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“Atonement” by Donnie Moreland
By Donnie Moreland Only on nights like this, could “sweet” be an adjective to describe the air. A prize, really. All those brothers, shoulder to shoulder on the Mall, and you can imagine how much funk can stew in a day. But a soft wind started everyone on their way back from where they began […]
Orlando Jones was fired from ‘American Gods’ because Black anger makes white people uncomfortable
by Andrew Keahey White supremacy doesn’t allow for Black anger. The second we get even mildly irritated in any way and make the mistake of actually showing it, we’re labeled as irrational, problematic, and even violent. You see it all the time. It’s one of the reasons twitchy white cops use to justify their brutality […]
The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us
By Gabrielle Noel The legal system was never built with Black queer people in mind. This system assigns victimhood, or refuses it, according to social biases, and society’s perception of who is more likely to be a victim or more credible thus affects who is allowed to receive justice. When it comes to sexual harassment, […]
In the age of body positivity, why is it so hard to imagine fat girls as more than sad & alone?
By Briana Lawrence Once upon a time, there was a nine-year-old girl who had to lose weight for her father’s wedding. She was gonna be the cutest flower girl to ever walk down the aisle, but only after she dropped a few pounds. With the guidance of her soon-to-be stepmother, she lost the weight, fit […]
How I learned to stop torturing myself in hopes of getting to “the good part” of bad entertainment
By Briana Lawrence Full disclosure: I used to love me some Roseanne back in the late 80s/90s. Like most fans, when ABC announced a new season, I wondered about what the Conners had been up to. At the time, I wasn’t in the know about Roseanne’s bigotry, but phew, did I get a crash course […]
10 Black AF things to watch/read/listen to before ‘Black Panther’ drops
*A note from our Deputy Editor: The themes at Black Youth Project during the month of February are Black Joy and Black Love. It is also Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics, the connections thereof, and the things surrounding them* By Law Ware Marvel’s Black Panther […]
Heather Heyer and the white “allies” who have “done more” than us for our own liberation
On Saturday, 32-year-old Heather Heyer was murdered while protesting a white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a man plowed his car through a crowd. Heyer was white, and in her death she was predictably and quickly turned into a paragon of “allies” “doing the work.”
My Vassar College Faculty ID Makes Everything OK
The follow piece is from Gawker. It was written by Kiese Laymon. The fourth time a Poughkeepsie police officer told me that my Vassar College Faculty ID could make everything OK was three years ago. I was driving down Hooker Avenue. When the white police officer, whose head was way too small for his […]
Feature: why one domestic violence victim never went back
The following post is from The Root. It was written by Harriette Cole. By: Harriette Cole. We’ve all been there. Back in college, I thought I’d found “the one.” But after he physically abused me, I never saw him again, so you can imagine my disbelief when, not too long ago, I saw a Facebook […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: My Black Girl Story of Night Terrors and Somebody Named Jesus
And, so we begin as most stories start, Once upon a time not too long ago . . . “Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.” Soren Kierkegaard For me, this quote speaks of many known and unknown joys and pains. It is a quote that my godmother faithfully […]
NEWS FLASH: Obama Goes Hard, Young Money's Victory Lap, and Beverley Hall Had No Idea Everyone Was Cheating in Atlanta
September 9, 2011 Last night, President Obama unveiled a $450 million dollar jobs plan during a special joint session of Congress. His plan would include slashing the Social Security payroll tax and infrastructure projects, and would be paid for in part by cutting Social Security and Medicare, as well as raising taxes on the wealthiest […]
Nightmare Football
I’m going to try something new this football season. I’m going to actually try to understand football. I’ve always been a casual fan, and way more interested in the business of football but I’ve never taken the time to learn the nuances of the game. Since the NBA has divorced me, I figured now is […]