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by Imani Brooks When I fell into depression, questioning if I was strong enough for law school, it was virtual affinity groups that saved me. Five days after graduating from Emory University, I moved to Washington, D.C. in a full U-Haul complete with my dad and dog in tow. I was looking forward to the […]

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 […]

by Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza I’m on a self-ordained mission in the name of periods. A few months ago, I came across a story in Teen Vogue about Black people who menstruate and are disgusted by menstrual cups. As a Black menstruator whose quality of life improved once I began using menstrual cups, I charged myself with […]

As the Israeli elections near, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working with an extreme right-wing party as his two centrist political opponents, former army chief of staff, Benny Gantz, and Yair Lapid merge their campaigns on a joint ticket.

The Malaysian government plans to abolish the death penalty and to stop its 1200 pending executions, a move which has drawn copious amounts of praise from the human rights community. Malaysia’s Law Minister Liew Vui Keong told Channel NewsAsia, “All death penalty will be abolished. Full stop. Since we are abolishing the sentence, all executions […]

by Arnetta Randall I think the more identity boxes you check, the more you yearn to see people like yourself in the media. For me, its young, Black, educated, queer characters on the screen. Even though we now have television shows like Queen Sugar, Love Is, Insecure and the groundbreaking Pose, there is still a […]

In the most shocking political upset this week, 28 year old Latina and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat the 4th highest ranking Democrat in Congress, Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th congressional district.

by Kamali Senior  Last December, a man and his son were arrested for unlawful possession of firearms in Dallas, Texas. The FBI raided their home, the son and the father were separated, and two assault rifles were seized by the authorities, along with a book titled Negroes with Guns. This is the result of being […]

Apparently, Black Lives Matter groups have even more to be concerned about when it comes to police authorties. The Guardian reports that New York Police Department officers went undercover to infiltrate small groups of Black Lives Matter activists. The department was then able to gain access to private text messages and offer the locations of […]

The August GenForward Survey by the Black Youth Project finds that young adults across racial categories have vastly different experiences with police. These differences might make a major impact on the upcoming presidential election. According to the poll, black and white young adults report similar rates of being stopped by police, 75% and 74% respectively. However, […]

Representatives of Black Lives Matter, Trust Black Women, and New Voices for Reproductive Justice came together publicly to speak on how fighting for the rights of black women needs to be accomplished on multiple fronts, according to Colorlines.

The music service that we completely try to ignore is making sure that we don’t forget about them. TIDAL is in the news again but for a completely new reason. Jay Z’s music platform, in collaboration with Roc Nation, is donating $1.5 million to Black Lives Matter and other local and national social justice groups.