black segregated high schools in Lynchburg area JESSIE […]

  Far too many Black youth continue to be demonized, criminalized and murdered.   Enough is enough!   In response to this intensifying crisis, the Black Youth Project (BYP) has launched, “The Pledge”. With “The Pledge”, we are asking individuals and organizations to close ranks around black youth and make a commitment to take action and fight […]

Olympic hurdler Kellie Wells has opened up about the sexual abuse she experienced as an adolescent, hoping her story will inspire and empower young people facing similar obstacles.