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# The Black Youth Project

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- [Subtitles to Street Talk: Hood Anime Dubs as Cultural Translation, Not Just Comedy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/subtitles-to-street-talk-hood-anime-dubs-as-cultural-translation-not-just-comedy/) - By: Nakia Owens Black creators have been expanding anime's reach for years. The fandom is only now catching up. If you grew up Black and loving anime, you already know the tax. The explaining. The justifying. The convention spaces that felt like they tolerated you. The online discourse that treated your read on a character
- [Loving in All Directions: Finding a Homeplace in One Another](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/loving-in-all-directions-finding-a-homeplace-in-one-another/) - By Mo Viviane (they/she/he/its) Let me take you back. It’s 1999, and Grandmama is in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the church congregation at Banks Chapel AME Zion Church in Belltown, Kentucky. Every Saturday night, the kitchen stood filled with homemade biscuits, bacon, sausage, fluffy eggs, potatoes, and fruit salad, all to be taken down
- [Being “That Gurl”: Respectability, Transness, and Femme Politics of Everyday Life](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-that-gurl-respectability-transness-and-femme-politics-of-everyday-life/) - By: Chaz Barracks, PhD In a poignant dialogue between two Black trans women who are media influencers, TS Madison and Alexis Sno Legend refuse the respectability politics and binary thinking that often constrain mainstream Black queer representation. Together, they demonstrate how Black queer people reclaim agency and use the digital space to perform and be
- [The Dead Cannot Correct Them: Grief, Repressions, and Life in the US](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-dead-cannot-correct-them-grief-repressions-and-life-in-the-us/) - The people who knew them the keepers, the guardians of their stories.
- [A Made Masculinity: On Masculinity, Black Gender Expression, and Growing up a Tomboy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-made-masculinity-on-masculinity-black-gender-expression-and-growing-up-a-tomboy/) - By: Jari Bradley Legend has it that, as a child, I hated dresses. I was just entering kindergarten and someone thought it would be fitting to adorn me in red ruffles for the first day of school. On my way past the stairs to my kindergarten classroom, a middle-aged Latina woman with curly black hair
- [A Black Queer Joy Visual Without A Witness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-black-queer-joy-visual-without-a-witness/) - by: Amari Murray The first time I noticed the change, it was in the mirror. Not my reflection - hers. We were getting ready to go out, Beyonce’s “Diva” spilling from a speaker on the dresser while the bass vibrated softly through the bedroom walls. Clothes covered nearly every inch of the bed: a black
- [Keep Taking The Pill: On Living and Loving with Undetectable HIV Status](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/keep-taking-the-pill-on-living-and-loving-with-undetectable-hiv-status/) - By: Taylor Alleyn The message came in the middle of something ordinary. A notification. A man I had never met, a name I did not recognize, but a kind of voice I had learned to brace for. You know this ritual if you have lived it: the small risk of opening a message from a
- [The Invisible Labor of Being Ill](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-invisible-labor-of-being-ill/) - Black disabled and chronically ill people are often forced to become the archive of our own bodies.
- [The Politics of Misgendering Black Queer and Trans People](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-politics-of-misgendering-black-queer-and-trans-people/) - By: Maya Williams As a nonbinary feminine person who uses ey/em, they/them, and she/her pronouns, I navigate misgendering—the act of being called by incorrect pronouns or phrases that do not align with a person’s gender identity—in complex ways. Usually, when a white person calls me “girl,” I feel hypervigilance arise in my body. I feel
- [How Queerness Shapes My Identity and Advocacy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-queerness-shapes-my-identity-and-advocacy/) - By: Obinna Tony-Francis Ochem Long before I called myself queer, I called myself gay because it was the only language I had for my attraction to men. Growing up in Nigeria, the word rarely belonged to people like me. Among young people, “gay” was less an identity than an insult, tossed around with the same
- [The Other Side of “Black Excellence”](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-other-side-of-black-excellence/) - By: DeLisha Tapscott, Ed.D. Nobody really tells you what happens when you become “the one who made it.” The phrase itself is complicated because “making it” is not a single destination, nor is it a journey that begins from the same place for everyone. For some, “making it” meant leaving a neighborhood where survival was
- [Black, Southern, and Queer](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-southern-queer/) - By: Alana Brown-Davis I’ve been a daughter of the South all of my life. I was born in Alabama and raised in southwest Mississippi. Being Black and Southern meant that I grew up as Christian. Our family typically attended Methodist gatherings but in an effort to get into heaven, we went wherever. The COGIC church
- [How Rave Culture Became a Sanctuary for Queer Nigerians](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-rave-culture-became-a-sanctuary-for-queer-nigerians/) - By Ugonna-Ora Owoh When Leo, a 28-year-old bisexual man living in Lagos, Nigeria attended a rave for the first time in October 2022, he was in disbelief. “It was my first time seeing so many queer persons in one place,” he explains. “They felt free, nobody was worried about who was watching them or attacking
- [Pride without Parade](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pride-without-parade/) - By Prosper Dave Ogechukwu The first time I heard of Pride Month was from a friend who had relocated to the UK in 2019. He’d sent me a series of photographs of himself dressed in different outfits and asked which one I preferred. “What’s the occasion?” I asked. “It’s Pride Month, baybee,” he replied.
- [Gender Fluidity, Chosen Family, and the Invitation to Realness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/gender-fluidity-chosen-family-and-the-invitation-to-realness/) - By Amanzi Arnett Dowdy “This is a new meaning of family… It wasn’t a question of a man and a woman and children, which we grew up knowing as a family. It’s a question of a group of human beings in a mutual bond.” - Dorian Corey For much of my life, gender was
- [Building a Culture of Consent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/building-a-culture-of-consent/) - Building a culture of consent is imperative for preventing violence in our communities.
- [The Danger Of Memorializing Men Like Justin Fairfax and Africa Bambaataa](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-danger-of-memorializing-men-like-justin-fairfax-and-africa-bambaataa/) - Why do women harmed by violence so often disappear behind the public stories of the men who harmed them? A reflection on Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax.
- [The Truth About Hierarchy and the Push for Supremacy in Our Dating Lives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-truth-about-hierarchy-and-the-push-for-supremacy-in-our-dating-lives/) - By Mo Viviane (they/she/he/its) In 2019, I dodged a death day. I don't say that for shock value. I've spent the last five years trying to understand how people who once loved each other could end up consumed by rage and mistrust. The easy story would be to cast my former partner as the villain
- [How a durag pulled me into everyday Black matter-ing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-a-durag-pulled-me-into-everyday-black-matter-ing/) - by Dr. Chaz Barracks In the early 2000s, as a little Black boy with ‘two much sugar’, I received my first durag from my favorite cousin’s boyfriend. While babysitting me, just him and me in the house, it was a rare occasion to be alone without any other kids around; he gave me a fresh
- [What is critique and who gets to do it?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-is-critique-and-who-gets-to-do-it/) - by Dr. Ravynn K. Stringfield I am not sure when we began to construct “the artist” and “the critic” as two distinct entities, but I am concerned about who gets pushed out of being seen as a credible critic when the two are separated. In her lecture “The Individual Artist,” collected in The Source of
- [Thurgood Marshall Still Asks Us To Protect The Less Powerful](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/thurgood-marshall-still-asks-us-to-protect-the-less-powerful/) - by Daniel Johnson Thurgood Marshall is arguably the most important figure in modern judicial and legal history. Founder of the Legal Defense Fund as well as its first president and Director-Counsel, the first Black judge to sit on the Second Circuit of Appeals, the first Black Solicitor General, and finally, the first Black Supreme Court
- [Desire Has A Racial Hierarchy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/desire-has-a-racial-hierarchy/) - By Taylor Allyn On the apps, it is always the same choreography. I open the grid and feel my body enter a market, lit by the cold light of my phone. Faces slide past: white, light, maybe one or two Black men scattered like decoration across a page that was never designed for us. The
- [Black Culture Is Not a Costume: K-Pop, Cultural Appropriation, and Racial Capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-culture-is-not-a-costume-k-pop-cultural-appropriation-and-racial-capitalism/) - by Charles Tremblay Black culture is everywhere, on runways, in music, even in the way people speak and move online. But the people who create it, especially Black women, are rarely protected when culture is copied, mocked, or commodified. This is especially apparent in K-pop, where Black aesthetics, from language to hairstyles, are often adopted
- [How We Keep Each Other Alive](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-we-keep-each-other-alive/) - by Amber Butts I take my shoes off and step into the dirt. The ground is cold, damp enough to come up through my feet and ease something that had been tight all morning. Leaves press, then give, then press again. The soil shifts under me, not giving way, just answering back. I stand there
- [How We Fight Adult Supremacy in Black Communities](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/adult-supremacy-black-family/) - by Tayler Simon I remember when I was a child, I told my mom I never wanted to grow up. Adults complained about bills and errands, their days already spoken for in advance. It did not look like a fun time, moving through a script you didn’t write. Now, as an adult, I agree with
- [Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is Holding The Line](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-is-holding-the-line/) - By Daniel Johnson Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court and an appointee of former President Joe Biden, has been consistently and sharply breaking with the conservative Supreme Court, utilizing the power afforded through her dissents to issue missives, aiming those arguments at not only the conservative Supreme Court
- [Affordability as Democracy: Young Adults Want Both](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/affordability-as-democracy-young-adults-want-both/) - by Cathy J. Cohen To say that the term affordability has become the buzzword of this political season would be an understatement. The growing prominence of the term “affordability” is evident in the press, among politicians, and even in the public’s Google searches. The political success of focusing on affordability became evident in recent Democratic
- [The Architecture of Removal: Black Immigrants, Disappearance, and the Politics of Survival in the United States](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-architecture-of-removal-black-immigrants-disappearance-and-the-politics-of-survival-in-the-united-states/) - Immigration debates that sideline Black immigrants keep the structure intact, treating Black immigrants as peripheral and widening who is harmed.
- [Being a Therapist When the World is on Fire](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-a-therapist-when-the-world-is-on-fire/) - by Vanessa Anyanso I don’t know what it’s like to be a therapist during “normal times.” I, a Nigerian American born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, moved to Minneapolis in Fall 2019 to start my doctoral program in Counseling Psychology. The world shut down for the pandemic in March 2020. In May 2020,
- [We have to recognize the dangers of "male-identified" womanhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-have-to-recognize-the-dangers-male-identified-womanhood/) - by Jenn M. Jackson, PhD A few weeks ago, I posted on Threads about the ways that male-identified women are harmful to building community. I said this in reference to the numbers of Black women who work tirelessly defending Black men like Chris Brown, Bill Cosby, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and so many others who commit
- [Everything Else Keeps Going: Women of color and the tentacles of abuse in movements](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/everything-else-keeps-going-women-of-color-and-the-tentacles-of-abuse-in-movements/) - How many women have been asked to hold something so everything else can keep going? There is always a reason ready to keep the truth from being said.
- [The Sensual Betrayal of 'Sinners'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-sensual-betrayal-of-sinners/) - by Michael J. Ivory, Jr. The day I told my Pentecostal preacher parents I didn’t want to attend church with them anymore, I remember feeling a profound freedom. For once, I chose my Black queer body’s peace over witnessing my existence being raked over hellfire coals. No more shallowed breath at the altar. No more
- [Print Never Left: Black Writers on Archiving and Self-Published Print Media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/print-never-left-black-writers-on-archiving-and-self-published-print-media/) - by Dr. Ravynn K. Stringfield Social media is currently flooded with messages from people encouraging others online to “get into print media” or “go analog,” while simultaneously bemoaning the loss of politically aware print media that centered marginalized voices—RIP Bitch Media—and a dearth of media that represent our experiences. However, for Black artists, writers and
- [Erotic Communion: Black Women’s Pleasure in ‘Sinners’](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/erotic-communion-pleasure-sinners/) - by Juahl Ganaway In a scene ripped from The Sugar Shack, the character Pearline (played by the stunning Jayme Lawson) stalks across the stage purring the lyrics to “Pale, Pale, Moon,” the Brittany Howard-penned song that feels more like an invocation than a performance. “I wanna sing Like I hear the crickets do I wanna
- [Murals and Community Art Across Atlanta](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/murals-and-community-art-across-atlanta/) - Lasalle is an Atlanta-based muralist whose work transforms walls, utility boxes, and street corners into vibrant public art across the city.
- [Black Life, Held Together](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-life-held-together/) - Across this series, people gather in fields, warehouses, studio spaces, and public events, carrying with them the practices that sustain everyday life.
- [Stop Cop City: Atlanta Organizers Reimagine Community Safety](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/stop-cop-city-re-defining-community-safety/) - Forest defenders recognize that stopping Cop City is a fight that challenges the state’s insistence that our community members suffer under its hand.
- [Breathe](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/breathe/) - “Breathe,” from Gira Soul’s album The Clay, reflects her interest in freedom as something lived in the present, carried through sound, feeling, and reflection.
- [Melanin](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/melanin-by-penelope-french/) - Penelope French, known as The Soulful Siren, opens the Black Life Everywhere Atlanta cohort’s music series with “Melanin,” a soulful, genre-bending track.
- [Now is an opportunity for Black folks to reimagine what constitutes loss](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/now-is-an-opportunity-for-black-folks-to-reimagine-what-constitutes-loss/) - by Donnie Moreland My father is a diabetic, with chronic pain and a fragile immune system due to rounds of dialysis, which cause more pain and thus tosses him into the throws of a cycle which is, observably, hell. He is also a business owner, which necessitates an urgency of decision making, that suffers when
- [Watchmen, an homage to Black memory (loss)](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/watchmen-an-homage-to-black-memory-loss/) - *This essay contains spoilers from Watchmen* “You shouldn’t have swallowed your grandfather’s pills Angela. Do you know how Nostalgia works? How they make it? You know, they insert these little chips into your brain and they harvest your memories. And then they put them in a little pill and you pop one and you get to
- [The Black Lunatic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-black-lunatic/) - A history of forced institutionalization in service of white supremacy by Amber Butts and Sherronda J. Brown This essay discusses medical racism and ableism, sexual and reproductive violence, and patient neglect and abuse The origins of psychiatry, medical racism, and intentional mental destabilization and institutionalization are key influences in deeming someone "crazy” or a "lunatic".
- [The Symptoms of Capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-symptoms-of-capitalism/) - Under capitalism, loss and scarcity are unnaturally constant.
- [To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/to-deal-with-intergenerational-black-trauma-we-must-care-for-our-elders/) - By Amber Butts As children, we are told to stay out of grown folk business. As adults and elders, we then continue that wheel and narrative, which doesn’t give space for us to build an intergenerational emotional intelligence. What if children were in more “grown folk” conversations? Could we better prepare for it if children
- [The Price of Presence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-price-of-presence/) - Strip culture reveals what many Black femmes already know: presence itself can be labor, strategy, and survival. The sex industry has always existed.
- [We Were Taught to Be Useful Before We Were Allowed to Be Human](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-were-taught-to-be-useful-before-we-were-allowed-to-be-human/) - by DeLisha Tapscott, Ed.D. I learned to be useful long before I understood what labor was. Long before I had language for work, worth, or expectation, I understood that being helpful mattered. Being capable mattered. Being low-maintenance mattered. Those traits were praised early, offered as signs of maturity and goodness, folded into what it meant
- [Reading for Our Lives: How Book Bans Leave Black Kids Behind](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reading-for-our-lives-how-book-bans-leave-black-kids-behind/) - by Tayler Simon In the 2024-2025 school year, more than 4,000 unique titles were banned in the United States. Titles like All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were among the most challenged books, reflecting a trend of targeting books by Black and/or LGBTQ+ authors. While all
- [Losing Recipes: Love in the Age of Ghosting](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/losing-recipes-love-in-the-age-of-ghosting/) - by Naiquan. Last summer, a friend and I realized we hadn’t seen children playing in the fire hydrant. No elder on the block with a key to unlock the “Johnny Pump”. As a child of the Brooklyn Spike Lee portrayed in “Crooklyn,” I know first-hand the feelings of protection and support from my neighbor’s grandfather,
- [Mutual Aid, Fascism, and the Politics of Care](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mutual-aid-fascism-and-the-politics-of-care/) - by Amber Butts My maternal grandmother, Audrie, who was a second mother to me, was my first entry point in witnessing mutual aid in practice. She became a widow before the age of 21, followed by a long bout of alcoholism and depression. She experienced her share of heartbreak. She and my maternal grandfather were
- [Teen Vogue and the Fallacy of Radical Political Performance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/teen-vogue-and-the-fallacy-of-radical-political-performance/) - by Jenn M. Jackson, PhD In August 2017, I received a text message from a dear friend. The text read, “Hey darling, would you be interested in writing a 800 - 1000 word piece about white women’s role in white supremacy for Teen Vogue? They reached out to me about it but I’d rather pass
- [Why Poetry? Ten Poets and Poems To Read As We Close Out Black History Month.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-poetry-ten-poets-and-poems-to-read-as-we-close-out-black-history-month/) - by Jari Bradley During the peak of the pandemic in 2020, there were numerous online poetry readings being held for the public to attend. I was just finishing my Master of Fine Arts program after three years on the East Coast, and with all the calamity that the world felt comprised of at that time,
- [In the Wake of ‘The Trayvon Generation’](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-the-wake-of-the-trayvon-generation/) - He just wanted to live. And, as I look at my sons, now 18 and 12 years old, I want that same thing for them. Just for them to live.
- [Black Youth Project Relaunches Digital Magazine](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-youth-project-relaunches-digital-magazine/) - A rebuilt home for Black feminist, abolitionist storytelling—created to protect community memory, sustain truth-telling, and expand our archive. CHICAGO, IL (February 26, 2026) — Black Youth Project (BYP) announces the relaunch of its digital platform at a moment when Black media is being systematically eroded—from publications closing without warning to the displacement of Black women
- [Becoming](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/becoming/) - Drawing from research, cultural analysis, and poetic expression, Vaughn examines how political psychology shapes Black life.
- [Welcome Home to the Black Youth Project](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/welcome-home-to-the-black-youth-project/) - The past 10 years have been riddled with political strife. To say we are in a crisis is an understatement. But, BYP is still here.
- [This Didn’t Begin With Us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/this-didnt-begin-with-us/) - Creative expression has always lived in voice, story, and shared experience.
- [We Speak Our City Back: A Series on Gentrification](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/gentrify-series-a-home-for-a-home/) - by Alycia Kamil We Speak Our City Back On Language, Gentrification, and Black Presence in Chicago There are stories that arrive already smoothed out. Made digestible for funders, developers, and media outlets. The kind that trades in progress narratives and polished soundbites. This is not that kind of story. This piece opens differently. The voice
- [Three Ways to Love Black](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/three-ways-to-love-black/) - Black queer love taught me this: If I truly see myself in you, then your victory is my victory.
- [Beneath the Surface](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/beneath-the-surface/) - Trina understands this terrain intimately. She reads records, sometimes thousands at a time, searching for the repetition that reveals truth.
- [Black Things Today: Proof of Concept](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-things-today-proof-of-concept/) - Black Things Today, directed by Johnaé Strong, is a cinematic offering rooted in presence, ritual, and return.
- ["Every Other Day Occurrence"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/every-other-day-occurrence/) - by Desmond King As I lay on the ground, I look at this delicate rose placed by a lamp post. My foggy, ragged breath blurs my vision. My eyes, My mind hover over the rose. Who placed it there? Was it a grieving mother? Childless. Taken. Only a white rose for remembrance. A flash
- ["Bless"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/bless-a-poem-by-emon-lauren/) - by E'mon Lauren Chicago, a crafty caucus, we cocooned in. a kid’s folded cot and cubby. we the poster childs. the classes, the pastels and pastillage. we be born here. we burn the bridges, the borders. the blues, crossing and cutting, our lines, a Van Gogh. our skyline, a Monet we walk through. we Chicago, a recipe we’ll fight for. a reason to call our parents back, our rents depend on it. the rage, the rants, the raid.
