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In heartfelt letter, NBA’s first openly-gay player Jason Collins announces retirement
After 13 years in the NBA, the league’s first openly-gay athlete is retiring. Jason Collins, who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets, announced his exit in a heartfelt letter published on The Player’s Tribune Wednesday.
Why the new trailer for Netflix’s ‘Raising Dion’ feels bittersweet
by Andrew Keahey Netflix recently released the trailer for Raising Dion, an upcoming original series produced by Michael B. Jordan about a single Black mother raising her super-powered son as the government attempts to take him and use his abilities for their own nefarious purposes—or as we know it, “standard government stuff.” Based on the […]
Nipsey Hussle’s death warrants more than a “Black Man Take Down” conspiracy theory
Editor’s Note: April is Black Women’s History Month. Throughout this month, Black Youth Project is celebrating Black women. This month is also National Minority Health Month, Autism Awareness Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. By Deria Matthews […]
Judge indicates Bill Cosby likely to get less than 3 years in jail for sexual assault conviction
After many survivors shared heartfelt testimonies, over 50 accusations, and sharp arguments from lawyers, the judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case indicated that the aging actor is most likely to see less than 3 years in jail for the rape of Andrea Constand.
Charlene Carruthers stepping down as National Director of BYP100 at the end of the year
Charlene Carruthers, the Founding National Director of BYP100, has announced via a heartfelt letter that she will be leaving the organization at the conclusion of the year. For the past five years, Carruthers has lead and guided and managed a movement which has actively sought to center a Black queer feminist vision. Founded in 2013, […]
But Black women are not cocoons: I’m tired of being expected to mother Black men and applaud when they finally grow up
by Josie Pickens Even before Jay-Z sat down and began chatting with journalist and executive editor of The New York Times, Dean Baquet, I could tell that the rapper—turned business mogul—had come a long way from his origins as a Brooklyn based bad boy rapper who boasted on every record he released about how much […]
Top CEOs continue to abandon the Trump ship
He may act like it doesn’t bother him, but President* Trump’s taking it to heart how his CEO buddies are abandoning him in droves. Following his actions amid the Charlottesville tragedy, the CEOs of Merck, Walmart, Under Armour and Intel have all dropped out of Trump’s advisory councils.
Black church received $2,000 donation and apology letter from a reformed “terrible racist”
White guilt can make people do the wildest, most unexpected things. A predominantly Black church in South Carolina was surprised recently when it received an anonymous donation in the mail a few weeks ago. When Rev. Michael Sullivan of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church opened the envelope, he saw a check for $2,000 and a letter from […]
Review: Kemba’s ‘Negus’ Brings A New Wave of Conscious
BY SAM FLEMING “Please don’t call me conscious/Don’t call it political/Please don’t deem this lyrical/These are negro spirituals,” Kemba mutters on the second track of his newest project Negus. These lyrics set the tone for this forebodingly beautiful album, and bring up a more potent point about hip-hop in general. Negus is not an album […]
Hasan Minhaj on the #PulseShooting: “We are all complicit in what happened.”
Many public figures have been commenting on the mass shooting last weekend at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. One such figure is comedian Hasan Minhaj who gave a candid speech at the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner about the inaction on gun legislation in Congress and how we are all complicit in the […]
Killer Mike: “The only person I have the conscience to vote for is Bernard Sanders”
The presidential election has been hotly contested on both sides of the aisle. While many folks have been concerned about the Republican ticket, many others have shown their general disfavor for Hillary Clinton. Rapper Killer Mike has had some of the most clear-headed explanations for his support of Sanders. But, this video of his words […]
Dope: The 21st Century Hood Comedy
By Jayy Dodd It may seem like White kids have had a closed market on teen comedies that combine relatable angst, beautiful love interests, and witty dialogue, but Dope (2015) was just like nah. Director Rick Famuyiwa, of The Wood and Brown Sugar fame, used his upbringing in Inglewood, CA (my hometown, what what 310) […]