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According to a French judicial source, R&B entertainer Chris Brown and two other people have been arrested in Paris on rape charges and drug offenses on Monday.

According to Vox, Stacey Abrams formally ended her campaign to become the country’s first Black female governor in Georgia over the weekend. In a speech on Friday afternoon, Abrams acknowledged that her opponent, Brian Kemp, had a lead that was insurmountable in one of the most closely watched races of the midterm election season. “I […]

The Florida International University (FIU) chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a far-right college group, are making headlines after the group’s Whatsapp chats were leaked showing members making Islamophobic rape memes, joking about sexual assault, and deportation threats against Latinx students. Now, FIU professors and student activists are organizing to demand administrative action against the […]

In the era of #MeToo, Bill Cosby is convicted of sexual assault and is given a 3-10 year sentence. Other Hollywood giants like Harvey Weinstein and Les Moonves are also being accused. Now, many are hoping Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, will be face accountability as a third woman accuses him of sexual […]

According to reports from the Smithsonian and Chicago magazine, Google Arts & Culture is collaborating with digital archivists from the Chicago Defender and other Black newspapers such as the Dallas Post-Tribune, the Washington Informer and the Baltimore Afro-American to digitize their archives and maintain their legacy. This effort began in earnest when Angela Ford was searching […]

*Editor’s Note: This post contains spoilers of The Shape of Water. March is National Disabilities Month and our themes at Black Youth Project are Ableism & Physical and Mental Health. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them.* I don’t even recall who said it last. Perhaps it […]

Cape Town officials are bracing residents for the potentiality of a city without water. On “Day Zero” the city could be forced to shut off its taps. Day Zero, which was initially projected for mid-April, has been pushed back to May 11. Heightened awareness, official regulations, water systems projects and reduced use bought Capetonians more time to […]

Mother Nature is letting people have it. While Americans are struggling with post-hurricane and post-wildfire recoveries, global eyes should also remain on people in South Africa. The populous port city of Cape Town is often celebrated for its sustainability and environmentalism work, but in the midst of a years-long drought, officials brace themselves and their […]

Diversification, in many aspects of one’s life, is key, and an exclusive confirmation about Kandi Burruss only highlights this truism. People magazine confirmed Monday that the artist is joining the Chicago cast on Broadway. Chicago, a widely popular musical, continues to woo crowds. Burruss, a Grammy award-winning singer, will likely also please the audience when […]

I’m sure my relationship to Bill Cosby and his brand is similar to that of millions of other people. Before I reached adolescence, he’d already taught me weekly life lessons as Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show and made me laugh with his G-rated comedy routines. To show how deep my family’s appreciation of the […]

A new lawsuit is offering a glimpse into how Howard University mishandled multiple instances of rape and sexual assault on its Washington D.C. campus. The lawsuit claims that five current and former female students reported being victims of rape and sexual assault only for school officials to move slowly, if at all, reports Fox 5.

I am not the same person now as I was when I was 14—and thank God for that. I was remarkably naive and unbearably insecure, and stuck in an environment that did nothing but exacerbate those complex internal struggles that are so typical of adolescence. So imagine my outrage upon being continuously confronted with articles […]