- ["Almost There"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/almost-there/) - by Desmond King On Thursday I found myself with a bleeding tongue Warm water washed over my soapy hands, blood filling my mouth I did not speak when he said “We’re almost there” My tongue is used to being bit open, to keep the peace To keep secrets What does “Friday’s Eve” even mean? Constantly
- [Alive, A Film Made During the Interim of Counting Votes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/alive-a-film-made-during-the-interim-of-counting-votes/) - by Sarah Oberholtzer A visual poem of resiliency and reminders, "Alive" reminds audiences of the grace and beauty inherent in life despite the potential chaos of the world around them. Sarah Oberholtzer created this piece during the interim of waiting to hear the official announcement of the United States presidency in 2020. In
- [Memory, an Animated Short](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/memory-an-animated-short/) - By Sarah Oberholtzer "Memory," a rotoscope animation short, asks how small moments in our lives have lasting impacts that shape our sense of self and how we interact with the world. In the ways that a point in time can reach far beyond itself into the present day, this film catches a glimpse of that
- [A Love Letter to Chicago's Black Womxn](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-love-letter-to-chicagos-black-womxn/) - By Sarah Oberholtzer This love letter demands a softness and beauty for the Black womxn of Chicago. After an inhumane Chicago Police Department raid of a Black woman's home, Sarah Oberholtzer created this piece as a salve for the Black womxn in their life, most of whom seemed widely heartbroken & traumatized by the viral
- [Black Women are Portals](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-are-portals/) - by Miranda Goosby Grief isn’t always sad. Sometimes, grief is a portal. It cracks something open. It clears space. If we allow ourselves to surrender to the breaking, grief can become more than sorrow—it can reveal what’s been buried. It can offer honesty, possibility, and even joy. After the 2024 election, when yet another administration In The Portal Is Us, the author reflects on Black women’s collective grief and joy in the wake of the 2024 election and the escalating crises of 2025.
- [Wherever We Go, There We Are](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/struggle-and-celebration/) - by Miranda Goosby Chicago holds memory like a drum—echoing, constant, never still. This summer, the South Side sang in every register: fireworks cracking through the night sky, children shrieking with joy, organizers building futures block by block. Since Juneteenth, every weekend has felt like a pageant of presence. Brown skin shining like mirrors to the
- [Change the Name](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/change-the-name/) - Directed by Cai Thomas, Change the Name follows Black girls on Chicago’s West Side as they organize to rename a school that still bears the legacy of an enslaver. Through Thomas’s attentive lens, we don’t just see a campaign—we witness strategy, tenderness, and clarity from young people who are shaping the city in their image. Student activists and educators from Village Leadership Academy campaigned to change the name of a park from a slaveholder to abolitionists
- [Afrofuturist Animations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/afrofuturist-animations/) - by Bryson Scott Check out the amazing and imaginative art work of Bryson Scott. Ancestral Backturn We encounter a figure turned away from us—unbothered, unwavering. Clothed in a green kimono with traditional patterns, crowned by a natural halo of hair, and framed by a serene lunar glow, this piece speaks of quiet strength. It’s a
- [What We Carry: A Coming-of-Age Tale of Grief, Therapy, and Reckoning](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-we-carry-a-coming-of-age-tale-of-grief-therapy-and-reckoning/) - by Christian M. Ivey "What We Carry” is a powerful coming-of-age story that follows Drew, a young Black college student grappling with grief, anxiety, and the long shadow of racial trauma. Get yo ass up, Drew! My alarm rang, a nasty, raggedy rang, almost soundin’ like it was yellin’ at me. Get yo ass up, Through this confrontation with his past, Drew begins to reckon with internalized racism, vulnerability, and what healing actually demands.
- [Making History Visible: The Practice of Remembering](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/making-history-visible-the-practice-of-remembering/) - Making history visible is no easy task, but it is something we must all commit to doing together.
- [Black Magic - BLE Chicago Music Collective](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-magic-ble-chicago-music-collective/) - Black Magic is here—the first drop from Black Life Everywhere’s upcoming freedom mixtape.
- [Perspectives on Community Safety: a Panel Discussion](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/perspectives-on-community-safety-a-panel-discussion/) - Watch the GenForward and the Movement for Black Lives panel discussion titled "Perspectives on Community Safety.
- [The “Anti-DEI Crusade” is Hurting Black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-anti-dei-crusade-is-hurting-black-women/) - In recent months, Black women’s educational credentials and professional qualifications have been a central topic in the news media.
- [GenForward Survey Data – Perspectives on Community Safety from Black America (March 2023)](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/genforward-survey-data-perspectives-on-community-safety-from-black-america-march-2023/) - This report aims to showcase the breadth of perspectives of Black people on the issues of policing and public safety in the United States.
- [Kendrick Lamar's Unapologetic Blackness at Super Bowl LIX](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kendrick-lamars-unapologetic-blackness-at-super-bowl-lix/) - Kendrick Lamar dominated the news cycle in 2024 not only with his ongoing feud with Aubrey “Drake” Graham, but also with the announcement that he would be headlining the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. With the Kansas City Chiefs vying for a record-breaking three consecutive Super Bowl victories and Philadelphia Eagles’ running back Saquon Barkley By promoting these ideas on such a large platform, Lamar has generated positive dialogue on what it means to be Black in today’s America.
- [The Unpretty Everyday Practices of Prison Abolition](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-unpretty-everyday-practices-of-prison-abolition/) - The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without context, might have been erotic. I want it to be—for her sake, I’d say if you asked—but I also want it for mine. I do not want to personally get involved in a violent dispute between strangers,
- [Resistance Against White Terrorism: Black gun ownership](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/resistance-against-white-terrorism-black-gun-ownership/) - by Donnie Moreland The first time I held a gun, I was afraid. The scenario was all too awkwardly cinematic to not be memorable. It was on a vacation with my mother to my grandparents’ South Carolina home. Sitting in their entertainment room, my grandfather entered with two guns. A magnum revolver and shotgun. He
- [Cutting our hair won't guarantee our "success" but ending white supremacy will](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cutting-our-hair-wont-guarantee-our-success-but-ending-white-supremacy-will/) - Being respectable doesn't mean White people will respect us. The only thing that will do that is the dismantling of white supremacy.
- [Why Black pain will never disarm white supremacy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/blackpainwillnotdisa/) - Denying that we feel pain in the same way as white people makes it easy to dehumanize us and frame the consumption of the Other as a necessary violence.
- [Black Resistance: Examining the “1st” Free Black Town in the Americas](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/first-free-black-town-in-the-americas/) - In addition to the active destruction of Black populations in the Americas, myths are perpetuated that erase the presence and resistance of Black communities.
- [Forbidden Laughter: The History of Laughing Barrels](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/forbidden-laughter-the-history-of-laughing-barrels/) - Enslaved Africans were not allowed to laugh on some plantations, and so, in an act of defiance, they often stuck their heads into barrels in order to laugh.
- ['Sing Sing' (A24) | First Film Released in Theaters and Prisons Simultaneously](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sing-sing-a24-first-film-released-in-theaters-and-prisons-simultaneously/) - 'Sing Sing' (2024) starring Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo will be the first film released simultaneously in 45 states to individuals incarcerated with access to Edovo tablets. The film is also produced by Domingo who endorsed — as the top-actor on the call sheet — addressing wage-disparities by ensuring the entire cast and crew would receive the same wages.
- [Intergenerational Trauma is Gendered](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/intergenerational-trauma-is-gendered/) - Home is where I learned how to love. It’s also where I learned about relationships, vulnerability, and how intergenerational pain plays out in family dynamics.
- [Giving Gentrifiers the Wrong Directions](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/giving-gentrifiers-the-wrong-directions/) - Sometimes, I give white people the wrong directions when they get lost. Especially when they are in our neighborhoods. Especially when they shouldn’t be.
- [Film Review of 'Nickel Boys' by Critic Robert Daniels](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nickel-boys-review/) - This week, as a part of our features series, we have a film review of Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross. The review, by the Chicago-based Associate Editor at Roger Ebert, Robert Daniels, can be found here; read about why the film deserved a 4/4 star review and check it out when it hits theaters
- [10 Christmas Songs Every Black Millennial Needs to Get in the Holiday Spirit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/10-christmas-songs-every-black-millennial-needs-to-get-in-the-holiday-spirit/) - What are you listening to this holiday season?
- [Dealing with Politically Different Family this Holiday](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dealing-with-politically-different-family-this-holiday/) - This holiday season, many of us will return home to our families, who, even though they love us very much and we love them, may hold different political beliefs
- [Laughing Too Hard: Humor Hiding Racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/laughing-too-hard-humor-hiding-racism/) - Humor hiding racism: The role of humor in the race conversation often becomes a covert way of masking deeply laden societal sentiments.
- [Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/canfreedomschoolsfilleducationalgaps/) - The resurgence of Freedom Schools is a powerful countermeasure to the growing trend of Black history censorship in public education.
- [A New Education System without Police](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/policefreeschools/) - Early educational institutions contemplate ending their relationship with local police departments and promising police-free schools
- [We were Transformed, but was the World?  Reflecting on a Decade of Black-led Movement](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-were-transformed-but-was-the-world-reflecting-on-a-decade-of-black-led-movement/) - by Asha Ransby-Sporn A full decade ago this summer, I arrived at a retreat center in the Chicago suburbs with about a hundred other Black organizers, and community leaders from around the country brought together by Cathy Cohen’s Black Youth Project. Not long into former President Barack Obama’s second term, the goal of the gathering
- [Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, And The Normalization of Slave Rape Narratives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sally-hemings-thomas-jefferson-and-the-normalization-of-slave-rape-narratives/) - Affairs between an enslaved teen and a grown man should never, ever be described as a 'relationship.'
- [Why We Need to Talk about Light-Skinned Privilege](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-we-need-to-talk-about-light-skinned-privelege/) - You can be light-skinned and also be critical of colorism.
- [Administration rebukes UNC protesters who toppled notorious confederate statue to the ground](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/administration-rebukes-unc-protesters-who-toppled-notorious-confederate-statue-to-the-ground/) - On the night of August the 20th, protesters knocked down a controversial Confederate statue, "Silent Sam," at the University of North Carolina. This incident is the latest in the national conversation on the removal of racist symbols, such as Confederate statues, from public spaces. Protesters have been demanding for the removal of "Silent Sam" from
- [Status Ain't Hood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/status-aint-hood/) - Folks, I'm busy redrafting this chapter, and haven't really had time to blog. I should be off injured reserve by next week. Editing beckons. So, I'll keep this quick. I'm not really concerned about Facebook polls regarding BHO's life--or the end of it. And frankly, I hope Chicago isn't awarded the 2016 Olympics. I think
- [American citizen sues ICE following three week attempt to deport him to Jamaica](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/american-citizen-sues-ice-following-three-week-attempt-to-deport-him-to-jamaica/) - According to the Miami Herald, a 50-year-old man from Philadelphia who lives in the Florida Keys found himself on the fast track to a deportation to Jamaica, despite being an American citizen. Peter Sean Brown had only visited the country once on a cruise some years ago, but that did not stop U.S. Immigration and
- [We are more than just good or bad: How the God of the Binary fails Black people](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-god-of-the-binary-fails-black-people/) - By Itoro Udofia I grew up under the tutelage of The God of the Binary. He was forever in opposition to a ubiquitous outside force. He was the Good opposed to Evil. The Strong opposed to Weak. Right opposed to Wrong. There I stood, an eager and inquisitive girl child, making mistakes and looking for
- [AirGo x BYP Live! with Tribble and Tasha](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/airgo-x-byp-live-with-tribble-and-tasha/) - AirGo is back for our second episode in front of a live audience! This time, we're excited to launch our #BYPSpotlight, a collaboration with Black Youth Project, a website and resource hub examining the attitudes, resources, and culture of the young, urban black millennial. Over the next year, AirGo and BYP will be co-curating a
- [Being a bi grey asexual means continually redefining desire away from limiting social constructs](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-a-bi-grey-asexual-means-continually-redefining-desire/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com By Latonya Pennington I knew that I
- [Black Life Everywhere](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-life-everywhere/) - Black Life Everywhere Black Life Everywhere (BLE) works with creators to preserve and present nuanced representations that are expressive of Black life. We see music, film, animation, photography, poetry, interviews and writing as integral to how we communicate and tell stories. For us, these varying forms of expression are legitimate and necessary instruments to produce
- [Organizers In Conversation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/organizers-in-conversation/) - By Dr. Eve L. Ewing & Damon Young Black Life Everywhere: Chicago, launches with our conversation series spotlighting local cultural and political organizers. This is a prolific and timely discussion between Damon Williams and Dr. Eve Ewing. Listen in as they cover the nuances and celebration of Black Life in Chicago.
- [Black Life Everywhere Guiding Principles](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-life-everywhere-guiding-principles/) - Local Perspectives We believe that those who are most impacted are experts of their experience and deserve a platform to tell their stories without censorship. We also host a series of place based events across the globe, with the goal of teaching, building and sustaining political participation centered in joy. Narrative Activism We believe narrative
- [Anti-Blackness knows no borders: How nation-centric understandings of Blackness fails us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/anti-blackness-knows-no-borders-how-nation-centric-understandings-of-blackness-fails-us/) - Dalvin Aboagye Near the end of May, the more melanin-infused parts of the internet were set ablaze by a questionable scene in the second season of She’s Gotta Have It, the Spike Lee-produced Netflix series based on his 1986 film of the same name. Within what many already saw as a weak portrayal of Black
- [Comic: Cis folks need to stop masking their transphobia as "preference"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-cis-folks-need-to-stop-masking-their-transphobia-as-preference/) - by JeCorey Holder I noticed this debate rolls around a few times a year and this time I see cis people have the actual “I’m Not Transphobic But” audacity to flare this shit up during Pride month, acting like they are experts on the physiology of every trans person in existence, and insisting that their
- [Black military men's bodies are the cost of their patriotism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/regarding-my-grandfather-other-black-military-men-and-their-bodies-as-the-cost-of-their-patriotism/) - by Donnie Moreland My grandfather—my mother’s father—participated in the first sit-ins in Greenville, South Carolina. My grandfather is a military veteran. He patrolled the tomb of the unknown soldier, was employed as a manufacturer with the Department of Defense and was a supervisor, in the Pentagon, when Flight 77 made contact with the building at
- [How Black Mirror's "Striking Vipers" episode failed bisexual men & trans women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-black-mirrors-striking-vipers-episode-failed-bisexual-men-trans-women-1/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com This essay contains spoilers for Black Mirror
- ['Fast Color' was snubbed by Hollywood's white male gatekeepers because it doesn't fit their worldview](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/fast-color-was-snubbed-by-hollywoods-white-male-gatekeepers-because-it-doesnt-fit-their-worldview/) - This essay contains spoilers for Fast Color by Melanie Ojwang Fast Color immediately stands out as different from the comic based blockbusters I've grown used to over the past decade. When it was first released, I rushed to see it, fearing that it wouldn't be in theaters past opening weekend. It turns out that my
- [Reproductive justice advocacy requires more than being "pro-choice"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reproductive-justice-advocacy-requires-more-than-being-pro-choice/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com By Jallicia Jolly Amidst the spate of
- [What do you do when childhood trauma makes you close off from the care you need to heal it?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-do-you-do-when-childhood-trauma-makes-you-close-off-from-the-care-you-need-to-heal-it/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com My parents love me more than anyone
- [The silent pain of transwomen—or, why I don't have male privilege](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-silent-pain-of-transwomen-or-why-i-dont-have-male-privilege/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At Black Youth Project, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This essay contains discussions of transphobia, and mentions molestation, suicidal ideation, and r/pe by Jamila Dawn Mitchell
- [Resisting constant surveillance in my predominantly white neighborhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/resisting-constant-surveillance-in-my-predominantly-white-neighborhood/) - By Gloria Oladipo I am tired of my white neighbors watching me, my family, and other residents of color. I’m anxious that their surveillance will get my Black family hurt, especially with the unchecked power of law enforcement in our community. They take pictures of us in the park. They mount “Blue Lives Matter” signs
- [Dear Inbetweener: Finding my place as a bisexual biracial man](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dear-inbetweener-finding-my-place-as-a-bisexual-biracial-man/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At Black Youth Project, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. by Andrew Keahey When your whole life is in the inbetween, you see things that other people
- [Linda Fairstein will always feel justified because there's no accountability for the violence of white feminism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/linda-fairstein-will-always-feel-justified-because-theres-no-accountability-for-the-violence-of-white-feminism/) - By Émelyne Museaux White women's sovereignty has always been inextricably linked to the subjugation and exploitation of Black people. Research shows that 40% of slave owners were white women during US chattel slavery. According to history professor Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, most of these white women inherited slaves from their fathers and retained ownership of them
- [I want Black time travelers to be a threat to the status quo](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-want-black-time-travelers-to-be-a-threat-to-the-status-quo/) - This essay contains spoilers for See You Yesterday, Siempre Bruja, Mortal Kombat 11, and Kindred, as well as discussions of sexual violence and anti-Black state violence. I was eighteen, a freshman in college studying film and visual arts, and deeply interested in the history of both. A film studies professor asked the class one
- [I'm tired of seeing my light skin represented in Black media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/im-tired-of-seeing-my-light-skin-represented-in-black-media/) - by Indigo In May, People Magazine reported that 21 year-old model Jordyn Woods would make her acting debut on season two of Freeform’s Grown-ish. Woods is scheduled to guest star as a freshman undergraduate named Dee, who possesses a “soft-spoken and sincere vulnerability” and is expected to share the screen with Trevor Jackson’s character Aaron.
- [On being queer and mourning the loss of straight male friendships](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/on-being-queer-and-mourning-the-loss-of-straight-male-friendships/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com I have always been queer as fuck,
- [The internet, as a digital looking glass, can normalize violence for Black boys](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-internet-as-a-digital-looking-glass-can-normalize-violence-for-black-boys/) - by Donnie Moreland I’m entering my apartment lot, around 9:45 PM, having returned from the gym. My vision often obscured around this time, I’m hurried to brake as two figures creep along in front of me. The two feel my headlights on their backs, thus they oblige my curiosity, and turn around. They are Black
- [WHO will no longer consider transgender identity a mental disorder: Here's what it means and why it matters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/who-will-no-longer-consider-transgender-identity-a-mental-disorder-heres-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At Black Youth Project, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. by Jamila Dawn Mitchell Transgender identities will no longer be considered a mental health disorder by the
- [We are no good to the dead, and yet we believe the grieving owe us their tears](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-are-no-good-to-the-dead-and-yet-we-believe-the-grieving-owe-us-their-tears/) - In my family, we have a tradition of cooking and sitting with the grieving, especially when they have no words. Especially when the tears have been ripped out and the well to produce more has disappeared. We honor the lives of the folks who’ve been lost, beaten, and violently shredded from this world by sitting
- [Solidarity in translation: Anti-Blackness from the U.S to France](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/solidarity-in-translation-anti-blackness-from-the-u-s-to-france/) - by Fania Noel The assassination of George Floyd by the police and the uprisings that followed reverberate across the Atlantic Ocean, finding resonance and solidarity in France. Four days after the murder of George Floyd, a medical expert was called in to evaluate the case of Adama Traoré, a Black man who died while in
- [Africa must decolonise the violent patriarchy solidified by white colonialism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/africa-must-decolonise-the-violent-patriarchy-solidified-by-white-colonialism/) - This essay contains discussion of sexual violence, gendered violence, and mention of r/pe by Sabelo Mtsweni “khanda elixegaxegayo liyofulela abafazi; indoda iyindoda ngokuba umthetho wayo uhlonishwe ekhaya” Loosely translated, this isiZulu idiom means that a man’s authority in a household forms his very essence as a man. Before I read it in Laurence Mabuya’s
- [Why we need to stop excluding Black populations from ideas of who is "Indigenous"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/need-stop-excluding-black-populations-ideas-indigenous/) - *Editor’s note: This piece has been deeply informed by conversations with my friend and colleague Preston Anderson through the years, among other things. A few months ago, I posted a Facebook status regarding a viral meme featuring Disney’s cartoon version of Pocahontas and John Smith, arguing that it promoted white supremacist ideas of interracial relationships
- [Stolen bodies, Stolen land: Contemplating Blackness and Indigeneity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/stolen-bodies-stolen-land-contemplating-blackness-and-indigeneity/) - by Briana L. Ureña-Ravelo Today marks one year since I and a group of friends joined the frontline resistance in Standing Rock at the Oceti Sakowin camp, the ancestral lands of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Sioux people. I have spent this past year deconstructing, unpacking, learning, relearning, disconnecting, reconnecting, going through this whole process
- [We shouldn't be surprised by Jay-Z's NFL move. He's always been a capitalist & this is what capitalism looks like](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-jay-zs-nfl-move-hes-always-been-a-capitalist-this-is-what-capitalism-looks-like/) - By Brittani McNeill By now, we’ve all seen the news about Jay-Z’s new partnership with the NFL. The rap mogul, through a deal between the league and his company Roc Nation, will serve as an advisor, helping to select music for NFL events, including the Super Bowl, and lead conversations about “social justice.” Since the
- [We need LGBTQ history in schools because the queerness of Black icons has always been obscured](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-need-lgbtq-history-in-schools-because-the-queerness-of-black-icons-has-always-been-obscured/) - We've already been taught LGBTQ history. Unfortunately, too many of us don't even know that we have been. We've already heard countless lectures about icons who happened to be queer—learned about their lives and work, read their words, recited their speeches, seen them remembered through art and poetry, and heralded them as some of the
- [How the Coalition to End Money Bond is working to help reform pretrial practices in Illinois](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-coalition-to-end-money-bond-is-working-to-help-reform-pretrial-practices-in-illinois/) - by Jamila Dawn Mitchell Every year, 90% of the 250,000 people held in Illinois jails are incarcerated pretrial, prior to actual convictions, putting the rate of pretrial incarceration far above the national average of 67%. The percentage of pretrial detentions range county to county - with 51% of the jail population in Tazewell County and
- [The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-metamorphosis-of-marie-martin/) - For the second year in a row, Fix—Grist’s solutions lab—put out a call for short stories for their climate- fiction contest: Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Writers from across the globe activated their creativity and imaginations to offer visions of sustainability, justice, and hope. Dive into this story, The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin,
- [Black men - we need to take the racist online harassment of Black women more seriously](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-men-we-need-to-take-the-racist-online-harassment-of-black-women-more-seriously/) - by Donnie Moreland "I get harassment as a woman and I get the extra harassment because of race and being a black woman. They will call white women a ‘c*nt’ and they’ll call me a ‘n*gger c*nt’." - Imani Gandy, Rewire.News "You’re a fucking fat ass nigger. Hang yourself bitch." - Anonymous The following is
- [The trans child in me still needs to feel wanted](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-trans-child-in-me-still-needs-to-feel-wanted/) - by Jamila Dawn Mitchell I’m writing this because I need to feel wanted. That’s it. It may sound selfish to most. To a psychologist, though, this makes sense. Most things we do are done in spite of our desire to want to be loved. The sense of belonging is the essence of our humanity and
- [Poverty appropriation & the moral depravity of a society where elite education has the highest stakes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/poverty-appropriation-the-moral-depravity-of-a-society-where-elite-education-has-the-highest-stakes/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our children's education? How did you heal from bullying
- [How theology based on a "one true god" cuts Black people off from necessary indigenous practices](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-theology-based-on-a-one-true-god-cuts-black-people-off-from-necessary-indigenous-practices/) - By DJ Ferguson My mother, no stranger to emotional blackmail, had no hesitation in using it on behalf of her god in an attempt to reconvert me. "Don't you think God (Yahweh) ever mourns?" she asked, hoping to get me to feel sorry for the possessive West Asian shepherd god whom I no longer worship.
