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Erykah Badu finding “good” in Hitler highlights the limits of Black empathy after slavery
*A note from our editor Sherronda J. Brown: January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and our theme at Black Youth Project is Human Trafficking and Slavery. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them.* A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I decided to watch a trashy horror […]
Dallas police harass Erykah Badu just to say ‘hello’
Neo-soul icon Erykah Badu was pulled over on New Year’s Eve by the Dallas Police Department. As the officer approached her window, Badu asked the reason for the stop. That’s when it got weird. The officer didn’t name a traffic violation such as a broken taillight, suspicion of intoxication or anything else, she says. The […]
Eryka Badu catches flack after Swaziland performance
Singer Erykah Badu is facing criticism for performing in Swaziland recently. Human rights activists have called out Badu for singing “Happy Birthday” to King Mswati III. Amnesty International and other activists have documented numerous human rights violations occurring in Swaziland.
Erykah Badu, the new face of Givenchy
Givenchy’s new Spring-Summer 2014 brand ambassador is none other than Erykah Badu. The fashion line’s creative director Riccardo Tisci chose Badu for her charisma.
VIDEO: Janelle Monae’s “Q.U.E.E.N.” f/ Erykah Badu
Yesterday, two of our absolute favorites – Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu – unleashed a brand new video, “Q.U.E.E.N.” “Q.U.E.E.N.” is the first single from Monae’s forthcoming album Electric Lady; and it’s probably the funkiest thing you’ll hear all year!
VIDEO: Erykah Badu "Tyrone"
Check out Erykah Badu’s unforgettable “Tyrone” at BlackYouthProject.com.
VIDEO: The Roots f/ Erykah Badu & Eve "You Got Me"
Check out the classic video for The Roots breakout single, 1999’s “You Got Me.” Start your day off right at BlackYouthProject.com!
Political Nudeness: Erykah Badu's Window Seat
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp47f5YZg Imagine walking in downtown Chicago or on any main avenue in a well-populated city. A black women (that is not noticed on an average day) is walking down that street and she takes her shoes off directly in front of you, and tosses them to the side. Now you, the curious onlooker might think […]
How prison-based thinking warps a lack of empathy for “deserving” victims to harm the vulnerable
Editor’s Note: sexual violence and mention of rape I’ll admit it: I have a sort of macabre fascination with true crime. My fiancé is always making fun of me for it, and it’s not a trait I’m super proud of, to be honest. I recognize that how the media handles the sensational abuses they document […]
Black women have to keep pushing back against internalized misogynoir
by Josie Pickens dream hampton’s Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, continues to make Black folks do some serious soul searching and unpacking around the kinds of sexual violence too many of us have experienced in our families and connected communities. For Black women especially, much of the mental and emotional heavy-lifting has involved recalling our […]
After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ premieres
The three-night docuseries Surviving R. Kelly chronicling the events in the life of the singer who has endured a 2008 child pornography case, a 1994 marriage to then 15-year old R&B starlet Aaliyah Haughton, and piles of other sexual abuse allegations has finally premiered Thursday night on Lifetime after lawsuits, a shooting threat and other drama. […]
“Genius” businessman can’t stop first government shut down where president’s party controls all of Washington
“I’m getting tired of your shit. You don’t never buy me nothing,” Erykah Badu free-styled on her prophetic track “Tyrone” in 1997. The song captures a protagonist whose unbalanced emotional, financial and romantic labor led her to rhythmically collect her dude, a dude who could have also been collected by the homeboys he was so […]