13 Search results for "rich in visions"

We were Transformed, but was the World? Reflecting on a Decade of Black-led Movement
by Asha Ransby-Sporn A full decade ago this summer, I arrived at a retreat center in the Chicago suburbs with about a hundred other Black organizers, and community leaders from around the country brought together by Cathy Cohen’s Black Youth Project. Not long into former President Barack Obama’s second term, the goal of the gathering […]
We are no good to the dead, and yet we believe the grieving owe us their tears
In my family, we have a tradition of cooking and sitting with the grieving, especially when they have no words. Especially when the tears have been ripped out and the well to produce more has disappeared. We honor the lives of the folks who’ve been lost, beaten, and violently shredded from this world by sitting […]
Mass shooters prove white supremacy doesn’t have a political party
Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Elections & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for the presidential election, and what is the […]
U.S. plans $280 million military base in Niger as critics say growing presence is destabilizing Africa
The U.S. is expected to build a military base in the West African region of Agades, Niger with total construction and operations costs of $280 million by the end of 2024.
Black dreams and storytelling have long been a part of the push towards Black liberation
by Jamila Mitchell The emancipation of freed slaves and subsequent constitutional amendments of the 20th century meant that white people could no longer marginalize Black folks through the physical bondage of chattel slavery. Faced with new restrictions, they quickly resigned to maintaining their rule through a new age of psychological warfare on the formerly enslaved, […]
It’s Not Just Bigoted Cops—Ferguson Has Seen a Century of Racist Policies
The following piece is from In These Times. It was written by Joshua Holland. By: Joshua Holland Segregated cities like Ferguson, Missouri, don’t just develop spontaneously. They are consciously created by people and institutions who have a stake in maintaining racial inequality.
The Racist Housing Policies That Built Ferguson
The following piece is from The Atlantic. It was written by Ta-Nehisi Coates By: Ta-Nehisi Coates The geography of America would be unrecognizable today without the race-based social engineering of the mid-20th century.
Radical Politics is Not a Luxury
On Tuesday, in an interview with Marc Lamont Hill, rapper Nelly was questioned about being challenged by women at Spelman College years ago for his controversial video Tip Drill. Nelly, who at the time planned to have a bone marrow drive at the college for his sister, incorrectly claims that Spelman canceled the drive. He […]
Occupy who exactly?— The History of Class Tensions in Black America
Two individuals in different situations, both black, both innocent. Each individual gets pulled over by a white police officer that is notorious for racial profiling. They both are wrongfully discriminated against, they both are wrongfully put in jail, but both do not become heir to the same fate. One individual remains in jail. The other […]
October 25, 2010 – October 31, 2010
Families visit Youth Challenge cadets Kyle Martin, The Augusta Chronicle, October 31, 2010 Education is central theme of NAACP speaker E. Richard Walton, Greenville Online, October 30, 2010 Anti-bullying teens pledge to ‘be an ally’ Morgan Josey Glover, News Record, October 30, 2010 Will Black Youth, The “Most Connected” Generation Ever, Vote In 2010? Staff Writer, News One, October […]
The New Southern Strategy
If the Southern segregationists had to assemble an ideal 4 X 100 meter relay team they would probably be unstoppable. Senator Trent Lott would be the first leg. Since he believes that all the problems in the United States could’ve been avoided had Strom Thurmond been elected President in 1948, he will get a fast […]
Remembering Michael Jackson: Has it been a Year?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHguBEXkac I wrote this blog literally a year ago today. It was not a published blog because the Black Youth Project had yet to premier online. Well, I think my thoughts a year ago still resonate today as we honor Michael Jackson’s memory. The title of the blog is, “The Feasting of Michael Jackson’s Flesh: […]