- [We can't ignore Marrianne Williamson's fatphobia and ableism just because she supports reparations for slavery](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-cant-ignore-marrianne-williamsons-fatphobia-and-ableism-just-because-she-supports-reparations-for-slavery/) - Marianne Williamson makes me physically ill, and seeing people support her compounds my nausea. The Democratic candidate made waves last week when she delivered an impressive answer about reparations to Don Lemon post-debate: "[T]here were 250 years of slavery followed by another 100 years of domestic terrorism... given that there were 4 to 5 million
- [Black/POC mixed race folks can reverse the anti-Blackness of mixed race narratives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-poc-mixed-race-folks-can-reverse-the-anti-blackness-of-mixed-race-narratives/) - By Tonya Pennington Every now and then, I'll hear a news story about a mixed raced person that makes me sigh. This was the case recently with chef and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry, who discussed her experience with her heritage on The View. Since her mother is Jamaican-Chinese and her father is African-American and Polish, Curry
- [How my experience as a Black man working with children was tainted by racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-my-experience-as-a-black-man-working-with-children-was-tainted-by-racism/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our childrens’ education? How did you heal from bullying
- [The white writer's misimagination of Black characters in science fiction](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-white-writers-misimagination-of-black-characters-in-science-fiction/) - by Inigo Laguda This essay contains spoilers for Another Life (2019) and Annihilation (2018) For a writer, I read astonishingly little. I chalk my aversion up to over-inundating myself with books as a boy and filling all my curious voids with grand words and fantastical tales. It's almost like I nauseatingly engorged myself on literature
- [When does defending one's reputation become a ploy to avoid addressing faults?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-does-defending-ones-reputation-become-a-ploy-to-avoid-addressing-faults/) - I don’t want to live in a world where all I have is my reputation. I don’t want my worth to be determined solely by what others say and think about me based on standards I never agreed to, but such is the nature of capitalism. In the age of The Influencer, we are being
- [Reclaiming memory as a Black father and son in the face of cultural and racial traumas](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reclaiming-memory-as-a-black-father-and-son-in-the-face-of-cultural-and-racial-traumas/) - This essay contains discussions of racialized state violence and suicide attempts by Donnie Moreland I have difficulty recalling specific details of my childhood. Trauma has a way of coloring memory. Strangely, the events I sometimes beg to forget are the ones I can see with a clarity the remainder of my youth is never afforded.
- [The Black body remembers our traumas even when we try to forget](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-black-body-remembers-our-traumas-even-when-we-try-to-forget/) - By Najya A. Williams Throughout my childhood, my mom always scheduled early morning dental appointments to accommodate the remarkably busy lives we both led. Once I was old enough to schedule my own visits, I unsurprisingly fell back into this familiar routine. I normally don’t think twice about my check-ups, especially if I’m not experiencing
- [Used in a relentless pursuit of the elusive middle class, side hustle culture is killing Black folx](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/used-in-a-relentless-pursuit-of-the-elusive-middle-class-side-hustle-culture-is-killing-black-folx/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Black Liberation & Organizing, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How do we hold politicians accountable to Black communities? Is that even possible? What should be our role in the electoral politics? What does abolition look like in practice? What
- [White supremacy is where my PTSD and intrusive thoughts intersect](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-supremacy-is-where-my-ptsd-and-intrusive-thoughts-intersect/) - by Ja'Loni Amor Owens “The bus is late. Again,” I mumbled to myself. A lanky white man plopped down next to me even though there was plenty of room for him to sit further away, and not invade my space. “You waiting for the bus?” he asked. Duh. “Yeah, I am. It’s late though.” “You
- [Faced with commercialization, the Black Punk community turns to its past for a guide to keep resisting](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/faced-with-commercialization-the-black-punk-community-turns-to-its-past-for-a-guide-to-keep-resisting/) - By Monika Estrella Negra The majority of the Black punks I have talked to were drawn to (or got lost in) the Punk scene in order to escape the rigidity and heteronormative idealism of traditional Black political organizing. This is not to infer that all Black punks identify with far leftist views, nor does it
- [Keeping Black history will always be necessary, but it takes a toll](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/keeping-black-history-will-always-be-necessary-but-it-takes-a-toll/) - I imagine that I would be a historian, a social librarian of sorts, whenever Black liberation is realized, and I imagine that my role wouldn't look much different from the work I am already doing: Helping to keep Black histories. For as long as I've been aware of my Blackness as a threat to whiteness
- [Feature: Grassroots organization BYP100 uses "radical inclusion" to combat racial injustice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/feature-grassroots-organization-byp100-uses-radical-inclusion-to-combat-racial-injustice/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Black Liberation & Organizing, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How do we hold politicians accountable to Black communities? Is that even possible? What should be our role in the electoral politics? What does abolition look like in practice? What
- [Comic: I'm waiting for Black conspiracy theorists to turn their attention towards cisheteropatriarchy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-im-waiting-for-black-conspiracy-theorists-to-turn-their-attention-towards-cisheteropatriarchy/) - by JeCorey Holder Cis straight people have all kinds of enthusiasm towards organizing think-pieces and deep-dives into government conspiracies, secret societies, and grand hidden stratagems about why their favorite homophobic rapper or sexually predatory celebrity was killed or arrested. I’m talkin’ paragraphs on why “Lil Tinky” or whoever was a crucial part of some grand
- [Comic: Men are well aware of why feminism is needed, they just refuse to admit it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-men-are-well-aware-of-why-feminism-is-needed-they-just-refuse-to-admit-it/) - by JeCorey Holder I know I’m asking a lot here, but I need men to take a break from moving all these goalposts around and address something for me real quick. Feminism—Wait. Nope. Come back you fucking coward—is trying to equip girls and women with the knowledge and confidence they need to recognize, fight against,
- [Black women, our closeted emotional needs won’t get met](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-our-closeted-emotional-needs-wont-get-met/) - by Najya A. Williams In the dark of the night, the world had fallen asleep and I was left to the comfort of my favorite recliner and a random Enneagram personality test my friend had shared with me. With the popularity of tests and quizzes meant to predict your life, I held a healthy amount
- ["E pluribus unum": Federalism is a reactionary structure built on anti-Blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/e-pluribus-unum-federalism-is-a-reactionary-structure-built-on-anti-blackness/) - by Aaron Jamal E pluribus unum — Latin for "Out of many, one." Included in the Great Seal of the United States in 1776. The political system of the United States is in a state of perpetual crisis. The state of Tennessee has proposed a new bill that will drastically limit the voting power of
- [Sometimes, I give gentrifiers the wrong directions when they get lost](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sometimes-i-give-gentrifiers-the-wrong-directions-when-they-get-lost/) - Editor's Note: This essay contains descriptions of anti-Black and anti-queer violence. Sometimes, I give white people the wrong directions when they get lost. For awhile, this was on accident. I am horrible with directions, and so I wouldn’t even know I was pointing them the wrong way. But mostly when I do this today, it
- [Richard Akuson: the 'A Nasty Boy' editor talks the future of his queer fashion magazine and life as an asylum seeker in the U.S.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/richard-akuson-the-a-nasty-boy-editor-talks-the-future-of-his-queer-fashion-magazine-and-life-as-an-asylum-seeker-in-the-u-s/) - by Kathleen Anaza Richard Akuson obtained a level of success and visibility that could be the envy of many young people around the world. Before the age of 25, he was a licensed lawyer and opened a boutique PR firm within the Nigerian economy’s all-time highest youth unemployment rate. With all this success, his most
- [#UnderHisEye and the erasure of Black women in the carceral system](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/underhiseye-and-the-erasure-of-black-women-in-the-carceral-system/) - This essay contains discussions of racialized sexual violence and mentions r/pe and molestation. by Mekleit Dix The Handmaid’s Tale is a wildly popular American Television show based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. It portrays a dystopian nightmare: sterility in women becomes a widespread epidemic resulting in a break down of
- [New social media checks for visa applicants show the dangerous transformation of surveillance in the US](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-social-media-checks-for-visa-applicants-show-the-dangerous-transformation-of-surveillance-in-the-us/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Black Liberation & Organizing, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How do we hold politicians accountable to Black communities? Is that even possible? What should be our role in the electoral politics? What does abolition look like in practice? What
- [Steve McQueen’s 'Bear' is an exploration of intimacies among Black men](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/steve-mcqueens-bear-is-an-exploration-of-intimacies-among-black-men/) - by Donnie Moreland Two Black men, their naked bodies shifting in-between spaces where shadows were not obstructed by an abrasive key-light. The slow moving image stripped bare of any noise aside from my own breath. Even still, their bodies colliding, their grunting, their moaning—though I could not hear—shook me as thunder might. I was disquieted,
- [There's no such thing as a "progressive prosecutor" in a system designed to criminalize Blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-progressive-prosecutor-in-a-system-designed-to-criminalize-blackness/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Black Liberation & Organizing, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How do we hold politicians accountable to Black communities? Is that even possible? What should be our role in the electoral politics? What does abolition look like in practice? What
- [How heterosexual Black men project the psycho-sexual traumas of the plantation onto our queer brethren](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-heterosexual-black-men-project-the-psycho-sexual-traumas-of-the-plantation-onto-our-queer-brethren/) - This essay contains discussions of racialized sexual violence and mentions r/pe by Donnie Moreland There is this thing with us, as Black men. This war. Well, less war and more an inter-communal pogrom, wherein any Black man who shows no desire to lay with women exclusively is designated a cancer, subject to extermination. The prevention
- [In and out of the closet: Rejecting the heteronormative binary of "coming out"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-and-out-of-the-closet-rejecting-the-heteronormative-binary-of-coming-out/) - As grating as "Old Town Road" and its endless stream of remixes has become, there was always something about Lil Nas X that I just couldn't help rooting for. That thing was substantiated when he posted a series of tweets confirming his queerness, although he didn't use the term. He did, however, claim to be
- [The ghost of the racist "father of modern gynecology" is still killing Black infants & child-bearers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-ghost-of-the-racist-father-of-modern-gynecology-is-still-killing-black-infants-child-bearers/) - By Naomi Alexis The so-called “father of modern gynecology”, James Marion Sims, trafficked in enslaved Black women, likely impregnating them through rape, in scientific experimentations for the purpose of advancing his career in medicine. When experimenting on these enslaved women, he did so without anesthesia. He developed tools through trial and error and repeatedly performed
- ['Pose' is a masterful piece of queer historical fiction](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pose-is-a-masterful-piece-of-queer-historical-fiction/) - This essay contains spoilers for season two of Pose, as well as discussion of transmisogyny. by Avery Ware “On the heels of Pose, so many more folks are aware of ballroom culture and vogue is in vogue again,” says creator, director, and executive producer Steven Canals of FX’s hit series Pose - a drama that
- [It took a global pandemic, but the original spirit of Pride is finally being honored](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/it-took-a-global-pandemic-but-the-original-spirit-of-pride-is-finally-being-honored/) - CW: murder, antiBlack violence, transphobia When coronavirus started making its presence known in the U.S. by March of this year, it quickly became apparent that life as we knew it would have to make a major shift. One of those shifts is the postponement, if not cancellation, of various, large gatherings, including the traditional Pride
- [Broken From the Colony](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/broken-from-the-colony/) - This year, Fix—Grist’s solutions lab—put out a call for short stories for their first climate- fiction contest. The call was an invitation to look beyond this moment of climate devastation and dream up what the next 180 years of climate repair can be. Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, sponsored by NRDC, drew more
- [Nobody is checking for your Interracial Relationship](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nobody-is-checking-for-your-interracial-relationship/) - Nobody is checking for your Interracial Relationship by JeCorey Holder As another year washes over me in a haze of social instability and I spiritually prepare myself for the Saint Valentine’s Clearance Candy Harvest, the same thing inevitably happens. I notice an uptick of some of the most annoying interracial couples in the world aggressively
- [COMIC: Satanic Panic: The Perpetual Return](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-satanic-panic-the-perpetual-return/) - Just as people were finally starting to quiet the fuck down about how Lil Nas X was Destroying Our Children with blood shoes and lap dances in Hell or whatever wacky supervillain shit they love to put on LGBTQ+ people, here comes some new nonsense from the ever dependable Bible fandom. Satan pops
- [COMIC: Avoiding Accountability with culturally insensitive propaganda 101](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-avoiding-accountability-with-culturally-insensitive-propaganda-101/) - COMIC: Avoiding Accountability with culturally insensitive propaganda 101 by JeCorey Holder Children gather 'round and listen to a tale. This curvey ol’ swamp witch, ageless as the sea and just as capricious, is about to take you all the way back to the distant days of the mid-2000's. The Hallowed Towers of Tumblr were at
- [Comic: Like and Subscribe for More Double Standards!](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-like-and-subscribe-for-more-double-standards/) - Like and Subscribe for More Double Standards! by JeCorey Holder So, OnlyFans threatened to get rid of porn and “incels” and other puritanical defenders of decorum proceeded to lose their damn minds. Peep the comments on any thread or YouTube video on the matter and you’ll see plenty of folks have made their feelings on
- [The Cloud Weaver’s Song](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-cloud-weavers-song/) - This year, Fix—Grist’s solutions lab—put out a call for short stories for their first climate- fiction contest. The call was an invitation to look beyond this moment of climate devastation and dream up what the next 180 years of climate repair can be. Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, sponsored by NRDC, drew more
- [Comic: Allies, respect that some spaces aren't for you](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-allies-respect-that-some-spaces-arent-for-you/) - by JeCorey Holder As discourse bubbles over a white cosplayer winning first place at a Black Nerd convention (something that I, in my naive sliver of optimism, am still hoping was a misunderstanding), my mind falls upon the white allies who celebrate Black people having our own spaces... Only to swerve well out of their
- [When your mother is your first abuser](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-your-mother-is-your-first-abuser/) - Living Single began streaming on Hulu at the beginning of this year, but I have only recently had the chance to start re-watching the 90s sitcom. Throughout the show's five seasons, I identified with each of the main characters at various moments, but there was only one episode where I was able to find any
- [For Black women and girls who aren't "autistic enough"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/for-black-women-and-girls-who-arent-autistic-enough/) - by Jo (Foderingham) Brown I remember sitting in the cafeteria in kindergarten when something made me feel anxious. When I was around this age, if I felt that way, I would physically ground myself: I’d clench my fists really hard or get up and move around. This particular day while my empty lunch box was
- [Juneteenth Reflections: Grief Work is Freedom Work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/juneteenth-reflections-grief-work-is-freedom-work/) - by Julia Mallory “…but in them days they wasn't no time for mournin.’ ” —Mary Reynolds, Texas Slave Narratives Volume XVI Part III Juneteenth began as a day of celebration commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1866. Since then, it has offered Black folks an opportunity to remember
- [Comic:  More joy, less trauma please](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-more-joy-less-trauma-please/) - by JeCorey Holder So let me know if this feels familiar to y’all… Media: So here's this great idea for a new show. Black People.... Me: Okay. Media: Doing stuff. Me: Sure. Media: Sometimes it’s metaphysical with magic or whatever. Me: Cool! Media: And its set in- Me: Oh here the fuck we go.
- [Separating art from the artist debate misses the mark](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/separating-art-from-the-artist-debate-misses-the-mark/) - by Shae De Pass Content Warning: this article contains discussions of abuse and sexual assault The “separating art from the artist” debate - which is usually mentioned in light of celebrity wrongdoing - is nothing new. However, it seems to come up more often as we are constantly exposed to the intimate life details of celebrities.
