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R. Kelly gripes about snowballing sexual abuse allegations in new 19-minute track “I Admit”
On Monday morning, singer-songwriter R. Kelly released a new song track titled “I Admit“, in which he addresses multiple accusations about running a sex cult, child molestation, and his financial grievances. Despite the title, the entire track acts more of a medium for R. Kelly to complain about personal straits than an admission of sexual […]
Black women have been organizing against R. Kelly since long before his #MeToo reckoning
by Josie Pickens This essay contains discussion of sexual abuse against Black girls and women. To watch what has been a decades-long movement by Black women to boycott and end the career of singer, songwriter, and serial sexual predator R. Kelly finally gain national attention, significant momentum, and media coverage is surreal, to say the […]
‘Time’s Up’ sets sights on R.Kelly
A letter from a women of color committee within the Time’s Up movement has targeted R. Kelly, calling upon streaming services Spotify and Apple Music to stop hosting the artist’s music and asking RCA, Kelly’s label, to drop the artist in the response to continuous allegations that the singer runs a “sex cult” in one […]
Black conspiracy and skepticism persist because we believe the evidence of our experience
by Donnie Moreland There is a whispered binding between Black folks and the truth. Less truth, in that meta-ethical way we discern the spiritually evidential as Black folks, but truth telling. The expressions, negotiations and altercations with, and of, “facts.” How we tell the truth, digest it and confirm that truth as just that; gospel. […]
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 […]
HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” finally airs to fierce debate about sexual abuse, celebrity & race
In light of the #MeToo movement and the #MuteRKelly campaign, Wade Robson and James Safechuck are finally telling their full stories about how late pop icon Michael Jackson molested them as children in HBO’s controversial new documentary Leaving Neverland. The documentary is igniting fiery reactions and conversations on reconciling sexual allegations with an entertainer’s legacy, […]
Cyntoia Brown’s clemency is a glimmer of hope for Black girls and the ones who protect them
This essay contains discussion of sex trafficking, r/pe, and sexual violence against minors. by Josie Pickens This past week has been especially difficult for Black girls, as we’ve been made to recount and witness so much trauma while maneuvering through public conversations about our collective and personal experiences with sexual, physical, mental and emotional violence. […]
Reconciling ‘glorious healing’ & the ‘loving refusal’ of intracommunal violence in an era of disposability
By Tez Files Baptize me. Now that reconciliation is possible, if we’re gonna heal, let it be glorious. – Beyoncé, “Sandcastles” I must have heard Beyoncé’s “Sandcastles”a dozen times. I read all types of complexity into its lyrics. After having gone through a very difficult break-up, it was healing to sit with my emotions and […]