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BYP100’s Jasson Perez talks police brutality, accurately reporting misconduct
BYP100 National Co-Chair Jasson Perez joined Vocalo Morning AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams. During the conversation, Perez talks about police brutality and shares ways that individuals can properly document and report instances of police misconduct.
Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Jasson Perez About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life
Rhymes and Reasons talks to activist and BBU member Jasson Perez about the Hip Hop songs that changed his life: Tupac’s “Keep Your Head Up,” Outkast’s “Rosa Parks,” and how hip-hop’s made him a better father. Listen in at BlackYouthProject.com
How Digital Media Aids—And Complicates—The Struggle for Justice
Black organizers are still mobilizing against police brutality, divestment from communities and other facets of institutionalized racism. And while digital media is hailed as their key tool in fostering connectivity and documenting information in real time, the use of media sites like Twitter and Facebook has presented its own challenges regarding issues of surveillance and […]
Talking to Black Teens about Baltimore
By Eve Ewing It’s 11:20 at night. I have a lot of work to finish and I haven’t even eaten dinner yet, but like so many of my friends, my head is in Baltimore, and I’m caught in the same cycle: TV news, Twitter, Facebook, texting, repeat. Trying to piece together stories as I can, […]
NEWS: BYP100 Chicago Chapter Joins Campaign to Oppose Mandatory Minimums
Media Contact: Jasson Perez jassonperez@gmail.com 773-344-2308 BYP 100 Chicago Chapter Joins Project Nia & Decarcerate Illinois Campaign to Oppose SB 1342 Sign our petition calling on the Illinois State House and the Illinois State Senate to oppose SB1342, this law will not make our communities safer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO-SB1342, a law that would increase […]
RACE. JUSTICE. POWER: Through the Lens of the Trayvon Martin Case and Its Relevance to Chicago
Don’t miss RACE. JUSTICE. POWER: THROUGH THE LENS OF THE TRAYVON MARTIN CASE AND ITS RELEVANCE TO CHICAGO; a teach-in that will delve into the underlying issues that surround the Trayvon Martin tragedy and what it represents. ARTS INCUBATOR – 301 EAST GARFIELD BLVD. – WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013. – 7:00 P.M. – 9:30 P.M.