- [I'm wearing my fat and juicy parts out forever](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/im-wearing-my-fat-and-juicy-parts-out-forever/) - by Alanah Nichole Davis When I was five years old my mother brought home a box of mangoes from a co-worker. The box was unsuspecting as was the pile of peculiarly shaped fruits with thick skin and a sun-kissed orange tone. I was told by my mother to wait until after dinner to have one,
- [African Traditional Religions prepared me to grieve my mother](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/african-traditional-religions-prepared-me-to-grieve-my-mother/) - I’ve learned it’s best not to try to control how the memories of my mother show up, or what emotions they are wearing when they enter. This one is dressed in a rare crossbreed of inconsolable laughter and a stabbing sob, and it’s seeping out of my iphone from wherever the speaker is located on
- [6 Mental Health Awareness podcasts and shows for Black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/6-mental-health-awareness-podcasts-and-shows-for-black-women/) - by Ajeé Buggam If 2020 didn’t teach us anything, it taught us the importance of our mental health and how fragile it truly is if we don’t tend to it. Oftentimes in Black homes, checking in regarding each other’s mental health is not a common conversation we inquire about. The unfortunate truth is Black people
- [During our son's diagnosis, Black nurses showed us the care we deserved](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/during-our-sons-diagnosis-black-nurses-showed-us-the-care-we-deserved/) - by Rann Miller As a parent, I’ve had my fair share of hospital stays. However, for our family and specifically for my oldest child, the most recent visit was very different from previous hospital experiences. We experienced a level of care that had not been present prior. During our stay, it was confirmed that our
- [Virginity and hymen myths must be challenged to protect Black teens like Deyjah Harris](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/virginity-and-hymen-myths-must-be-challenged-to-protect-black-teens-like-deyja-harris/) - This essay contains discussions of sexual coercion & violation, as well as invasion of sexual/medical privacy I used to go to church when I was in college. Not because I wanted to, but because I felt obligated to. I grew up in "the church"—of the Southern, Black Non-denominational Christian variety, and I hadn't yet escaped
- [Anti-Asian Violence—it runs deeper than hate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/anti-asian-violence-it-runs-deeper-than-hate/) - by Diane Wong Since the start of the pandemic, there has been an alarming increase and series of violent hate crimes against Asian Americans. In the last two months alone, Pak Ho a 75 year old Chinese American was killed in Oakland Chinatown, Vicha Ratanapakdee a 84 year old Thai man was violently shoved to
- [Increases in police funding will not make Black people safe, it is time city leaders listened](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/increases-in-police-funding-will-not-make-black-people-safe-its-time-city-leaders-listened/) - by Philip V. McHarris Communities directly impacted by violence are starting to advocate for the diversion of funds from policing towards more community based solutions to violence and harm. Unfortunately, city leaders are not listening. Early in December, residents and community organizers attended the Minneapolis City budget hearing. They argued against allocating funds for
- [Comic: Stop tagging your activist friends under bigoted posts on social media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-stop-tagging-your-activist-friends-under-bigoted-posts-on-social-media/) - by JeCorey Holder Okay so just a quick thing: don't take it personally when your Woke Fave™ ignores your “Hey Come Look At This Bigotry and React To It” tag on social media. Or DO take it personally. I actually don’t care either way. I’m just trying to save folks some energy. Can folks at
- [Masturbation as resistance, because I deserve to cum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/masturbation-as-resistance-because-i-deserve-to-cum/) - by Wanda X. Lust There was a time in my life when I had no idea what an orgasm was or how I could experience one. Over time and throughout encounters with different partners, I eventually learned how it feels to climax and how to get myself to do so. Even better than learning how
- [Between Black artists and Black love](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/between-black-artists-and-black-love/) - By Donnie Moreland It must’ve been 2015 when I first viewed Debbie Tucker Green’s Second Coming (2014). It’s a film which asks the question, what if the nativity story took place between two working class Black folks already raising a little boy in South London. It’s a mesmerizing dreamscape of rage and longing, orbited by
- [Black Joy is movement work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-joy-is-movement-work/) - by Gloria Oladipo Black joy is revolutionary. Full stop. Oftentimes, white people misinterpret Black liberation movements as movements only about pain, movements only about anger, only about violence and death. And, of course, they involve those things. But joy is foundational. Joy is fundamental. Joy is what we’re fighting for. Joy is what we’re fighting
- [When Black women make mistakes, we deserve compassion, not public ridicule](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-black-women-make-mistakes-we-deserve-compassion-not-public-ridicule/) - By now, many of us have learned of Tessica Brown’s devastating story. Last week, Brown, a Black woman from Lousiana, posted a TikTok that went viral when she admitted her hair has been stuck in the same hairstyle for a month. After running out of her usual Got 2 B Glued freezing spray, Brown decided
- [My grandmother shows me what's possible as a survivor of sexual violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-grandmother-shows-me-whats-possible-as-a-survivor-of-sexual-violence/) - by J.A.O. Trigger and Content Warnings: This piece contains themes and descriptions of sexual and gender-based violence/r*pe, child abuse, death, and suicide. The most isolating of the identities I claim is my status as a survivor of both childhood sex abuse and of repeated rape in my adulthood. Sometimes, I find an incredible amount of
- [Comic: Tired of hearing about slavery? There is plenty more to discuss.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-tired-of-hearing-about-slavery-there-is-plenty-more-to-discuss/) - by JeCorey Holder I’m sure you’ve seen white people get their trust funds in a bunch and moan about how ”All you Black people do is talk about slavery” whenever one of us breathes funny or something. White people do know that slavery isn't all we have on them, right? There's plenty we can talk
- [Is your crowdfunding support colorist? Probably.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/is-your-crowdfunding-support-colorist-probably/) - *Please note that below this essay on colorism is a list of dark skinned Black folks' GoFundMes you can contribute to today.* Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signs – all the world had agreed that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured. - The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison The
- [Black non-monogamy is a pre-colonial practice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-non-monogamy-is-a-pre-colonial-practice/) - Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and as usual it’s got me reflecting on how utterly diabolical consumerist culture is, how it influences and perpetuates our constant need to measure who is most worthy of love, affection and gifts. And why we think it is our business to begin with. It also has me deeply bitter about
- [COVID-19 or not, Black folks are building virtual spaces of joy, intimacy and tenderness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-folks-are-building-virtual-spaces-of-joy-intimacy-and-tenderness/) - The impacts of capitalism and society’s never ending romanticization of working hard, being productive and making money (lest we be labeled lazy) have done a disservice to our relationships. We usually don’t have time to check in because even when we are off of work, we’re too exhausted to be present enough to support vulnerable,
- [Christian complacency has no place in Black liberation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/christian-complacency-has-no-place-in-black-liberation/) - by Nakia Edmond Growing up in a Christian household, I was conditioned never to let the sun go down on my anger as it may provide an opportunity for the Devil. (Ephesians 4:26-27). Vengeance solely belonged to the Lord. However, on June 1st, 2020, those guiding principles came under scrutiny as protesters
- [The price of radical concession](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-price-of-radical-concession/) - by Inigo Laguda August 26th 2016: Colin Kaepernick tells NFL Media why he's been sitting through the national anthem. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people," he exclaims in an exclusive interview. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would
- [The God Shop, Part 3](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-god-shop-part-3/) - By Donnie Moreland “Where do you keep the shells?” Earl whispered. Willis, enamored with the searing heat of a bullet having ripped through his shoulder, seemed to hear his nephew retroactively. “Jesus….Lord.….I can’t remember.” Earl looked back to the door, accepting he was just going to have to wait here. Wait to know their enemy,
- [The legacy of Christian Abolitionism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/legacy-of-christian-abolitionism/) - by Jo (Foderingham) Brown “When we say abolish police. We also mean the cop in your head and in your heart.” — Tourmaline Liberation theology is defined as "a movement in Christian theology that emphasizes liberation from social, political, and economic oppression." This philosophy has been utilized in freedom struggles from Latin America to Palestine,
- [Comic: You Chose Your Christian God, Now Let Us Chill With Ours](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-you-chose-your-christian-god-now-let-us-chill-with-ours/) - by JeCorey Holder It’s the winter holiday season and you know what that means, my darlings! Time for your favorite internet gay cousin to low-key cyberbully some lane-crossing Christians into leaving the rest of us happy heathens the fuck alone! Since I refuse to let this fuck up my Energy, I will try to keep
- [The God Shop, Part 2](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-god-shop-part-2/) - By Donnie Moreland You always toss the white bass back into these waters. They had it hard enough than to be wrestling in somebody’s hands for air, for too long. When one catches on the line, you pull it up and toss it back. Most of the time, you just let it have the lure
- [The God Shop, Part 1](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-god-shop-part-1/) - By Donnie Moreland It was no later than 6:23 am, on September 19th, when Officer Jacob Dochavney discovered the two bodies in the Tacoma River. He waited to call it in. He was three days from his two week vacation he’d been hollering about since February. He was supposed to be going to Las Vegas
- [The Child and The Question Asker, a short story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-child-and-the-question-asker-a-short-story/) - CW: Mention of child loss Everything is a cult. All flesh is bound to shift. Religion is a cloak, pockmarked with heartache, torture, and selfishness. These are the facts of my world, its edges stacked on top of each other and topped with salty syrup. Life is an ever revolving door of orange desert sand
- [My mother proved protection is possible without police, even if she doesn't know it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-mother-proved-protection-is-possible-without-police-even-if-she-doesnt-know-it/) - Sometimes, an answer is not an answer to everyone. Sometimes, whether something is an answer depends, like seeing a blue or gold dress or hearing yanny or laurel in that auditory illusion. Or like when Black people are finally allowed in token numbers to receive a few of the laurels we hear we should always
- [Inland, a short story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/inland-a-short-story/) - by Vernon Jordan, III She sat in the back of the joint, eyeing him. From over the shoulder of his bass, he noticed her fingers around the rim of a glass, miming the bass notes. He was the player, but so was she. Rooted, was their first glance, she minded him the way trees mind
- [My daughter saves me from my anxieties with the embrace of her little arms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-daughter-saves-me-from-my-anxieties-with-the-embrace-of-her-little-arms/) - by Donnie Moreland It’s the eve of what folks are calling the “most important presidential election of our lives.” I’m being told to prepare. I’m being told to panic. I strap both ends of my cloth mask around my ears to drop my ballot at a county library. This is the second time I’m having
- [When the Ancestors tell you to go to therapy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-the-ancestors-tell-you-to-go-to-therapy/) - There aren’t enough accessible therapists to go around. I met this reality after an Ifa divination that I got while I was in Cuba, and my dreams for an entire year afterward, told me that I needed to focus on my mental health. My ancestors were LOUD about the mental work that I needed to
- [Turpentine, a short story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/turpentine-a-short-story/) - by Janyce Glasper Hannah Bledsoe loved Linda Crawford. Yet Hannah desperately needed a quiet, isolated place to paint alone. One simply could not crash on a college friend’s couch forever. She found salvation in the good neighborhood— a drafty basement converted into a studio apartment. The tightly jarred windows and cracked ceilings poorly congealed together
- [Crawl, a short story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/crawl-a-short-story/) - We search for the body of the ghost’s sister underneath what is left of the fifteen level building. It's mid morning and the sky is black, its marine layer covered in thick fog and ash. All around us the packed city spreads open like a gate, beckoning. The world is quiet now, with everyone huddled
- [Apologies that never were and probably never will be](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/apologies-that-never-were-and-probably-never-will-be/) - My mom apologizes to me and I'm glad she does. Mostly for small things, but sometimes for big things too. Recently, she apologized for her fatphobia towards me and how damaging it was to me growing up. I was appreciative. I thanked her. Not long after that apology, she made no less than three fatphobic
- [Comic: We don't want to learn about our own cultural practices from white people](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-we-dont-want-to-learn-about-our-own-cultural-practices-from-white-people/) - By JeCorey Holder Is it just me or is it super fucking weird that white people insist on teaching whole classes on cultural practices that aren't theirs? Yoga, African dance, Black/PoC Spirituality... White people will make their daily coffee money off of someone else’s entire closed practices while still pretending TO YOUR FACE not to
- [Van Jones, language and the psuedo memory of national identity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/van-jones-language-and-the-psuedo-memory-of-national-identity/) - by Donnie Moreland In my six years participating in scholastic speech and debate competition, the one lasting impression of the sport itself, less any social interaction, was that language is never fixed. Language is neither absolute, or inherent. Language is craftable, manipulatable, sellable and infinitely interpretable. This seems obvious, but when you think of how
- [Young Americans are against white supremacy even if the president isn’t](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/young-americans-are-against-white-supremacy-even-if-the-president-isnt/) - On Tuesday, September 29 at the first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign season, President Donald Trump was asked to condemn white supremacist violence at anti-police brutality protests that have been happening all over the country in recent months. He refused. Instead, Trump blamed “antifa and the left” for the violence he has seen. When
- [Asian American Youth support defunding police, investing in Black Futures  ](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/asian-american-youth-support-defunding-police-investing-in-black-futures/) - By Diane Wong On Tuesday, June 23 members of the Freedom Inc. Freedom Youth Squad organized a slow car procession down Park Street in Madison, Wisconsin. Afterwards, youth leaders gathered for a socially distant rally to pressure the Madison School Board to remove police from schools. One week later, the Madison School District Board of
- [Queer desirability politics and its implications on consent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queer-desirability-politics-and-its-implications-on-consent/) - by Avery Ware Writer Darnell Moore delineated how objectifying thoughts of oblivious passersby is rooted in “ sexist, misogynistic, and patriarchal ways of thinking — and being.” He further makes the connection to men in queer communities, and how this school of thought is ultimately linked to politics of desire: “if a femme person is
- [The colonial politics of desirability, fitness and gay manhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-colonial-politics-of-desirability-fitness-and-gay-manhood/) - by Avery Ware The sexual question comes after the question of color; it’s simply one more aspect of the danger in which all black people live. I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, into a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The anomaly of their sexuality
- ["Atonement" by Donnie Moreland](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/atonement-by-donnie-moreland/) - By Donnie Moreland Only on nights like this, could "sweet" be an adjective to describe the air. A prize, really. All those brothers, shoulder to shoulder on the Mall, and you can imagine how much funk can stew in a day. But a soft wind started everyone on their way back from where they began
- [We must fight for a Black liberation that exists outside of AntiBlack Systems](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-must-fight-for-a-black-liberation-that-exists-outside-of-antiblack-systems/) - by Gloria Oladipo I watch the moment’s protests through bitter tears of joy. I hate that change is paved with the blood of Black sisters, brothers, and siblings. I hate how freedom never seems to be found when we’re alive. I hate cops. I hate oppression and injustice and anything that keeps Black and Brown
- [Living With Ghosts, a short story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/living-with-ghosts-a-short-story/) - The ghost in the wall knocked loudly above the girl's head and she sprung from her sleep, getting her foot tangled in the clutches of her sheets before landing on her knees with a thud. A long wail escaped her throat as she winced, pushed herself up, and limped out of the room as fast
- [Comic: "Underpopulation" is not an issue you can blame on queer people. Trust me.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-underpopulation-is-not-an-issue-you-can-blame-on-queer-people-trust-me/) - by JeCorey Holder Straight people continue to be homophobic for some of the most absurd reasons, I swear. I don’t know what kind of alternate dimension their minds are living in, but apparently it needs to be said that people being LGBTQ+ is NOT a dastardly trick that is going to diminish our numbers. In
- [Exclusive Interview: Black Queer Artist HAILES details her new EP and creating music during a pandemic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/exclusive-interview-black-queer-artist-hailes-details-her-new-ep-and-creating-music-during-a-pandemic/) - By Jared Alexander Let me tell you, chatting with HAILES will immediately put a smile on your face and set you at ease. Her entire vibe is welcoming, warm and chill, even in a Zoom call while she sets up in a recording studio in Bedstuy. Although she dropped her amazing debut single Come Thru
- [How Black people mourn the loss of a Superhero](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-black-people-mourn-the-loss-of-a-superhero/) - The day I thought that Chadwick Boseman was James Brown, he lit up the screen with his rosewood colored skin and small gap. He was not the real James Brown except that he was, for over two hours he was James Brown. “Get On Up” was the first time I’d seen Chadwick’s acting skills, but
- [Beloved Black sitcoms and what we can learn from nostalgia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/beloved-black-sitcoms-and-what-we-can-learn-from-nostalgia/) - A host of popular Black shows from the 90s and early 2000s are finally being made available to stream this year, and many of us are rejoicing. As we should. There has been a glaring gap on popular streaming platforms lacking Black shows from this era and it's nothing less than egregious. We deserve to
- [How the imagination of the ‘Lovecraft Country’ writer’s room failed us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-imagination-of-the-lovecraft-country-writers-room-failed-us/) - by Kamilah Bush This essay discusses sexual assault and r/pe. The first episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country is possibly one of the most perfect television pilots of all time, in my opinion. The opening shot, drops us in the middle of a typical enough looking war scene—it is a familiar cinematic landscape with images we
- [Trauma doesn’t turn you into a bad person](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trauma-doesnt-turn-you-into-a-bad-person/) - I say a lot of shit. Before COVID, before my mother-in-law relapsed, before my brother announced his secret baby and before the fall out, before my god sister’s cancer diagnosis, I said that if one more traumatic event happened to me after my mother’s own cancer became untreatable earlier this year, I would fall apart.
- [Your vagina deserves better than cishet patriarchal myths](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/your-vagina-deserves-better-than-cishet-patriarchal-myths/) - by JeCorey Holder Grown-ass adults are still runnin’ around aggressively confused on what vaginas do and it's actually embarrassing. I’m sitting here trying to enjoy my wholesome content on Ororo Munroe’s Sanctified internet and these cis straight people insist on flippantly broadcasting their lack of knowledgep on basic vaginal anatomy. As content as I
- ["Machine Learning" by Donnie Moreland](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/machine-learning-by-donnie-moreland/) - by Donnie Moreland “Art museums are nothing more than haunted houses.” In Demetrius’s head, the words spun like a tired wheel, as he walked the corners of the room. Like a drum, Marcus’s voice bounced as though he were still alive. “Art museums are nothing more than haunted houses. All museums are, really. But there
- [How I used my names as a vehicle for my non-binary identity exploration](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-i-used-my-names-as-a-vehicle-for-my-non-binary-identity-exploration/) - by JAO I realized I am non-binary my second year of undergrad. One morning, as I was getting ready for class, I looked in the mirror like I had tons of times before. And for whatever reason, on that day, I no longer saw a girl. I wasn’t sure what or who I was seeing,
- [Virtual affinity groups are supporting Black students during a pandemic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/virtual-affinity-groups-are-supporting-black-students-during-a-pandemic/) - 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
- [Professionalism is a lie, sheltering in place is no exception](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/professionalism-is-a-lie-sheltering-in-place-is-no-exception/) - Whether we want to admit it or not, there’s a superficial boundary between professionalism and unprofessionalism that undergirds constant productivity, capital and unhealthy notions of self worth. This boundary exists to reinforce white supremacy, carcerality, punishment, policing and surveillance. The structures that legitimize this faux boundary do so in service of themselves always. All the
- [Guns too often become tools of intra-communal violence at the hands of cis het Black men](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/guns-too-often-become-tools-of-intra-communal-violence-at-the-hands-of-cis-het-black-men/) - Trigger warning: domestic violence, gun violence, mention of suicide by Donnie Moreland On April 3rd, 1964 and at the Cory Methodist Church, Malcolm X would give one of his most quotable speeches. The speech was titled, The Ballot or the The Bullet. He began with these words, “The question tonight, as I understand it, is
- [Exclusive Interview: Hari Ziyad reveals the cover of their memoir](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/interview-and-cover-reveal-with-hari-ziyad-author-of-black-boy-out-of-time/) - RaceBaitr editor-in-chief and writer Hari Ziyad describes their upcoming book Black Boy Out of Time (Little A, March 1, 2021) as part memoir, part social commentary, but its ambitions push it beyond even this genre-bending interpretation. What began as an attempt to detail their life as a Black queer person growing up with 18 siblings
- [Sex is not what makes us human](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sex-is-not-what-makes-us-human/) - "Sex is what makes us human." This, of course, is an absurd claim. And yet, it's a lie that many believe. A lie that I have heard many times, in one form or another. I continually find myself having to argue that sex and sexuality are not and never will be factors in whether or
- [When people defraud the world by impersonating Black womanhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-people-defraud-the-world-by-impersonating-black-womanhood/) - I always think of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) whenever someone pretends to be a Black woman or disingenuously evokes our aesthetics. While there are many who outright pretend to be Black women, there are also those convinced that they can somehow actually become Black women and others who simply benefit from appropriating our
- [Choosing Play is Black radical parenting](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/choosing-play-is-black-radical-parenting/) - by Hess Love “Colonialism, capitalism, the myth of white supremacy and all interwoven systems of oppression, have never allowed for the divine unique spark of children to truly flourish - and they were never designed to. Singing this spark back to us is the quest that many of us spend our adult lives journeying upon.
- [Comic: You're not a nutrition expert, you're just fatphobic and you should feel bad](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-youre-not-a-nutrition-expert-youre-just-fatphobic-and-you-should-feel-bad/) - This comic and essay depict/discuss disordered eating patterns, fatphobia, and gym addiction by JeCorey Holder If folks really cared about fat people's health, we as a whole would be a lot more vocal about the blatant misinformation that gets passed around as nutritional guidelines… the terrible shit people go through physically and mentally to try
- [Black gun ownership as resistance against white terrorism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-gun-ownership-as-resistance-against-white-terrorism/) - by Donnie Moreland The first time I held a gun, I was afraid. The scenario was all too awkwardly cinematic to not be memorable. It was on a vacation with my mother to my grandparents' South Carolina home. Sitting in their entertainment room, my grandfather entered with two guns. A magnum revolver and shotgun. He
- [Hereditary Wounds: A Short Story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hereditary-wounds-a-short-story/) - by Dom Alexander Rummaging through a dead man's possessions is, perhaps, the strangest thing I've ever done. I sit on the floor in his room. The setting, orange sun seeps through the window. I breathe in the pungent cologne, still clinging onto curtains. The carpet sinks, coinciding with the dancing footsteps of a ghost, stepping
- [Airgo x BYP with Jawanza Malone](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/airgo-x-byp-with-jawanza-malone/) - Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. Jawanza is the Executive Director of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, or KOCO, a nearly 50 year-old community stalwart fighting for the communities of the Kenwood Oakland neighborhood. Jawanza talks about his journey as a
- [High rates of femicide make it hard to be a Black woman in this world](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/high-rates-of-femicide-make-it-hard-to-be-a-black-woman-in-this-world/) - CW: graphic descriptions of femicide For, while the tale of how we suffer is never new, it always must be heard. -James Baldwin My grandmother once said to me, "the hardest thing anyone can be in this world, is a black woman." Although I've carried these words with me throughout the years, it is now,
- ['Set It Off' and the Black feminist lessons it still holds for us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/set-it-off-and-the-black-feminist-lessons-it-still-holds-for-us/) - This essay contains spoilers for Set It Off, and discusses sexual exploitation and state violence "Women respond to racism. My response to racism is anger. I have lived with that anger, ignoring it, feeding upon it, learning to use it before it laid my visions to waste, for most of my life. Once I
- [Black daughters and genderqueer children need your protection too, not just your sons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-daughters-and-genderqueer-children-need-your-protection-too-not-just-your-sons/) - by Zesiro Maji This essay discusses Black death and racist state violence against Black children Timelines and headlines are saturating Black people with images, stories, and video clips of Black Death. It’s a somber, sobering reminder of the grim reality of what it means to be a Black person in America. The unrelenting violence against
- [A self-harm resource list](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-self-harm-resource-list/) - by Carrie Hawks Content warning: Mentions of self-harm, cutting, and suicidal ideation Not being seen, not being known, and having nowhere to turn to feel safe is devastating at any age, but it is particularly destructive for young children who are trying to find their place in the world. -Bessel van der Kolk As a
- [The world is still inaccessible for us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-world-is-still-inaccessible-for-us/) - by Jo (Foderingham) Brown The COVID-19 pandemic has forced non-disabled people to socialize almost exclusively via an internet connection. Suddenly, the IRL — “in real life” — world became inaccessible for people who have never experienced inaccessibility. But the world is still inaccessible for disabled and chronically ill folks. For the last three months in
- [Scarcity and shame are symptoms of capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/scarcity-and-shame-are-symptoms-of-capitalism/) - Every day I’m resentful of capitalism. And when I say capitalism, I don’t mean the binary, often well-meaning but willfully simplistic response of “Well, you have an iphone don’t you?” (I do not, but that’s besides the point). I mean the ways capitalism and its siblings (environmental and medical racism, antiBlackness and state sanctioned violence)
- [For Black people in the face of all this death, sadness is the work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/for-black-people-in-the-face-of-all-this-death-sadness-is-the-work/) - Recounting sad shit depleted me, so I stopped writing publicly for a long time. I stopped towards the beginning of this absurdity of a year, but I’m still as exhausted as ever. I got tired of feeling like for Black people in the face of all this death, there's only so much we can do.
