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Are Hook Up Apps to Blame For Rise in STDs?
A new report from the Rhode Island Department of Health links an uptick in STD cases to the use of social media hook up apps such as Tinder. According to the report, the number of infectious syphilis cases increased by 79%, gonorrhea cases increased by 30% and the number of newly-identified HIV cases increased by […]
CDC Report: Blacks Hit w/ STDs at Higher Rate Than Whites
According to a new report from the CDC, Black people (partcularly young Black people) and Hispanics contract sexually transmitted diseases at a much higher rate than whites. What can we do about this epidemic in our community? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
Social stigma and jokes help to create misinformation about herpes
by Vanessa Maki 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 […]
A Black woman-led Philly non-profit hopes to revolutionize how we teach sex ed to girls
Founded in 2012, the Daughters of the Diaspora (DoD) is a national nonprofit working to teach young Black girls on the importance of reproductive health and sex education.
Black youth need more than public health strategies that read sexuality as diseased and immoral
By Jallicia Jolly In the aftermath of National HIV Testing Week in the US, it is crucial that we talk openly and honestly about what it means to live, love, and sex while being Black and young. As an HIV tester and counselor, I am well aware of the conversations about “safe sex” that populate […]
The Nod: A Subtle Lowering of the Head You Give to Another Black Person in an Overwhelmingly White Place
The following piece is from Medium. It was written by Musa Okwonga. By: Musa Okwonga If you’re a black person who has ever visited a place where there aren’t many other black people, then you will be familiar with The Nod. The Nod is just that: An almost imperceptible lowering of the head toward any other black […]
The black HIV epidemic: a health mystery in Atlanta’s gay community
The following post originally appears on The Washington Post under the title, “The black HIV epidemic: A public health mystery from Atlanta’s gay community.” By: Jeff Guo ATLANTA — In the early 2000s, a young researcher at the Centers for Disease Control named Greg Millett set out to solve an epidemiological mystery. Nobody could explain why […]
Justice for Renisha: medical examiner called to stand in Ted Wafer trial
Renisha McBride would have needed to consume 10 to 11 shots of vodka in an hour to get her blood-alcohol level to when it was when she lost her life on a Dearborn Heights, Michigan porch. At least that’s what former Chief Wayne County Medical Examiner Dr. Werner Spitz told jurors during testimony in Theodore […]
BYP100’s FM Supreme to be honored at 43rd Annual Rainbow PUSH convention
BYP100’s very own FM Supreme will be honored at Rainbow PUSH’s 43rd Annual International Convention at the end of this month. The humanitarian and Hip-Hop artist will receive the Trailblazer award.
FM Supreme takes peace to classroom
BYP 100’s FM Supreme will lead a Mother’s Day Weekend anti-violence march on Saturday May 10. But the streets aren’t the only place where the hip-hop artist practices peace.
Social Media Raises Awareness of HIV Testing Among African American Young Adults
By: Melissa Shaw A groundbreaking research project launched by the University of California in Los Angeles has found that Facebook can be a highly effective tool in encouraging young African Americans to talk candidly about sexually transmitted diseases and the importance of regular testing. While some may have initially doubted the acceptability of using Facebook to discuss […]
Members of Local NAACP Branch Meet with KKK
After hearing reports about violence against black men in Casper, WY, members of a local NAACP branch took action. Since the assaults were often followed by Ku Klux Klan pamphlets being distributed, the Gillette, WY NAACP initially considered a rally against the white supremacist group, but then decided to reach out to a member of […]