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When creators of popular art care enough to help people in the communities from which they come, rooting for them remains pretty easy. Longtime reggae artist Orville “Shaggy” Burrell recently raised 100 million Jamaican dollars, which equals about $800,000 in American currency, on behalf of children who need care in his native Jamaica. The “Boombastic” star presented […]

The city of Chicago closed 50 public schools because of a budget shortfall; but that hasn’t stopped them from dedicating $100 million to a new “event center,” including a 500-room hotel and basketball arena for DePaul University.

The day after a public figure with a well-documented history of misogyny, racism, xenophobia and many other prejudices was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, millions marched.

Colin Kaepernick continues to show his support for black communities by speaking out in public, holding events for the youth and donating part of his NFL salary to various organizations. And his latest contribution was made to Black Youth Project 100, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

The National Association of Black Journalists operated with a total deficit of $642,000 from 2013-15. However, an increase in registration for the 2016 NABJ/NAHJ Conference and other decisions made by the executive board have lead to one of the organization’s best financial years in history with a projected $1 million surplus.

The U.S. Government has will pay 17 Native American tribes $492 million after a legal settlement, according to NPR. The payment is meant to make amends for the mismanaging natural of resources and other tribal assets. The settlement is meant to serve as a compromise between the tribes and the federal government, especially after President Obama promised […]

Cannon Lambert, attorney for Bland’s family, has informed members of the media that her family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $1.9 million. Texas Department of Public Safety will pay the maximum of $100,000, according to ABC 13. 

The amount of money a studio puts behind a project is often viewed as a major signifier of their faith in its potential. This potential is tied to multiple factors including the market it will be going into, the script, the cast and the director. For the first time ever, a woman of color will […]

For the past seven years, Urban Prep Charter Academy has managed to send 100% of its students to four-year colleges. Given that the school’s student body is predominately young black men on Chicago’s South Side, it’s a refreshing story that rarely gets old. 

The Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va. has been helping make education more accessible to black students for decades. It’s most recent method of doing so has been the Annual HBCU College Festival. The 14th Annual HBCU College Festival was held this past February at T.C. Williams High School and brought in more than 3,000 students […]

    BYP100 member and national co-chair Jessica Pierce recently appeared on PBS with a couple of other young activists. Pierce, who has been involved in activism since her days at University of California at Santa Cruz, talked the importance of youth-led protests, and why she insist of being part of them.

  Members of BYP100’s Chicago Chapter led a march and demonstration at the Chicago Police Department headquarters on Tuesday. The young Black activists called for an end to racially unjust marijuana arrests.