- [Our world has made gender into a cage](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/our-world-has-made-gender-into-a-cage/) - I am tired of thinking about and talking about and writing about gender. In fact, sometimes, I wish gender didn't exist at all. This is an unpopular and unexpected thing for me to say, given the work I do and my background in Gender Studies. Still, it's true. I don't want to have to spend
- [Comic: Black activists are not your mules](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-black-activists-are-not-your-mules/) - by JeCorey Holder You see it on social media every day, especially during times of anti-Black racial turmoil. With every hashtag of a slain Black person comes a deluge of Non-Black People of Color and these 1/64th Buttery Ritz muthafuckas who try to claim a mixed heritage: "Where's OUR riots?? Where's OUR protest??” I swear,
- [My refusal to grant white people space is petty and satisfying](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-refusal-to-grant-white-people-space-is-petty-and-satisfying/) - A friend and I were attending the first WakandaCon in Chicago. We stepped onto the hotel elevator on our way back to our shared room, deep in excited conversation about Black Panther and what had been discussed at the panel we had just left. Our discussion turned to how some non-Black people try their best
- [The work must be intergenerational](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-work-must-be-intergenerational/) - “Some things you forget. Other things you never do. But it's not. Places, places are still there. If a house burns down, it's gone, but the place--the picture of it--stays, and not just in my remory, but out there, in the world. What I remember is a picture floating around out there outside my head.
- [The Matrix](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-matrix/) - by James Mbuthia Ndung’u The creator’s code: Input, persons Function, love Operating to create freedom, output. A farmer cultivating, and tending to their farm; reaping an infallible world order. The human plant corrupts itself with fear of losing freedom that was never lost, a virus. It transforms some inputs into ‘bugs’- persons
- [i found a watch and some liquor in the backseat](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-found-a-watch-and-some-liquor-in-the-backseat/) - i found a watch and some liquor in the backseat we was already guilty when we found the keys even in the bright of day sun stealing glow off shine near the high school downtown close to the bars and the bus line our melanin catching light too and we was still dead wrong
- [one party](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/one-party/) - y’all playin. we got these libido ones kissin cute in the corner. these other rhythm ones at the speaker nodding and taking requests. those bodies over there with sweat and hips and shoulders. even the head ones creating clouds we can smell and taste. she just got here and it will only be a few
- [The Body: A Photo Series by Imani](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-body-a-photo-series-by-imani/) - CW: images of blood, body dysmorphia and dissociation by Imani So much of horror is antiblack and ableist, so I decided to reclaim horror in a way that centers black + chronically ill people. The Body is a stylized revisiting of a medical side effect I experienced. As someone who is horrified by my body,
- [Black dissociation is a requirement of capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-dissociation-is-a-requirement-of-capitalism/) - CW: mention of body changes, dissociation and dysmorphia. by Imani As a Black person who has survived trauma and poverty, I assumed that I could handle anything, including what has been a physically debilitating matrix of illnesses. But in less than 8 months I started experiencing dissociation. I moved from a body I fought to learn
- [Capitalism makes us think that having our basic needs met is revolutionary. It's a lie.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/capitalism-makes-us-think-that-having-our-basic-needs-met-is-revolutionary-its-a-lie/) - The true focus of revolutionary change is never merely the oppressive situations which we seek to escape, but that piece of the oppressor which is planted deep within each of us, and which knows only the oppressors' tactics, the oppressors' relationships. -Audre Lorde I check my bank account every day, regardless of whether or not
- [Yup. Non-profit culture and performative activism perpetuate ableism and anti-Blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/yup-non-profit-culture-and-performative-activism-perpetuate-ableism-and-anti-blackness/) - In May, I quit my paid job as a counselor/ organizer in Oakland, CA. I was burned out, depressed, and incredibly frustrated with the conditions that Black folks are exposed to and expected to accept while working within social justice organizations. I had health insurance, but my co-pay was $60 and it didn’t cover mental
- [Reimaging consent, for Black cis-het men, in a world where touch can kill](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reimaging-consent-for-black-cis-het-men-in-a-world-where-touch-can-kill/) - This essay discusses sexual violence and mentions r/pe by Donnie Moreland I must have written this sentence ten times before settling on the question of this piece, as the only way to begin—what does consent look like, in a world where touch can kill? This isn’t an universal inquiry, but a meditation on that which
- [Police-Free schools are necessary, as is abolishing the white supremacist state they are rooted in](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-free-schools-are-necessary-as-is-abolishing-the-white-supremacist-state-they-are-rooted-in/) - by Mustafa Ali-Smith As protests continue on both the national and global scale, widespread call-to-actions ramp up. Dismantling, defunding, and divesting from policing and providing police-free schools are becoming a part of everyday conversations. Early educational institutions have even begun to respond to these call-to-actions by ending their relationship with local police departments and promising
- [Comic: The cishet obsession with children's genitals is really weird, and transphobic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-the-cishet-obsession-with-childrens-genitals-is-really-weird-and-transphobic/) - Soft Content Warning: Physical Trauma involving babies (circumcision) and vague allusions about adult fascination with underage genitals. by JeCorey Holder So I’ll just go ahead and ask: when are straight people going to unpack their weird obsession with children’s genitals? In the same vein as people who claim a firm pro circumcision stance and then
- [Direct giving is our legacy. Ignoring that legacy is anti-Black](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/direct-giving-is-our-legacy-ignoring-that-legacy-is-anti-black/) - I come from folks who organized rent parties and bail funds, who put money away for rainy days or times when mamas needed to escape dysfunctional and abusive households. I come from folks who believe in direct giving and show it. Folks who give hugs and offer handshakes in order to exchange money discreetly. Folks who
- ["Allyship fatigue" is an insult to Black folks who never get to rest](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/allyship-fatigue-is-an-insult-to-black-folks-who-never-get-to-rest/) - I've been nursing the same headache for over a week and my right eye has been twitching for days on end. My eyes burn as I write this. Sometimes my eyelids feel so heavy it hurts to blink. I might be on the verge of tears, but I honestly can't even tell anymore. There are
- [Our calls to action against anti-Black state violence cannot be ableist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/our-calls-to-action-against-anti-black-state-violence-cannot-be-ableist/) - by Tahirah Alexander Green Since the global COVID-19 health crisis began, my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have intensified. With non-stop discussions of hospitals and medical care in the news, in our homes, at our jobs, my memory keeps reaching back towards every violent hospitalization I’ve ever experienced or witnessed. While my chronic illnesses are
- [Police brutality does not end because of a pandemic, it is made worse by it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-brutality-does-not-end-because-of-a-pandemic-it-is-made-worse-by-it/) - Content warning: mentions of slavery, police brutality "The buyers paraded them and made them dance. They opened their clothing to check for wounds; they pinched their limbs and flexed their muscles. They searched earnestly for scars, since scars were said to be evidence of a rebellious nature. When they finished their inspections, they posed questions
- [The myth of "progress" helps to obscure the truth—we are still marching for civil rights](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-myth-of-progress-helps-to-obscure-the-truth-we-are-still-marching-for-civil-rights/) - "What is it you want me to reconcile myself to? I was born here almost 60 years ago. I'm not gonna live another 60 years. You always told me it takes time. It's taken my father's time, my mother's time. My uncle's time. My brother's and my sister's time. My nieces and my nephews time.
- [American "heroism" in times of crisis highlights just how disposable we are to the state](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/american-heroism-in-times-of-crisis-highlights-just-how-disposable-we-are-to-the-state/) - by Donnie Moreland As a boy, I remember learning about firefighters. I found their work as spectacular as the graphic novels, and Saturday morning superheroes, which crowded my daydreams. There was no difference between the cape and their fire helmet. And there were enough Black men, dawning the garb and colors of the local fire
- [Recognizing the labor of Black women, mothers, and caretakers during COVID-19](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/recognizing-the-labor-of-black-women-mothers-and-caretakers-during-covid-19/) - by Jenn M. Jackson My sixty-eight year old mother has been an unpaid, unofficial caretaker for my grandmother for at least twenty years. She was a social worker for more than three decades. Now, she also works for free as an administrative assistant at church. After delivering fresh produce and cooked meals to my elderly
- [Comic: Porny fan art is okay, but marginalized redesigns are apparently not](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-porny-fan-art-is-okay-but-marginalized-redesigns-are-apparently-not/) - by JeCorey Holder Look. All I'm saying is no one gets to complain about modern reboots of old characters being redesigned as Black, People of Color, LGBTQ+, or (non-sexualized) women when they’re the ones turning literally everything into a "kawaii desu"-ass Big Tittied Anime Waifu. Grown-ass adults often depict these redesigns as being HELLA underage
- [I keep writing about white women’s fragility and dog whistle aggression because they keep proving my point](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-keep-writing-about-white-womens-fragility-and-dog-whistle-aggression-because-they-keep-proving-my-point/) - This essay contains discussions of sexual assault and racist violence A Black woman was wrongfully terminated this week. Lisa Benson Cooper is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist in Kansas City, Missouri. After working at the same company for fourteen years, she was fired when two white women coworkers complained to HR about an article that
- [White women hate losing to Black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kylie-allegedly-unfollowed-rihanna/) - Kylie Jenner allegedly unfollowed Rihanna on Instagram when Fenty Beauty dropped, and the way I cackled left me aching and in tears. This was not long after I learned Maria Sharapova released her memoir, where she casts Serena Williams in the role of a jealous and begrudging contender. This vein of fragility is the modus operandi
- [Accessing competent care is another hurdle Black folks shouldn't have to navigate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/accessing-competent-care-is-another-hurdle-black-folks-shouldnt-have-to-navigate/) - Content Warning: Medical Violence My nana, Ella D. Martin, was a nurse from Greenwood, Louisiana who slept with medical books underneath her bed, and sometimes her pillow. And no matter the time of day, Nana would receive medical emergency calls from folks all over the world, well until she was 80. Though she worked in
- [What might happen if we ignore our grief during quarantine?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-might-happen-if-we-ignore-our-grief-during-quarantine/) - I come from a whistling family. We like sound. The way tones release emotion, scent, possibility. The way whistling can shape and bend bone, can spellcast, can river. I sat at the feet of the women in my family often, feeling lucky and at home in their voices, their stories, the way they moved their
- [When Black folks astral project to create order out of disorder](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-black-folks-astral-project-to-create-order-out-of-disorder/) - I am tired of living in this body, and so I have decided to astral project more often. Calling it "astral projection" instead of "dissociating in the shower" makes me feel better. It feels more true, I guess. "Dissociating" sounds so clinical. They call it disorder, but it doesn't feel that way to me. It
- [Despite appropriation, vampiric whiteness will never be able to suck the blood out of Black art](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/despite-appropriation-vampiric-whiteness-will-never-be-able-to-suck-the-blood-out-of-black-art/) - I haven't trusted Billie Eilish since I became aware of her nearly a year ago. The context in which I learned about her was a valid and necessary social media post which lamented how fucked up it is that Eilish has apparently gone out of her way to dress "modestly" so as to not be
- [Reading 'Black Museum’ and ‘Get Out’ as comparative Afrofuturist zombie slave narratives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reading-black-museum-get-comparative-afrofuturist-zombie-slave-narratives/) - This essay contains spoilers for Get Out and Black Mirror S4, E6, “Black Museum” Can we just agree that Get Out is obviously a lost episode of Black Mirror? More specifically, it's a companion tale to season four’s “Black Museum” (which feels very much like a series finale) that somehow found its way into Jordan
- [How I use ancestor veneration to navigate my Mother's Death](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-i-use-ancestor-veneration-to-navigate-my-mothers-death/) - by Hess Love Sometimes I feel like a motherless child… a long way from home- Negro Spiritual Sunday is Mother’s Day. And the grief of losing my mother regularly brings me to my knees. I don’t imagine this day being any different. Sometimes my grief is a distant shore, sometimes the water of it wades
- [Violating stay-at-home orders directly harms Disabled folks, but what else is new?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/violating-stay-at-home-orders-directly-harms-disabled-folks-but-what-else-is-new/) - Content Warning: Ableism, Car Accident, Death and Discrimination by Dominique Alexander McPhearson I'm in my room watching old NBA highlights, since the NBA, along with the rest of the country, is on lockdown. Quarantine doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother other people. After an accident left me paralyzed from the chest
- [COVID-19 shows how little we learned from the AIDS Epidemic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/covid-19-shows-how-little-we-learned-from-the-aids-epidemic/) - COVID-19 has quickly taken center stage in the lives of virtually everyone around the globe. As things have unfolded over the last couple of months, I can’t help but notice aspects of this pandemic that feel familiar. As someone who is living with HIV and has learned a lot about the AIDS epidemic over the
- [For gay men in Nigeria, Grindr’s screenshot deactivation is double-edged](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/for-gay-men-in-nigeria-grindrs-screenshot-deactivation-is-double-edged/) - This essay discusses queerphobic violence by Nelson C.J On the surface, taking screenshots on Grindr can serve a few trivial purposes. To capture that absolutely weird or witty bio on an interesting profile, to keep evidence of a chat you and your friends might laugh over when you show them, or to save the picture
- [Black Talk by Donnie Moreland](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-talk/) - Black Talk The nectar, in the yoke of his lips, like the odor of the first mother. Her sweat, as she prayed in the belly of The Congo. The waters of Jah, her contribution for the war effort. A chieftains bucket is never weighted to hold even a drop, so she carried what she could
- [The Black barbershop is both toxic and intimate for cishet Black men](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-black-barbershop-is-both-toxic-and-intimate-for-cishet-black-men/) - by Da’Shaun Harrison Disclaimer: this piece was written with the intent to create a productive dialogue around intimacy and attraction. It is not to say that the connection between barber and client is inherently sexual, but rather that the erotic/intimacy/attraction operate on a spectrum. The barbershop has historically been a place of refuge, a sacred
- [Testing HydroxyChloroquine on Black COVID-19 patients is more medical racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/testing-hydroxychloroquine-on-black-covid-19-patients-is-more-medical-racism/) - by Ivory O. My two younger sisters and I were on Facetime with our mother recently, discussing the current state of the world. My youngest sister was making fun of our mom for freaking about HydroxyChloroquine. Apparently, my mother had been distressed since the president announced that researchers are looking into using HydroChloroquine, famously known
- [Lower-Class Artist Imagines](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/lower-class-artist-imagines/) - By Tongo Eisen-Martin Grip my heart tighter, Lord, help me write on this sleeve… I build a criminal organization and crow/trying to make some kind of sense of art and my murder Talk scientifically to my siblings Talk scientifically to Dante’s
- [How do I admit I'm lonely when this world only values the ones who get 'chosen'?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-do-i-admit-im-lonely-when-this-world-only-values-the-ones-who-get-chosen/) - Admitting that I might want to have some form of partnership in my life is hard to do. To be more specific, admitting to this as a consciously single, intentionally childfree, marriage-averse, asexual/aromantic Black womxn approaching thirty is hard for me to do. The words themselves aren't necessarily hard for me to say or write.
- [PCOS and Intersex: A Case for Solidarity Against The Binary](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pcos-and-intersex-a-case-for-solidarity-against-the-binary/) - Content Warning: Descriptions of medical violence against folks who are intersex and/or have been diagnosed with PCOS by Gillian Giles When I was 12, the anticipation and excitement of preparing to experience my first period was all consuming. Cultural messaging taught me that the event would be a gender defining moment. I hoped starting my
- [Black conspiracy and skepticism persist because we believe the evidence of our experience](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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.
- [How nonprofits gaslight you into the same self-sacrificing work as capitalist corporations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-nonprofits-gaslight-you-into-the-same-self-sacrificing-work-as-capitalist-corporations/) - by Taneasha White Nonprofit work is always seen as "God’s work." Before they even know which organization I work with, chatty Uber and Lyft drivers immediately thank me for my service. There are things that are commonplace within nonprofits that aren’t expected in corporate settings. The idea of “ice breakers” before meetings, flex time, or
- [Is COVID-19 a crisis within a crisis for Black women?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/is-covid-19-a-crisis-within-a-crisis-for-black-women/) - by Maia Niguel Hoskin "Racism affects so many things before the patient even gets to the clinical encounter. Both implicit bias and structural racism affect how women are cared for in the healthcare system. The cards are stacked against them.”, said the Vice-Chair of Equity and Safety in Obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, Allison Bryant
- [How my "functionality" kept others from seeing the severity of my depression](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-my-functionality-kept-others-from-seeing-the-severity-of-my-depression/) - by Amanda F. John This essay contains discussions of alcoholism and self-harm Anyone with access to an amazon prime account has likely come across what I like to call the golden scam. What is this fortuitous product you ask? Well, it’s a watch, ironically, it is often made with silver sterling—essentially putting an end to
- [How to navigate shared spaces that don't invite in more panic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-to-navigate-shared-spaces-that-dont-invite-in-more-panic/) - Whether you willingly choose to live with others or are doing so because most folks can’t afford to live alone, carving out space for yourself can be a difficult but necessary process in supporting your well being. As we continue to be bombarded with new COVID-19 studies, cases and deaths, feelings of instability, paranoia, anger,
- [The Five Signs of a Great (Virtual) Black Therapist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-five-signs-of-a-great-virtual-black-therapist/) - by Imadé Nibokun Finding a Black therapist can be hard, and finding one during a pandemic is even harder. The social distancing required by the COVID-19 outbreak means that on top of being Black- affirming and capable of supporting your mental health needs, therapists need to be accessible virtually. RELATED: Reminders and affirmations to
- [I love fashion, but—as a fat woman—it doesn't always love me back](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-love-fashion-but-as-a-fat-woman-it-doesnt-love-me-back/) - by Kamilah Bush I love clothes. I love fashion and style. I love all kinds of clothes from the big fashion houses to things I’ve fished out of thrift store bins. I watch the major award shows just for the gowns. My favorite holiday is The First Monday in May, also known as the Met
- [There will never be a “Sexual Revolution” under capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/there-will-never-be-a-sexual-revolution-under-capitalism/) - by Marq M. In July 2012, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved Truvada as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Simultaneously, there’s been increasing awareness around additional benefits of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) as a method of preventing HIV transmission, as well as reinfection from other strains. That understanding caught on to an extent that, in
- [Reminders and affirmations to help you through quarantine](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reminders-and-affirmations-to-help-you-through-quarantine/) - We are in the midst of a global disaster and it's taking its toll on everyone in a multitude of ways. While it's true that Black people have weathered the storms of global anti-Blackness, incremental genocide, and continued discrimination, we are not unaffected by the current crisis. It's true that "back to normal" for us
- [Comic: Stop mocking accessibility and mobility tools for the disabled and elderly](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-stop-mocking-accessibility-and-mobility-tools-for-the-disabled-and-elderly/) - by JeCorey Holder Between these edgy ass jibes about “Darwinism” and brushing off superviruses as “just a flu” as if people aren't out here dying from the flu every season, this Covid-19 quarantine seems to be making ableism even more apparent than usual. Now we know people on mobility scooters are always the subject of
- [The siblings of disabled youth are committed to building more accessible worlds](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-siblings-of-disabled-youth-are-committed-to-building-more-accessible-worlds/) - by C. Imani Williams Findings from The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs reports 1 in 5 children between the ages of 12-17 have special needs. For Black children, however, that number increases as they are more likely to be identified as persons with disabilities. On top of this stark disparity, Black
- [Black folks die from broken hearts all the time](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-folks-die-from-broken-hearts-all-the-time/) - *This piece is published in partnership with Breakthrough as part of By & For: Black Youth, a written series documenting the issues affecting Black girls and gender non-conforming youth.* This essay mentions death, suicide and state violence. “Memory is a tough place. You were there. If this is not the truth, it is also not a lie.”
