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By Verdell Wright I used to be a minister. I preached the goodness of God every day. But after deep reflection and honesty, I decided this Black boy had to go. I had to leave the Christian faith, as well as any belief in the supernatural, behind. I was headed toward this point for a […]

Harvard Law professors Crystal Yang and Alma Cohen conducted a study which analyzed federal data on more than 500,000 defendants. One of the study’s conclusions revealed that Black defendants receive longer sentences under GOP appointed judges than Democrat-appointed judges. GOP appointed judges also give women defendants shorter sentences than Democrat-appointed judges.

The video game Watchdogs 2 opens with you having to hack into a server and wipe your criminal record clean so the police can’t use a predictive algorithm that predicts future crimes based on past actions. The algorithm leans heavily on using facial recognition databases to keep tabs on citizens. Of note, the protagonist is Black, […]

The Devos era at the United States Department of Education is continuing the trend of Trump era rollbacks by marginalizing, reassigning or refocusing a team previously dedicated to the investigation of abuses by for-profit colleges, according to the New York Times. This move serves to kill ongoing or preliminary investigations into former employers of Devos’ top […]

Seven prisoners at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina are dead following what is being described as a mass brawl. Seventeen were also injured following the melee that began around 7:15 pm Sunday night, and the facility was not secured until around eight hours later according to reports from Buzzfeed. The South Carolina […]

A white person who calls the police on a Black person—without legitimate threat to person, property or loved ones—greatly increases the odds that the Black person will be harmed or killed. Last Thursday, a white female Starbucks employee called the police on two Black men in the Philadelphia store. Multiple reports state that a Starbucks employee […]

by Tabias Olajuawon When a person of color is killed by a police officer, or badgeless vigilante, it exposes and strikes at the immoral fabric of Amerikkka. More viscerally, at the psyche of every person of color with a beating heart. More pointedly, at the very being of the collective Black body. Each strike, blow, […]

By Cosette Hampton Last Tuesday night, an officer of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) shot 4th year student Charles Thomas, who was having a mental health crisis. For those familiar with the University’s conflicting statements on safe spaces, trigger warnings and free speech, it should come as no surprise that even students are […]

Updated on April 10, 2018 at 9:30 AM EST Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey, 69, was charged on Friday in connection with a federal investigation of Backpage’s use for human trafficking and the sexual sale of underage girls. The indictment lists 93-counts  including charges of conspiracy, facilitation of prostitution, concealment money laundering and international promotional money laundering. Six […]

Healthcare equity is indivisible from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. In fact, in a phone interview on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination, critical race theorist Deleso Alford pointed to his quote, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” In addition to being a time to […]

April is Black Women’s 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. This essay contains brief descriptions […]

Beyoncé and Parkwood Entertainment, her management company, are celebrating Women’s History Month and World Water Day through partnerships with a humanitarian organization and luxury brand to provide clean, safe water to people in the East African nation of Burundi. As Essence reported in an exclusive interview with Ivy McGregor, Parkwood’s director of philanthropy and corporate relations, […]