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Maryland has never had a black governor, but that all could change if Anthony Brown wins the election. Brown, who serves at Lt. Gov., won the gubernatorial Democratic primary. 

Nationally known clarinetist Anthony McGill made history by becoming the first African-American section leader in the New York Philharmonic. McGill’s appointment to the position is among several changes occurring in the symphony. 

Due to an enlarged heart, Anthony Stokes, a 15-year-old boy, may die in six months or fewer if he doesn’t receive a transplant. might not receive it due to, according to members of his family, his low grades and past trouble with the law.

Following a week-long media frenzy surrounding the rift between icons Jay-Z and Harry Belafonte, Bakari Kitwana of Rap Sessions and Mark Anthony Neal of Left of Black sat down to unpack the shortcomings of the recent Jay-Z/ Belafonte debate.   Rather than perpetuating the beef between the Civil Rights Generation and the Hip-Hop Generation, they […]

If Caylee Anthony had been black, would you know her name? Washington Post | July 8, 2011 Here’s a quiz: Which names do you recognize? Aja. N’Kiah. Tatianna. Brittany. Caylee. All five girls, authorities said, were killed by their mothers. Yet it’s likely that, besides their family and friends, not many people remember sisters Aja […]

I was recently honored to appear on Mark Anthony Neal’s weekly webcast “Left of Black”. Mark Anthony Neal is a Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University, author of five books, frequent commentator for National Public Radio and a regular columnist for theLoop21.com. The topic […]

by Aaron Jamal  E pluribus unum — Latin for “Out of many, one.” Included in the Great Seal of the United States in 1776. The political system of the United States is in a state of perpetual crisis. The state of Tennessee has proposed a new bill that will drastically limit the voting power of […]

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 […]

Editor’s Note: This Sexual Health and Awareness month, we will be exploring related issues at BYP, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What does sexual health look like outside of cishetero norms? Where does the #MeToo movement go from here? What can we do to better support survivors, including survivors […]

According to the Daily Beast, the Chicago Police Department is calling reports that Jussie Smollett, a star actor on Fox’s Empire, faked an attack on himself because he was going to be replaced on the show unsubstantiated. Initially reported on right-wing publications like Breitbart and the Blaze, two local news stations in Chicago, ABC 7 […]

According to NBC News, Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked in Chicago by two white men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a noose around his neck. Allegedly, they also yelled out “This is MAGA country!” as they were attacking him. Smollett, 36, is an openly gay actor and he had recently landed […]

According to an interview conducted by Eddie Conway, a former Black Panther who was incarcerated after being wrongfully convicted in 1975 but is now free, for The Real News, Judge Leon Tucker has just ruled that Mumia Abu-Jamal can re-argue his case and appeal in front of the Philadelphia Supreme Court. Tucker based his decision on […]