- [I'll always be the "angry" and "unreasonable" Black student when I call out racism on my campus](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ill-always-be-the-angry-and-unreasonable-black-student-when-i-call-out-racism-on-my-campus/) - by Indigo During my first semester of law school, I struggled with acclamation into legal academia, but being at an institution invested in public interest lawyering, I shrugged it all of. Then, the racial tensions within my first-year cohort at my University exploded after several of my colleagues complaining to Academic Affairs about our only
- ["Believe survivors" is inadequate for confronting the power dynamics that fuel sexual abuse](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/believe-survivors-is-inadequate-for-confronting-the-power-dynamics-that-fuel-sexual-abuse/) - by Hari Ziyad Content Warning: Sexual Violence In February, the New York Times reported on a years-long feud between fashion executive Peter Nygard and his neighbor in the Bahamas, billionaire Louis Bacon, which was prompted over an adequately ostentatious property dispute. This gilded tea kettle of drama boiled over in a recent lawsuit alleging that
- [Black men's body dysmorphia needs to be discussed more openly among us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-mens-body-dysmorphia-needs-to-be-discussed-more-openly-among-us/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay discusses body dysmorphia, self-harm ideation, and fatphobia. I remember wanting to drop fire in my belly. Wanting to light a match, open my mouth and drop it in to burn the fat. This was one of the engrossing illusions I obsessed about, from age thirteen until an age very much
- [Big Pharma and the prison industry are colluding to overmedicate incarcerated populations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/big-pharma-and-the-prison-industry-are-colluding-to-overmedicate-incarcerated-populations/) - by Boké Saisi Large corporations that own brands such as Victoria’s Secret, Revlon, Old Navy and McDonald’s have come under public scrutiny for using Black and racialized prison labour to manufacture their commodities. Little attention, however, has been paid to Big Pharma’s predatory profiteering from prison labour and the practice of incarceration itself. The Prison
- [The endless appropriation of MLK and white supremacy's need to rewrite historical narratives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-endless-appropriation-of-mlk-and-white-supremacys-need-to-rewrite-historical-narratives/) - Barely a month has passed since I wrote about appropriation and the vampiric nature of whiteness, specifically as it pertains to Black art and aesthetic. My focus was white artists and their simultaneous disavowal and infiltration of rap and hip-hop, and my purpose was to illustrate the pattern of how white society appropriates Black art
- [Crisis makes clear who can afford to survive (and who cannot)](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/crisis-makes-clear-who-can-afford-to-survive-and-who-cannot/) - “That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.” - Octavia E. Butler While on a hike today, I spoke with two folks about how our bodies are shaped by the
- [Shedding the need for white validation and embracing the nuances of Black knowledge](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/shedding-the-need-for-white-validation-and-embracing-the-nuances-of-black-knowledge/) - by Inigo Laguda Living Black in the internet age comes with “tipping points” - times where we witness unforgettable instances of prejudicial violence or communal disrespect against those who look like us. For some of us, that tipping point was the murder of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and/or Korryn Gaines. Some of us won’t have
- [Talking to Black youth about the complexities of sexual racism after Wilder v Fury](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/talking-to-black-youth-about-the-complexities-of-sexual-racism-after-wilder-v-fury/) - by Jacques P. Lesure It’s no secret that boxing is a gladiator-esque game that draws in hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Those who watch the sport must remain flexible to a wide range of unpredictable outcomes such as knockouts, excessive bleeding, and swollen faces. It was reported that the boxing rematch Deontay Wilder
- [Reflecting on "The Photograph" and Black mother-daughter relationships](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reflecting-on-the-photograph-and-black-mother-daughter-relationships/) - by Kui Mwai Full bodied, multilayered, complex Black mother-daughter relationships are rarely captured on screen. It wasn’t until I watched Stella Meghie’s “The Photograph” that I realized just how much I was craving to see something akin to my mother and I’s relationship on film. “The Photograph” invites its viewers into characters Mae (Issa Rae)
- [Combating colorism: All Black children are worth defending](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/combating-colorism-all-black-children-are-worth-defending/) - This essay contains discussions of r/pe and sexual violence against and the trafficking of missing Black women and girls “One after another referred her to Missing Persons, to Juvenile Court, to her neighborhood service center, to family counseling. She was a customer come too soon to the new store, stock not yet in, sales personnel
- [Comic: Stop trying to insert yourself into Black people's inside jokes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-stop-trying-to-insert-yourself-into-black-peoples-inside-jokes/) - by JeCorey Holder How come your inside jokes (which, I assure you, most of us don't even WANT to be privy to) are so sacred to you, but shared jokes among "ethnic" people need to be pulled over and broken down for you? I hate to be the 50,928th person to tell you this, but
- [Queer Black folks talk about masturbation, confront shame, and affirm their right to self-pleasure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queer-black-folks-talk-about-masturbation-confront-shame-and-affirm-their-right-to-self-pleasure/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. Science
- [Sex and relationship resources by Black folks, for Black folks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sex-and-relationship-resources-by-black-folks-for-black-folks/) - by Sarah Thomas As conversations about sex, sexuality, and relationships become more and more mainstream, Black folks need to be visible as both audience and educators. When we are navigating questions about who is worthy of our love and who the people are exploring the finer points of relationships and their lives publically, it can
- [Black folks don't need a nuclear family to be legitimate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-folks-dont-need-a-nuclear-family-to-be-legitimate/) - It's Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week and, as per usual, the miserable trolls have crawled out of their pitiful caves to smear their shit on any and everything that might make people feel happy, accepted, and seen. Trolls, of course, typically believe in nothing. They simply enjoy a perpetually contrarian existence, and actively seek to make
- [Unelectable: Protecting the Public w/ Jeanette Taylor & Stacy Davis Gates Event](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/unelectable-protecting-the-public-w-jeanette-taylor-stacy-davis-gates-event/) - Airgo & BYP present Unelectable: Protecting the Public w/ Jeanette Taylor & Stacy Davis Gates. Unelectable is a live podcast event series that engages electoral politics through the filter of radical imagination. Come chop it up with us, imagine new worlds, and help us build our Unelectable platform! AirGo and Black Youth Project are using
- [I became a sex and consent educator with Black youth in mind](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-became-a-sex-and-consent-educator-with-black-youth-in-mind/) - by Maya Williams This essay mentions r/pe. One day, in the fifth grade, I was playing outside and fell on my crotch. I ran inside crying to my mom, “I hurt my…my…” gesturing to my pelvic area, “bad part.” The one thing I can appreciate from my mother was how she immediately responded, “No, your
- [How TikTok is ushering in yet another way for youths to don "Digital Blackface"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-tiktok-is-ushering-in-yet-another-way-for-youths-to-don-digital-blackface/) - by Cosima Smith By now many of you will have heard the term “Digital Blackface” a term defined loosely as the movement or expansion of Blackface minstrelsy to the new-age digital platforms we frequent. The “tradition” of minstrelsy dates back to the early 19th century and began as a form of entertainment at the expense of
- [Romance is not the only type of Black love that matters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/romance-not-black-love-matters/) - “Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within…” — James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Black love is important. Some call it revolutionary. There are an abundance of art projects and essays which make that argument and explain why Black love matters—be it because marriage
- [Black Don't Crack: The Cosmetic Surgery Debate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-dont-crack-the-cosmetic-surgery-debate/) - A few months ago i watched the TVOne documentary Black Don't Crack: The Cosmetic Surgery Debate. It disturbed me, to say the least. It mostly chronicled the stories of Black women (and i believe, one man) who choose to undergo cosmetic plastic surgery, noting that in the past, cosmetic procedures have been stigmatized in the
- [In a world where my parents let me be as free as Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union let Zaya](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-a-world-where-my-parents-let-me-be-as-free-as-dwayne-wade-gabrielle-union-let-zaya/) - How beautiful if nothing more than to watch her sashay down the catwalk. How beautiful to hear her parents cheering for this young girl as she strikes a pose, then another, then another—each more fierce than the last. I don’t even begrudge the black fanny pack strapped over her shoulder like the worst damn fashion
- [Mental health treatment is a Black tradition, white people just took credit for it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mental-health-treatment-is-a-black-tradition-white-people-just-took-credit-for-it/) - by Imade Nibokun Black people invented mental health treatment before the “pray it away” stigma and the white supremacy that produced it. While Black folks continue to address the stigmas attached to mental illness, we must also acknowledge that Black mental health practitioners existed first. The first known physician in history is an Egyptian architect
- [I am a childfree Black woman and I owe my womb to no one](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-am-a-childfree-black-woman-and-i-owe-my-womb-to-no-one/) - This essay contains discussions of death in childbirth and reproductive violences “Who she pregnant for?” This is how I remember my aunts inquiring about the potential father of any given person's unborn child while I was growing up. Not “Who are they pregnant by?” or “Who are they pregnant with?” The question was always, Who
- [Gameschooling is a critical tool that helps Black children learn](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/gameschooling-is-a-critical-tool-that-helps-black-children-learn/) - by Tonya Abari Tanya Butler grew up on the backroads of a small, predominantly white Pennsylvania town. Much of her time was spent at her grandparents’ home, playing games with her younger siblings and cousins. Nights filled with shuffling and double-dealing weren’t about winning or losing–they were about learning. Games taught Butler and her
- [The Revolution of Black Mothering: Confronting a future that doesn't always include us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-revolution-of-black-mothering-confronting-a-future-that-doesnt-always-include-us/) - by Hess Love belly of boat dissolves you, precipitates you into nonword from which you cry out, generates clamor of your protests, boat is your womb, a matrix, yet it expels you- Edouard Glissant I always wanted to be a mother. I wanted motherhood’s playfulness, its duty, its imagination and selflessness. Like most people that
- [Calling Cards: Revolution means building towards a national movement of uncompromising politics](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/calling-cards-revolution-means-building-towards-a-national-movement-of-uncompromising-politics/) - Today, the ruling class and their millions of shock troops maintain their power with what must be a really enjoyable racism. Stream-lined fascist accomplice-ing, in mass, perpetually starves the resistance of having people who would actually populate resistance. Corporate-hired artists scribble sunshine on cop tires. The U.S. publicly and privately contracts construction of new concentration
- [Steve McQueen’s 'Western Deep' is a counter memory for Black miners during South African Apartheid](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/steve-mcqueens-western-deep-is-a-counter-memory-for-black-miners-during-south-african-apartheid/) - by Donnie Moreland Steve McQueen’s Western Deep is a horror film. Though McQueen’s 2002 dual video installation (presented with Carib’s Leap) is, in form, video art, I feel it is possible to understand Western Deep as genre cinema. An exploration into the TauTona Mine Shaft No.3 of South Africa—also known as Western Deep—it is a
- [The business of prisons and the laws that make sure they exist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-business-of-prisons-and-the-laws-that-make-sure-they-exist/) - by Cheryldean Peters Beginning in the early 1600s, my ancestors were legally forced into slavery and robbed of their freedom. They were involuntarily exploited, beaten and forced to work as servants, which primarily helped generate income for America’s economy. Their servitude drastically enhanced local and colonial economics while creating generational wealth for their oppressors. Africans
- [Comic: Even with human trafficking, cis straights conspire to paint trans women as monsters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-even-with-human-trafficking-cis-straights-conspire-to-paint-trans-women-as-monsters/) - by JeCorey Holder It all started among The Straights on Facebook. Let me set the mood. The rest of us were all minding our magical, stylish, non-straight business and I was enjoying a particularly fragrant blueberry tea. I saw a friend of mine going off about a woman’s post that went as follows: “Thousands of
- [Update: Dwyane Wade responds to Kobe Bryant's comments about Trayvon Martin](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/update-dwyane-wade-responds-to-kobe-bryants-comments-about-trayvon-martin/) - Last week, Kobe Bryant sparked criticism for his comments about the Miami Heat's "rushed" support of Trayvon Martin. The Florida teen was murdered in February 2012 when returning home from a convenience store. He was found to be unarmed, and was wearing a hoodie. The Miami Heat wore their best hoodies in support of Martin.
- [Black people aren't resistant to mental health treatment. We're resistant to framing it as a cure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-people-arent-resistant-to-mental-health-treatment-were-resistant-to-framing-it-as-a-cure/) - I was stressed. I was broke. I’d just confronted my parents with my queerness, and they responded by refusing to support my education. And since enrolling at NYU’s film school, my film-maker dreams were eroding in the face of structural barriers erected by white supremacy. I was bouncing to and from mental health crises. Everything
- [The quiet call of ghosts: Dusting my grandmother's photo reminds me of who I am](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-quiet-call-of-ghosts-dusting-my-grandmothers-photo-reminds-me-of-who-i-am/) - by Tiffany Hobbs She has her eyes. It was the first time I'd looked longer than a few seconds into the eyes of the woman in the photograph on my bookshelf. Looking longer introduced me to the inevitability of dying and death. I was hiding from her eyes, playing a game I was determined to
- [Quality, art, the culture of sameness, and white men's egos](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/quality-art-the-culture-of-sameness-and-white-mens-egos/) - "Culture today is infecting everything with sameness. Film, radio, and magazines form a system. Each branch of culture is unanimous within itself and all are unanimous together." —"The Culture Industry: Enlightenment As Mass Deception", Dialectic of Enlightenment Stephen King recently tweeted, "I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to
- [The Housing Crisis is intentional and Black communities are fighting back](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-housing-crisis-is-intentional-and-black-communities-are-fighting-back/) - by Maximillian Matthews “It was a nightmare, worse than pictures of a war torn or burned out riot area.” - Barbara Perry, a Durham, NC resident reflecting on returning to her neighborhood Horrified and traumatized, Black residents of Durham, NC surveyed the remains of their neighborhoods and businesses following the urban renewal of the late
- [Reflecting on Patrick Chamoiseau’s 'Slave Old Man' and physical memories of the enslaved](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reflecting-on-patrick-chamoiseaus-slave-old-man-and-physical-memories-of-the-enslaved/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay contains spoilers for Patrick Chamoiseau’s 1997 novel, Slave Old Man The final words of Patrick Chamoiseau’s Slave Old Man read, “Brother, I shouldn’t have, but I touched those bones.” Those bones being, “The clavicles. Some vertebrae. A few formless bits. Porous things. And a broken tibia...” Those bones, as are
- [We need to respond to PTSD with community care](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-need-to-respond-to-ptsd-with-community-care/) - by Jamila Mitchell This article discusses suicide, r/pe, and other topics that may be triggering for some readers. For some reason, I found myself in pain on the floor of my bathroom with a closed door, empty pill bottles, and spilt bleach. Frantically, I reached out to people through my phone and Facebook contacts. All
- [The Spotlight](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-spotlight/) - BYP is launching our featured writers’ program, called The Spotlight. These four writers will publish one piece per month for a year on topics of their choice. These writers have been hand-picked by us and we’re excited to welcome them onboard. Here are our current Featured Writers! Originally from San Francisco, Tongo Eisen-Martin is a poet, movement worker, and educator. His
- ["Laughing barrels" and the defiant spirit of Black laughter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/laughing-barrels-and-the-defiant-spirit-of-black-laughter/) - Seems like every year I learn some new factoid about how plantations operated during the time of chattel slavery of African peoples in the Americas. I inevitably come across another unfortunate piece of knowledge that I wish I never had to know. At the same time, I always understand how it's of vital importance that
- ['Seeking for the Lost' and the project of finding each other as a misplaced people](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/seeking-for-the-lost-and-the-project-of-finding-each-other-as-a-misplaced-people/) - by Donnie Moreland "We hummed a celebration for living. For fighting. For refusing to die. For enduring when giving up would be easier. For believing, against all odds, that we’d get home someday." —The Coming; Daniel Black "It’s nothing like losing one’s keys. It’s not as if he has been misplaced. It’s not as simple
- [We need Restorative Justice in our schools, not more police](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-need-restorative-justice-in-our-schools-not-more-police/) - by Rann In The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, she states, “The fate of millions of people—indeed the future of the Black community itself—may depend on the willingness of those who care about racial justice to re-examine their basic assumptions about the
- [Teen Sells Newspapers for 5 Years to Save for College](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/teen-sells-newspapers-for-5-years-to-save-for-college/) - With college growing more expensive by the year, it seems like it is harder and harder to find ways to make money and save for that four-year education that opens up so many doors.
- [Fatphobia means fat people's bodies—and even our weight loss—are never just our own](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/fatphobia-means-fat-peoples-bodies-and-even-our-weight-loss-are-never-just-our-own/) - by Indigo In the final weeks of 2019, pop culture analysts (and regular enthusiasts like myself) have taken to the variety of digital mediums available, and some even to the rooftops of their homes, to tell anyone who will listen that 2019 was the year of Lizzo. After the infamous “HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A
- [Reframing "sex positivity" by centering consent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reframing-sex-positivity-by-centering-consent/) - This essay discusses sexual coercion and manipulation I used to feel bad for getting “90% vanilla" whenever I took one of those online BDSM or kink tests (and answered the questions honestly), or whenever I tried to talk to a potential sex partner about my boundaries and they called me some variation of "boring."
- ['Surviving R. Kelly': It takes a village to fail a child](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/surviving-r-kelly-it-takes-a-village-to-fail-a-child/) - Editor’s Note: This essay contains discussion of sexual violence against minors. I didn’t learn much new information from dream hampton’s Surviving R. Kelly Lifetime docuseries. I have been writing and writing about the singer’s crimes for some time now. I’ve poured over the timeline of his inappropriate behavior with teenage girls more than I would
- [Black asexuals are not unicorns, there are more of us than we know](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-asexuals-are-not-unicorns-there-are-more-of-us-than-we-know/) - This essay contains discussions of sexual violence as well as racist violence and fetishization I personally know of fewer than five Black people who identify as asexual, and I've only met two of them in person. The others remain virtual friends for now, but I hope to meet them someday. Of course, these are just
- [Millennials aren’t skipping church, the Black Church is skipping us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/millennials-arent-skipping-church-the-black-church-is-skipping-us/) - Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, published a piece on Oct. 27, titled Why millenials are skipping church and not going back. Emba declared millennials were interested in gaming, ambitiously building their careers, or just too busy to make time to attend service. While Emba isn’t necessarily wrong in her assessment, I couldn’t help but notice
- [How unchoosing inherited religion taught me that the glue is our relationships](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-unchoosing-inherited-religion-taught-me-that-the-glue-is-our-relationships/) - I was not with my grandma, Audrie Jean Lowe at the onset of her stroke. But my uncle remembers it as if it were yesterday. When she started to feel sick, she walked into the house, immediately going to the edge of her bed to kneel down and pray. She held her hands up and
- [How Black Muslimas are transforming our communities and futures](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-black-muslimas-are-transforming-our-communities-and-futures/) - Contrary to their portrayal in the media, Black Muslim women (also referred to as Muslimas), are powerful and active change agents in our communities. They are fierce advocates who regularly contribute their time, energy and service towards a more equitable world. New Jersey Muslimas, in particular, have a unique experience that rests at the intersection
- [Comic: Some Black folks do Witchcraft. Get over it.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-some-black-folks-do-witchcraft-get-over-it/) - by JeCorey Holder Recently, in the midst of discussing her social anxiety, singer Summer Walker mentioned once having an altar and wanting to get back to her spiritual practices soon. Black people all across social media proceeded to lose their Good Christian Shit and denounce their fandom of the alternative R&B artist. Now, I expect
- [Welcome to Wakanda: ‘Black Panther’ is a love letter between the African Diaspora and the continent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/welcome-wakanda-black-panther-love-letter-black-people-diaspora-continent/) - I’m wondering what words there are in existence that could be used to accurately describe Black Panther. Stunning, breathtaking, and majestic come close. This film stands firmly in a class all its own. It is not perfect (and I have many feelings about it, but you won't find any spoilers here), but it is still
- [Black women face greater scrutiny than white women for being polyamorous](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-face-greater-scrutiny-than-white-women-for-being-polyamorous/) - The societal impact of straying from what is considered a norm is greater for Black people than it is for our white counterparts. by Sarah Thomas Of the many places to learn about my sexuality, That 70’s Show was as good as any. There were tons of make-out scenes and implied sex during its
- [We need to talk about the sexual racism in HBO's 'Watchmen'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-need-to-talk-about-the-sexual-racism-in-hbos-watchmen/) - by Avery Ware I sat up in his bed and glared at him through squinted eyes, “What do you mean you only sleep with Black guys? Are you a fetish queen?” Boldly he responded, “Yeah, I probably am.” I’ll spare you the curse words that followed that statement. I was more angry with myself than
- [Medical Ableism is a Cultural and Institutional Issue, not an Individual Problem](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/medical-ableism-is-a-cultural-and-institutional-issue-not-an-individual-problem/) - by Marisa Kierra I was diagnosed with IBS at the age of fifteen, but in the last year my symptoms have rapidly gotten progressively worse. I went from having flare-ups every few months, to every few weeks and then eventually to everyday. The flare-ups and high levels of pain left me hopeless and constantly
- [Orlando Jones was fired from 'American Gods' because Black anger makes white people uncomfortable](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/orlando-jones-was-fired-from-american-gods-because-black-anger-makes-white-people-uncomfortable/) - by Andrew Keahey White supremacy doesn’t allow for Black anger. The second we get even mildly irritated in any way and make the mistake of actually showing it, we’re labeled as irrational, problematic, and even violent. You see it all the time. It’s one of the reasons twitchy white cops use to justify their brutality
- [Why must Black heroism in fiction be continuously made of our historical injury?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-must-black-heroism-in-fiction-be-continuously-made-of-our-historical-injury/) - This essay contains descriptions of racial violence and spoilers for Episode 6 of HBO's Watchmen by Donnie Moreland I don’t trust Damon Lindelhoff—the showrunner of HBO’s Watchmen. He’s a damn compelling writer, but he is one that often conflates philosophical inquiry with good storytelling, which can result in pretentiously puzzling television; of which I'm very
- ['Queen & Slim' and what I (don't) want from Black love stories](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queen-slim-and-what-i-dont-want-from-black-love-stories/) - This essay contains spoilers for Queen & Slim He knew how to boost cars, and had learned to do it when he was younger. She was a harder woman than most, and ended up nursing an injured leg for most of the time that they were on the run together. An officer of the law
- [Black and in Vietnam, my hair is not a spectacle](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-and-in-vietnam-my-hair-is-not-a-spectacle/) - by Adam Mahoney I’ve been living in Vietnam for four months and from the first 30 minutes I arrived in the country, my hair was a problem. I’m a 20 year old junior in college, so when the opportunity to not be in a classroom full of wealthy, white peers presented itself, I jumped at
- [Exploring the Black spectator's relationship to film](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/exploring-the-black-spectators-relationship-to-film/) - by Donnie Moreland Most folk respond to the words, “I have a Master’s degree in film studies” with either, "What can you do with that?" or the more biting, "What’s the point of that?" Funny thing is that for much of my program, I asked the same questions. It's when films such as Queen and
- [Feminist triumph in action thrillers has always been for and about white women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/feminist-triumph-action-thrillers-always-white-women/) - By Sherronda J. Brown This post contains Wonder Woman spoilers and discussion of sexual violence The last time there was this much buzz about feminism in a popular action thriller, it was following the release of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road. With a story about women fleeing sex slavery, it was not difficult to
- [Older siblings pay an unfair cost in poor Black families](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/older-siblings-pay-an-unfair-cost-in-poor-black-families/) - by Cosima Smith Mobility is the ability to move, both physically over land (and territorial lines) and metaphorically through social and political classes and rankings. But mobility is also so much more than that: it is the chance to explore and live and interact across dividing lines, it in itself can be a lifeline when
- [Black people self harm, too](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-people-self-harm-too/) - With so few studies exploring self injury and race, I imagine there is actually a dearth of information on the subject and that Black people under report.
- [Black women are punished for prioritizing our mental health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-are-punished-for-prioritizing-our-mental-health/) - I was 23 and at a birthday party the first time it registered that I was having a panic attack. I locked myself in the bathroom to get away from the noise, the flashing lights, the woman who was sharing her secrets and everyone else. Initially, I thought it was a heart attack and reasoned
- [Comic: Queer folks existed in pre-colonial Africa and y'all can stay mad](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queer-folks-existed-in-pre-colonial-africa-and-yall-can-stay-mad/) - by JeCorey Holder These days, queer identities are commonly misconstrued by the “woke” cishetero Black community as a Western contruct that was forced onto their African ancestors. I hear constant claims that LGBTQ people are “not part of African culture” when it was, in fact, white colonization that began queer demonization. Modern Black cis heterosexuals
- [After graduating college, I received my best education from my uncle and his books](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-graduating-college-i-received-my-best-education-from-my-uncle-and-his-books/) - by Daniel M. Johnson Lesson 1: Origins 1964-65 was a volatile time for Betty Shabazz. The conclusion of the winter saw her gazing at her husband’s corpse, riddled with bullets, leaving her to care for her four, soon to be six, daughters. Just into her 30s, she moved to Mount Vernon, NY to continue her
- [How the human trafficking crisis and everyday sexual assault are connected](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-human-trafficking-crisis-and-everyday-sexual-assault-are-connected/) - This essay contains detailed discussion of r/pe, sexual assault, and human trafficking by Jamila Dawn Mitchell Today, I learned that my rape looks like 11,000 cases of human trafficking. Five minutes into listening to a panel on the phenomenon, I found myself scribbling musings of my trauma to help me cope. The ways men use
- [What Tamar Braxton's comments about men not wanting sex reveal about compulsory (hetero)sexuality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-tamar-braxtons-comments-about-men-not-wanting-sex-reveal-about-compulsory-heterosexuality/) - Tamar Braxton has issued a non-apology following some recent comments in which she declared that men who lay beside women for several nights without initiating sex are secretly gay. On Instagram, she posted the following: The text reads, "The truth is ladies that these dudes out here really do be gay!! It ain't enough money,
- [How one online community has channeled their misogynoir into the "Save Yourself Black Men" movement](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-one-online-community-has-channeled-their-misogynoir-into-the-save-yourself-black-men-movement/) - by Aaron Fountain This essay contains quotes with extremely hateful rhetoric against Black women Wearing a helmet that covers his face and talking over a compilation of photographs of Black men with mostly white women, Youtuber MadBusDriverX frequently tell his listeners “save yourself Black men.” Save themselves from what, one might ask. The answer is
- [Protecting Black children should never mean re-injuring them, owning them, or denying their sexual autonomy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/protecting-black-children-should-never-mean-re-injuring-them-owning-them-or-denying-their-sexual-autonomy/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay contains discussions of domestic violence and sexual assault Ruminations of my daughter's hypothetical death play on repeat, ever since her birth. I’ve accepted them as inescapable conditions of parenthood—Black parenthood especially. I also believe the story of Julia Martin’s death in 2016 partially informs my anxieties in raising a daughter.
- [Facing my eating disorder: No one loves fat, Black bodies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/facing-my-eating-disorder-no-one-loves-fat-black-bodies/) - by Indigo This essay contains discussion of a sexual assault, fat antagonism, disordered eating, and unhealthy patterned behavior associated with eating disorders. I have engaged in disordered eating for at least a decade – about half of my life. I, like most people with eating disorders, never intended to have an eating disorder. I was
- [Loving trans and non-binary folks doesn't make you a radical](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/loving-trans-and-non-binary-folks-doesnt-make-you-a-radical/) - This essay contains discussions of suicide, intimate partner abuse, and transmisogyny by Indigo Since last week, dozens of activists, journalists, influencers, and entertainers have come forward to tweet and post #RIPReese, a hashtag memorializing a man named Reese who recently died by suicide. Posts raising awareness of Reese’s death came after a video was shared
- [I'm finally decolonizing the queerphobia I learned at home](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/im-finally-decolonizing-the-queerphobia-i-learned-at-home/) - by Indigo I could not have been older than six or so. It was the first time I can remember any indication from my family that queerness was something I would not be afforded the space to explore or embrace. This first memory of anti-queerness was a short conversation between my mother and I. In
- [Yes, I can still be unapologetically queer while in the closet](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/yes-i-can-still-be-unapologetically-queer-while-in-the-closet/) - by Indigo One of my personal attributes I am most proud of is my identity as a queer and non-binary afro-boricua. Whether I am in a classroom on my college campus or a house party on a Friday night, I allow my fullest and most authentic self to occupy the space I am in. Among
- [I thought my transness would betray my Blackness. I was wrong.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-thought-my-transness-would-betray-my-blackness-i-was-wrong/) - by Indigo If I were to introduce myself to anyone today, I would introduce myself as Loni. I would introduce myself as a non-binary afro-boricua whose gender pronouns are exclusively they, them, and theirs. I would introduce myself as someone who is unafraid to correct anyone who refers to me by my given name, or
- [My family's abusive cisheteropatriarchy is destroying my relationship with my brother](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-familys-abusive-cisheteropatriarchy-is-destroying-my-relationship-with-my-brother/) - by Indigo My younger brother and I are three years apart. Like most siblings relatively close in age, we quarreled frequently as children. When it came to our extracurricular activities we were rivals. He has always been much more athletic than me, and he excelled at sports. I have always been a high achieving student,
- [How my mother made me a liar and forced me into the closet](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-my-mother-made-me-a-liar-and-forced-me-into-the-closet/) - by Indigo From the time I could coherently say “Yes, ma'am,” my mother told me that she would rather I tell her a painful, uncomfortable truth than to ever tell her a lie. She always said there was nothing in the world she hates more than dishonesty and deceitfulness—and that no matter how painful the
- [Trans people have the right to forgive transphobia on our own terms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trans-people-have-the-right-to-forgive-transphobia-on-our-own-terms/) - by Indigo On December 21, Bronx-born rapper Cardi B released the music video for her recently released track "Money". Arguably her best visuals to date, it features a tribute to the iconic “Lil’ Kim Pose” at 00:34, beautiful footage of the rapper breastfeeding her baby, and a showroom of her most dynamic looks. Social media
- [Looking to the Blues as record of Black folks' loss and longing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/looking-to-the-blues-as-record-of-black-folks-loss-and-longing/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay mentions domestic violence. August Wilson once noted, "The blues are important primarily because they contain the cultural expression and the cultural response to blacks in America and to the situation that they find themselves in.” I believe this to be true, in so far as the Blues may no longer
- [These 2 films reveal the powerful ways Black queer women find pleasure despite heteronormative violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/these-2-films-reveal-the-powerful-ways-black-queer-women-find-pleasure-despite-heteronormative-violence/) - By Kim M Reynolds Audre Lorde defines the erotic as a “creative source,” something that is incredibly generative and “self-affirming in the face of a racist, patriarchal, and anti-erotic society.” The erotic functions as a respect for life, a recognition and practice of intentionality and sense of love that combats the individualistic and oppressive world
- [Elizabeth Warren has been my Senator since 2013.  I don't recognize the woman on the campaign trail.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/elizabeth-warren-has-been-my-senator-since-2013-i-dont-recognize-the-woman-on-the-campaign-trail/) - by Indigo On February 9, 2019 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) announced her presidential bid, citing President Donald Trump as “just the latest and most extreme symptom of what’s gone wrong in America” and calling for “big, structural change.” In the months since announcing her presidential bid, Senator Warren has unveiled plans to
- [The Obamas keep attacking "cancel culture" because they are scared of being held accountable](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-obamas-keep-attacking-cancel-culture-because-they-are-scared-of-being-held-accountable/) - By Marcus Board A few days ago, my feed, TL and story were covered with the Obama's at their Foundation Summit in Chicago. Michelle went viral for saying that being a good person is the best way to show racists the error of their ways. Meanwhile, Barack lectured young people that activism is not the
- [Why bisexual people don't owe anyone disclosure of their sexuality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-bisexual-people-dont-owe-anyone-disclosure-of-their-sexuality/) - By J.R. Yussuf Today marks the 31st anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of civil rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. A main goal of this celebration is to help create an environment where living openly and honestly is possible. But while coming out can be incredibly validating, a
- [The debate over whether we can enjoy Kanye West's music is frustrating, but necessary](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-debate-over-whether-we-can-enjoy-kanye-wests-music-is-frustrating-but-necessary/) - Kui Mwai On October 12, Howard students awoke to a 6 AM email from the university’s administration with a special announcement. Controversial rap legend Kanye West would be performing his infamous Sunday Service, a choral performance of his gospel-infused discography, in the Yard that very morning, in accompaniment with the many celebrities that perform during
- [How the myth that all Black parents give kids "the talk" about police is used to silence resistance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-myth-that-all-black-parents-give-kids-the-talk-about-police-is-used-to-silence-resistance/) - It's interesting how so many of the stories we claim to be universal Black experiences seem to involve cutting ourselves smaller to avoid anti-Black violence. Stories involving that ever-present white woman—more perennial than any weed—who clutches her purse whenever she crosses our path, and how we all supposedly just want her to know we aren't
- [I wish Black folks could mourn in our own little bubble](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-wish-black-folks-could-mourn-in-our-own-little-bubble/) - by Indigo In the early hours of October 17, 2019, United States Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD 7th District) died of complications related to long-term health conditions at age 68 at a hospice center in Baltimore, Maryland. Representative Cummings has represented Maryland’s seventh district since 1996, Kweisi Mfume preceding him prior to becoming President of the
- [My parents’ storybook romance gave me unrealistic expectations for (Black) love in the digital age](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-parents-storybook-romance-gave-me-unrealistic-expectations-for-black-love-in-the-digital-age/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Elections & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for the presidential election, and what is the
- [Airgo x BYP with Janae Bonsu](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/airgo-x-byp-with-janae-bonsu/) - Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. This month’s #BYPSpotlight episode is with Janae Bonsu, an organizer and scholar whose work centers the intersection of structural and gender-based violence. She recently stepped away from her position as National Co-Director, National Public Policy
- [Comic: Newsflash: Breeding isn't unique to cisheterosexuals](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-newsflash-breeding-isnt-unique-to-cisheterosexuals/) - by JeCorey Holder How many times have y’all heard something along the lines of “if it weren’t for heterosexuals, you wouldn’t be here”? You would think that, despite the erasure, it was just something The Straights™ said in jest. But no. Straight people and their pick-me Queer pets are so firm in their belief that
- [Black youth suicide is increasing. We can't wait to create space to talk about mental health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-youth-suicide-is-increasing-we-cant-wait-to-create-space-to-talk-about-mental-health/) - Editor's Note: This essay contains discussion of suicide By Carlett Spike The thought of killing myself has crossed my mind before. I was depressed as a teen — overwhelmed by the pressures to succeed in high school, keep up with way too many activities and ultimately get into a good college. I had a plan.
- [On being too queer and not queer enough: Finding space for my asexuality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/on-being-too-queer-and-not-queer-enough-finding-space-for-my-asexuality/) - I don't know for sure if my family knows I'm not straight, and yet I suspect they somehow knew before I did. My family, who policed my lack of femininity growing up, and punished me for being a Tomboy. Who teased me for being a “Plain Jane.” Who asked for years when I was going
- [What does "home" mean for Black folks when white violence can so easily invade our dwellings?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-does-home-mean-for-black-folks-when-white-violence-can-so-easily-invade-our-dwellings/) - by Donnie Moreland One of the most haunting images to come out of the Reconstruction Era, for me, is that of the 1872 Harper Weekly engraving entitled "Visit of the Ku Klux." It’s a crude image, taken up mostly by the figures of a Black family—a mother, her daughter and an elderly man over a fireplace
- [I don't find PIV sex pleasurable, and that's okay ](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-have-a-genital-preference-for-sex-partners-and-thats-okay/) - by Joyline Maenzanise In my late teens, I became aware that there were some cis women who I tended to admire in a rather intense way. I never acted on this because I assumed the feelings were nothing more than fleeting admiration—albeit intense—and, frankly, I didn't know that I could act on them. Growing up
- [Why I no longer police my Black son's behavior to make the world more comfortable](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-i-no-longer-police-my-black-sons-behavior-to-make-the-world-more-comfortable/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Elections & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for the presidential election, and what is the
- [The 'Charmed' reboot and the demonization of Macy Vaughn](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-charmed-reboot-and-the-demonization-of-macy-vaughn/) - by Cosima Smith Television, movies, and literary representations all serve to enforce, perpetuate, and reinforce the lived-realities of their subjects and audience. They also proliferate the ideas of their creators by portraying a set of characters who, ideally, undergo hardships and growth, experience love and loss, and who (work to) internalize a great deal of
- [White Millennials can't use generational politics to negate their privilege and racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-millennials-cant-use-generational-politics-to-negate-their-privilege-and-racism/) - by Jamilah Bellinger Eric Swalwell, the once presidential hopeful, became known for his stance on generational politics, most notably, his remarks towards Joe Biden, calling on him to “pass the torch.” During his short time on the debate stage he made it clear that his solution to the most pressing issues as president would be by
- [Maybe Black men protect white women because we see ourselves in them](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/maybe-black-men-protect-white-women-because-we-see-ourselves-in-them/) - by Donnie Moreland My crushes, in high school, were all white girls. I used to fantasize about asking them out, kissing them, fucking them. It was about the only way by which I judged my social value—by how many of them I was of interest to. In fact, the first girl to ever hear the
- [Prison abolition is more than a lofty theoretical. It's also unpretty, everyday practices of resisting state policing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/prison-abolition-is-more-than-a-lofty-theoretical-its-also-unpretty-everyday-practices-of-resisting-state-policing/) - The man grabs her arm tightly and presses her against the gate, and in someone’s fantasy this, without context, might have been erotic. I want it to be—for her sake, I’d say if you asked—but I also want it for mine. I do not want to personally get involved in a violent dispute between strangers,
- [Mass shooters prove white supremacy doesn't have a political party](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mass-shooters-prove-white-supremacy-doesnt-have-a-political-party/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Elections & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for the presidential election, and what is the
- [5 tips for engaging non-voters this election](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/5-tips-for-engaging-non-voters-this-election/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring the US Midterms & Family/Parenting issues, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How has our political system been working for and against us? What dynamics are different today? How should we prepare for midterm elections vs presidential ones, and local
- [Tips, resources, and affirmations for Black students in higher education](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tips-resources-and-affirmations-for-black-students-in-higher-education/) - by Jamara Wakefield Let's keep it real, there are few radical resources available for Black students when experiencing oppression on campus. It manifests in a variety of forms: from explicit aggression to microaggressions to institutional policies to interactions that feel "off" but aren't easily quantifiable, in part because the campus environment justifies these actions. The
- [How Audre Lorde taught me to love myself and my community](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-audre-lorde-taught-me-to-love-myself-and-my-community/) - By Cosima Smith Audre Lorde is my personal heroine. I met her writing for the first time in my first year of university, and it has been a companion helping me work through my own internalized issues with my Blackness, my queerness, and my poorness ever since. Lorde was the first reflection of myself I
- [Reclaiming our bodies through Black erotica](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reclaiming-our-bodies-through-black-erotica/) - by Donnie Moreland Literarily, the words Black and erotic are dissonent. A by product of what would become synonymous with talk about sex, in the public domain, for Black folk—sin, depravity, immorality, etc. Though canonically scattered, some Black folk do dabble in erotic fiction. A previous romantic partner of mine introduced me to Zane—the most
- [Black women speak to being socialized to fear their own pleasure, & what we can do about it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-speak-to-being-socialized-to-fear-their-own-pleasure-what-we-can-do-about-it/) - By Caroline Colvin For a subset of society whose bodies are so sexualized, so desired, and so sought-after, Black women and femmes as a whole feel a substantial amount of shame when it comes to our sexuality. When you’re a Black woman or femme, pop culture encourages you to be the video vixen — or,
- [Why the new trailer for Netflix's 'Raising Dion' feels bittersweet](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-the-new-trailer-for-netflixs-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
- [Airgo x BYP with Danielle Roper](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/airgo-x-byp-with-danielle-roper/) - Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. This month’s #BYPSpotlight episode is featuring Danielle Roper, a professor and scholar at the University of Chicago. She talks about performances of Blackness across Latin America, navigating academia as a Black woman, the grassroots LGBTQ+
- [How the media & justice system re-traumatize sexual assault survivors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-the-media-justice-system-re-traumatize-sexual-assault-survivors/) - 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
- [Finding refuge from white supremacy in our Indigenous cultures](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/finding-refuge-from-white-supremacy-in-our-indigenous-cultures/) - by Djanaïna François Someone said to me once: “God created wolf first, then us, then white people—he warned that misunderstanding others is their default, from a cultural standpoint to an existential one, as they will continuously see the world through a lense of authority.” An autumnal evening sky hovered above us and I held a
- [LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately vulnerable to homelessness and survival sex work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/lgbtq-youth-are-disproportionately-vulnerable-to-homelessness-and-survival-sex-work/) - by Maximillian Matthews This essay contains discussions of racialized sexual violence and mentions r/pe “There is probably no greater (or more misleading) body of sexual myths in the world today than those which proliferated around the figure of the American Negro. This means that he is penalized for the guilty imagination of the white people
- [When combatting colorism in dating practices becomes overcompensating for guilt](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-combatting-colorism-in-dating-practices-becomes-overcompensating-for-guilt/) - By Kui Mwai Whether my friends and I are out on the town, or at home relaxing with copious glasses of wine, we talk about it all. I adore our dynamic. We are of all colors and backgrounds but are united in our respect and love for each other. We’ve managed to create a safe
- [The challenges of relearning intimacy as a Black woman when your parents never showed affection](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-challenges-of-relearning-intimacy-as-a-black-woman-when-your-parents-never-showed-affection/) - 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
- [Comic: Homophobia and the weird double standards it creates about indecency with children](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-homophobia-and-the-weird-double-standards-it-creates-about-indecency-with-children/) - by JeCorey Holder Content Warning: This essay mentions pedophilia and childhood sexual abuse On today’s episode of Straight People Seem to be Physically Incapable of Minding Their Basic Heterosexual Business, let's talk about the highly selective ignorance folks seem to lean on in regards to exposing kids and babies to sexuality. Tell me why
- [White sexuality is a breeding ground for racial violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-sexuality-is-a-breeding-ground-for-white-violence/) - Content Warning: racialized sexual violence, Jeffrey Dahmer, dismemberment, necrophilia, cannibalism, hebephilia This is perhaps the most gruesome thing I have ever written, and I ask you to bear with me. It's an extension of my discussion of erotic race play, which I assure you, I had not intended to return to so soon. In my
- [Delectable Negroes: On precarity, death, and the Black queer male body](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/delectable-negroes-on-precarity-death-and-the-black-queer-male-body/) - by Robert Randolph, Jr., Ph.D. This essay contains discussions of sexual violence, lynching, and the serial murder of queer Black men. Writer’s Note: The Deputy Editor invited me to write about this subject and I have carried these men, the named and unnamed in my head for weeks. I blew the deadline time and time
- [Black men need space to talk about their own sexual pleasure outside of domination](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-men-need-to-talk-about-their-own-sexual-pleasure-outside-of-domination/) - 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
- [How Black cis het men's relationship to our bodies contributes to our violence against Black transgender women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-black-cis-het-mens-relationship-to-our-bodies-contributes-to-our-violence-against-black-transgender-women/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay discusses transmisogyny and the murder of Black trans women It’s odd; where the mind of a young man goes in boredom. It’s often sexual—at least in my experience. It’s a lot of thinking about who you’d fuck and how. What’s even more telling is when we commune in boredom.
- [Black people don't need to be "twice as good": Unpacking the communal depression of watching Serena lose](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-people-dont-need-to-be-twice-as-good-unpacking-the-communal-depression-of-watching-serena-lose/) - As far as I can tell, no one really knows who first stated that Black people have to work twice as hard and be twice as good to be as successful as white people. I’d like to think that a great mass of ancestors came up with the old adage apart but simultaneously, a testament
- [Make sure you affirm and support risk-takers in public, not in private with microappreciations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/make-sure-you-affirm-and-support-risk-takers-in-public-not-in-private-with-microappreciations/) - by Tynesha M. McCullers A few months back, I was in a training and I chose to speak up about the importance of understanding people’s varying identities in the workplace, and how those identities influence how they show up and how they are perceived as individuals. After I spoke, I was minimized by the presenter
- [Learning to love myself despite the struggles of dating and sex as a diabetic Black woman](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/learning-to-love-myself-despite-the-struggles-of-dating-and-sex-as-a-diabetic-black-woman/) - 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
- [Shame and fear prevent Black teens from going to the gynecologist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/shame-and-fear-prevent-black-teens-from-going-to-the-gynecologist/) - By Victoria Daniels 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
- [Social stigma and jokes help to create misinformation about herpes](https://wp.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
- [Why Black LGBTQ+ people get upset when our most prominent people show up with white partners](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-black-lgbtq-people-get-upset-when-our-most-prominent-people-show-up-with-white-partners/) - 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
- [From John Henry to James Evans: Black men married to hard labor in the white American imagination](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/from-john-henry-to-james-evans-black-men-married-to-hard-labor-in-the-white-american-imagination/) - by Donnie MoreIand I find myself humming the theme of Good Times, quite a bit. It’s calming, in the way only Black Baptist Church Choirs can be calming. In fact, I find all of it pretty calming—Good Times, that is—because it’s so unequivocally Black, that it feels a part of my cultural genome. Now, I
- [Black women student leaders often feel unsupported in their roles](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-student-leaders-often-feel-unsupported-in-their-roles/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our childrens’ education? How did you heal from bullying
- [Comic: Sex Education utterly failed you and that's not our fault](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-sex-education-utterly-failed-you-and-thats-not-our-fault/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our childrens’ education? How did you heal from bullying
- [Being a Black educator doesn't mean you aren't teaching anti-Blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-a-black-educator-doesnt-mean-you-arent-teaching-anti-blackness/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Education & Schooling, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. What are the implications of charter and private schools in communities of color? How do we counteract anti-Black textbooks and teachers in our childrens’ education? How did you heal from bullying
- [100 years after Chicago's Red Summer race riots, the lasting legacy of segregation is crystal clear](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/100-years-after-chicagos-red-summer-race-riots-the-lasting-legacy-of-segregation-is-crystal-clear/) - By Terrence Chappell This summer marks the 100th anniversary of Chicago’s 1919 race riots, which triggered an onslaught of inequality that cost the city’s Black community a second causality behind lives lost—opportunity. Temperatures (97 °F) and racial tensions were high on July 27, 1919, when a mob of white beachgoers grew agitated after 17-year-old Eugene
- [Why do so many others want to claim Blackness if it means oppression?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-do-so-many-others-want-to-claim-blackness-if-it-means-oppression/) - By Inigo Laguda It is the most enthralling and excruciating time to be Black. Recently, it seems, some have managed access to glide through avenues that were previously concealed from us—to break down walls that were once erected to ostracize us. We are in the belly of a Black artistic renaissance and some of these
- [Kaepernick isn't the only reason working with the NFL is making a deal with the devil](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kaepernick-isnt-the-only-reason-working-with-the-nfl-is-making-a-deal-with-the-devil/) - By Stanley Fritz Last week, rap legend and newly minted billionaire Jay-Z showed us the limits and flaws of “Black capitalism” when he signed a deal with the NFL. This is, of course, the same league that has gone out of its way to block Colin Kaepernick from playing because he kneeled during the national
- [AirGo x BYP with Barbara Ransby](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/airgo-x-byp-with-barbara-ransby/) - Black Youth Project has joined forces with AirGo for a year-long #BYPSpotlight series, featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. First up is Barbara Ransby, whose footprint on the Chicago and global social movement landscape is inimitable. A Professor of History, Gender and Women's Studies, and African American Studies at UIC, Barbara has grounded both organizing and
- [It's past time for Black men to become traitors to the male privilege that protects us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/its-past-time-for-black-men-to-becomes-traitors-to-the-male-privilege-that-protects-us/) - by Donnie Moreland This essay contains descriptions of sexual violence, including r/pe When I looked at her, I felt nauseous. Here she was, a college friend of mine, recounting a time when she had asked a group of Black male acquaintances the question, “How many of you have ever fucked a girl while she was
- [I don't know what my grief looks like outside of social pressures to perform it in acceptable ways](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-dont-know-what-my-grief-looks-like-outside-of-social-pressures-to-perform-it-in-acceptable-ways/) - My heroes are never buried when they die, at least not at first. As soon as I hear the news, I borrow their face from their still chilling body to post alongside a hastily written message of grief and well-wishes. I want to be the earliest to write about their loss, for everyone to see
- [The whitewashing of 'IT' is proof that it's past time to start centering Blackness in horror](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/whitewashing-proof-past-time-start-centering-blackness-horror/) - In the years between Victor Halerpin’s White Zombie (1932) and Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017), Blackness in the horror genre has largely been a myriad of hidden slavery narratives featuring gendered anti-Black violence and racist dehumanization. Excepting the stories that include Black characters as tokens or magical negroes who ensure the survival of white characters—usually
- [Don't get too excited about tech advances. Many are designed to leave Black people behind](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dont-get-too-excited-about-tech-advances-many-are-designed-to-leave-black-people-behind/) - Editor’s Note: This month at BYP, we will be exploring Black Liberation & Organizing, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics. How do we hold politicians accountable to Black communities? Is that even possible? What should be our role in the electoral politics? What does abolition look like in practice? What
- [Somewhere over the rainbow: Reading the Pride symbol as a queering of the Bible](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/somewhere-over-the-rainbow-reading-the-pride-symbol-as-a-queering-of-the-bible-1/) - Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com By Ciarra Milan Jones Genesis 9:13–16 I
- [BYP x AIRGO](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp-x-airgo/) - Black Youth Project joins forces with Chicago podcast, AIRGO, for a year-long series featuring our favorite Black academics and activists. Stay tuned for a new episode each month! COMING SOON! More About AIRGO AirGo is a weekly podcast and cultural media hub in Chicago, showcasing the artists, rappers, poets, musicians, organizers, and changemakers reshaping the
- [95 bodies—how sanitizing slavery keeps America's hands clean](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/95-bodies-how-sanitizing-slavery-keeps-americas-hands-clean/) - The remains of ninety-five Black people were recently found buried at a construction site in Sugar Land, Texas. The vast majority of reports about this discovery neglect to call these dead Black people what they really were: enslaved. This essay contains discussions of racialized state violence, slavery, and lynching. “African-American forced laborers” have
- ["Who taught you to love yourself?": How political education moved me to leave academia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/who-taught-you-to-love-yourself-how-political-education-moved-me-to-leave-academia/) - By Deria Matthews “The university was not created to save my life. The university is not about the preservation of a bright brown body. The university will use me alive and use me dead. The university does not intend to love me. The university does not know how to love me. The university in fact,
- [I've been intentionally single for 2 years & it's the best gift I could give myself in a patriarchal world](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ive-been-intentionally-single-for-2-years-its-the-best-gift-i-could-give-myself-in-a-patriarchal-world/) - Tynesha McCullers In less than a week, I will have been intentionally single for two years. My last relationship lasted almost three years and contained elements of abuse and toxicity that left me both traumatized and pessimistic about the future in regards to relationships. When things ended, I promised myself time for me and only
- ['How We Fight White Supremacy' honors the many ways Black folks resist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-we-fight-white-supremacy-honors-the-many-ways-black-folks-resist/) - White supremacy is a series of unending violences. As a massive system designed to privilege and preserve whiteness above all else, it requires these violences to keep itself alive, and whiteness must define itself against Blackness to achieve this. Black folks respond to, subvert, and resist this in a myriad of creative, warm-hearted, affirming, ingenious,
- [Coverage of sex work keeps making white women dangerous victims in the name of progress](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/coverage-of-sex-work-keeps-making-white-women-dangerous-victims-in-the-name-of-progress/) - By Adrie Rose When I was thirteen, my mum stopped talking to me for a week. I don’t remember what I did, but I’m sure I was being a right little shit and she wasn’t the type of parent to spank or hit. My parents have always understood that there are far more effective (and
- [As the state increasingly regulates our health, Black women are finding freedom in herbal medicine](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/as-the-state-increasingly-regulates-our-health-black-women-are-finding-freedom-in-herbal-medicine/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. By
- [Comic: A crunchy lifestyle is not a cure for mental illness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-a-crunchy-lifestyle-is-not-a-cure-for-mental-illness/) - by JeCorey Holder Y'all have probably seen the faux-inspirational memes about replacing anxiety medication with a walk in the woods or some scenic adventure into the mountains. Or the high-key diet-shaming memes about how one can cure their depression with organic vegan meal-prepping (Left-overs. They're called left-overs, damn it. But thats a different comic
- [Chris Rock's 'Saw' will continue the relationship between comedy and horror](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chris-rocks-saw-will-continue-the-relationship-between-comedy-and-horror/) - by Andrew Keahey Comedy is not an easy gig. Your career is forged in the fire of public opinion in clubs full of drunk people who will eat you alive if you show one iota of fear or doubt. Maybe you carry around a little notebook where you write down disconnected ideas that exist nebulously
- ['Mixed-ish' and the anti-Black myth of post-racial insulated societies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mixed-ish-and-the-anti-black-myth-of-post-racial-insulated-societies/) - Perhaps due to my own intentional insulation inside of a cultish virtual world of angry Black radicals, last week I witnessed an overwhelmingly negative response on social media to the trailer for mixed-ish, ABC’s upcoming black-ish spinoff. Originally conceived as an episode of black-ish, mixed-ish will focus on Rainbow Johnson’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) childhood growing
- [Childhood trauma and pornographic visions of the Black phallus made me ashamed of masturbation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/childhood-trauma-and-pornographic-visions-of-the-black-phallus-made-me-ashamed-of-masturbation/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This
- [Spike Lee produced Netflix film ‘See You Yesterday’ brings us the Black time travelers we need](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/see-you-yesterday-brings-us-the-black-time-travelers-we-need/) - by Andrew Keahey What would you do if you could go back in time? If knowing what you know now, you had the power to change the outcome. To rewrite the story, and change it all. What would you do differently? You’d never have to worry about saying the wrong thing. You could play the
- ['A Million Little Things' powerfully reflects the truth of many Black folk's mental health struggle](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-million-little-things-powerfully-reflects-the-truth-of-many-black-folks-mental-health-struggle/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. By
- [Mental Health Awareness Month shouldn't be the only time I can talk openly about my mental health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mental-health-awareness-month-shouldnt-be-the-only-time-i-can-talk-openly-about-my-mental-health/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. By
- [Be Bold Be Re(a)d: The Podcast](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/be-bold-be-read-the-podcast/) - I want to thank my good sisterfriend and comrade, Alexis Gumbs, for pulling the Be Bold Be Re(a)d podcast together. 3 years ago women of color came together and transformed what it meant to transform terror on Halloween, declaring October 31st Be Bold Be Red Day, a day for women of color and allies to
- [The Launch Of The Hip-Hop Express And It’s Importance To Education [Podcast]](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-launch-of-the-hip-hop-express-and-its-importance-to-education-podcast/) - The Launch Of The Hip-Hop Express And It’s Importance To Education [Podcast] Bakari Kitwana, News One | December 15, 2010 Click here to listen to podcast In this week’s edition of Rap Sessions, NewsOne contributor Bakari Kitwana speaks with Dr. William Patterson about a new hip-hop and civic studies project modeled after the early 1900s
- [13 Queer Creative Influencers That Are the Black Future](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/13-queer-creative-influencers-that-are-the-black-future/) - By Candice Iloh At the same time every year it seems the whole country focuses in on the same extraordinary black trailblazers of the past. They are the ones that have made the cut into your history books and who have managed to remain on the tongues of even the youngest black kids coming up
- [To Be Young, Black and Well: A Self-Care Syllabus for a Healthy 2016](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/to-be-young-black-and-well-a-self-care-syllabus-for-a-healthy-2016/) - Self-care can be daunting. Check out these resources to kickstart your new year!
- [Four Podcasts That Helped With My Anxiety](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/four-podcasts-that-helped-with-my-anxiety/) - From The Read to Revision Path, podcasts helped me tame my anxiety.
- [10 Black Podcasts You Need In Your Life](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/10-black-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/) - If you're interested in delving into the podcast listening world, or are looking for some new ones to check out, here's a list of some of the best podcasts that put black voices front and center.
- ['Black Girl Nerds' Founder Jamie Broadnax On Being Black, Woman, and Nerdy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp-interview-jamie-broadnax-talks-founding-black-girl-nerds-and-women-of-color-on-tv/) - BYP interviews Jamie Broadnax, founder of Black Girl Nerds, rabout the importance of the site, the lack of women of color in comic book adaptations and more.
- ['2 Dope Queens' Produce A Podcast About Being Exactly That](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/2-dope-queens-produce-a-podcast-about-being-exactly-that/) - "2 Dope Queens" is a new podcast that will be running through mid-June and hosted by comedians Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson.
- [BlacQurl Fosters Space for Black Women Creatives & Critics](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/blacqurl-fosters-space-for-black-women-creatives-critics/) - For black women interested in art, the opportunity to speak with like-minded peers can be few and far between. The lack of space for black women in the art world compelled Jovonna Jones and Samantha Scott to create BlacQurl, an online magazine and platform for black women and femme writers, creatives, and critics.
- [Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate Launch Riveting 'Bronzeville' Podcast About Chicago's Black Metropolis](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/laurence-fishburne-and-larenz-tate-launch-riveting-bronzeville-podcast-about-chicagos-black-metropolis/) - Bronzeville tells he story of a prosperous Black Chicago neighborhood in the 1940s.
- [HBO set to make '2 Dope Queens' podcast a series](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hbo-set-make-2-dope-queens-series/) - 2 Dope Queens, the popular podcast from comedians Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, is heading to HBO. Robinson shared the news in a tweet that the pair will work with HBO to create four hour-long specials based on the work they've done with their podcast already. "The work wife and I are beyond thrilled that the formula
- ['That Black Couple' podcast delivers thoughtful social commentary and ratchet fun](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-new-that-black-couple-podcast-delivers-thoughtful-social-commentary-and-ratchetness/) - We are big fans of podcasts around here. So, we are always on the lookout for new shows from young, Black, millennial hosts. This new show, That Black Couple, wasn't hard to find. It's co-hosted by our Managing Editor, Jenn M. Jackson, and her partner, Daren W. Jackson. And, trust us, you'll want to go
- [I worry about how to care for my brother with autism and his mental health when my parents are gone](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-worry-about-how-to-care-for-my-autistic-brother-and-his-mental-health-when-my-parents-are-gone/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. by
- [When therapists gaslight Black people into tranquility instead of validating our legitimate anxieties](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mental-health-professionals-gaslight-me-and-other-black-people-into-tranquility-instead-of-validating-our-anxiety/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. By
- [Reflecting on GayL Jones’ ‘CoRregidora’ and its excavation of transgenerational traumas on the body](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reflecting-on-gayl-jones-corregidora-and-its-excavation-of-transgenerational-traumas-on-the-body/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This
- [Morehouse's new policy accepting trans men misses the point by clinging to the gender binary](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/morehouses-new-policy-accepting-trans-men-misses-the-point-by-clinging-to-the-gender-binary/) - By Ramon Johnson The Morehouse community has long had difficulties facilitating an inclusive campus environment for marginalized gender identities. This is particularly troubling given the high standards, goals, and ideals expressed as the foundational principles of the institution. Since my first year at Morehouse in 2013, the majority of people I’ve encountered assumed that only
- [Georgetown's student vote on slave reparation fund signals a needed change in higher education](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/georgetowns-student-vote-on-slave-reparation-fund-signals-a-needed-change-in-higher-education/) - by Cobretti Williams Students of Georgetown University recently voted in overwhelming favor to increase tuition fees for all undergraduate students. Compared to most cases when student fees are assessed for the operation costs of the university, this circumstance was different. The impetus for this student body vote was to create a reparation fund for the
- [Black liberation requires making room for uncomfortable manifestations of mental illness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-liberation-requires-making-room-for-uncomfortable-manifestations-of-mental-illness/) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. We want to
- [The often overlooked link between dental health and mental health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-often-overlooked-link-between-dental-health-and-mental-health/) - Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. I
- [The conditioning that fuels the mental health epidemic for Black men, and how to stop it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-conditioning-that-fuels-the-mental-health-epidemic-for-black-men-and-how-to-stop-it/) - By J.R. Yussuf I began prioritizing my mental health shortly after graduating college in 2012. I still felt as though I had to keep it a secret because going to see a therapist was seen as bizarre. But I went anyway because with each passing day, life increasingly felt like a punishment and soon sleep
- [How biphobia impacts Black bisexual men's health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-biphobia-impacts-black-bisexual-mens-health/) - by Raymond Williams In the Black community, the subject of bisexuality is encircled by a contentious debate filled with hypocrisy, ignorance and misinformation. More than 40 percent of LGBT+ people of color consider themselves bisexual, but Black people bear a greater burden of consequences when identifying as such. According to the Human Rights Campaign, 77
- [Contending with the violent history surrounding Black wombs as I await fatherhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/contending-with-the-violent-history-surrounding-black-wombs-as-i-await-fatherhood/) - 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 Donnie Moreland
- [Sexual assault programs must address racial power dynamics & acknowledge the history of racist lies about assault](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sexual-assault-programs-must-address-racial-power-dynamics-acknowledge-the-history-of-racist-lies-about-assault/) - 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. We want to
- [How we failed Nigel Shelby and allowed the abuse he endured](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-we-failed-nigel-shelby-and-allowed-the-abuse-he-endured/) - This essay contains discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation. by Maximillian Matthews There was Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Audre Lorde, Barbara Smith, bell hooks, RuPaul, James Earl Hardy, E. Lynn Harris, Essex Hemphill, Bayard Rustin, and of course, James Baldwin. I did not know about any of them when I needed them most. I
- [Intergenerational trauma is gendered, and other life lessons from my Black mother & sister](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/intergenerational-trauma-is-gendered-and-other-life-lessons-from-my-black-mother-sister/) - 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 Terrence F. Chappell
- [5 tips for supporting a loved one who has survived sexual assault](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/5-tips-for-supporting-a-loved-one-who-has-survived-sexual-assault/) - 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. We want to
- [Theon never betrayed the Starks: How 'Game of Thrones' minimizes forced captivity & slavery](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/theon-never-betrayed-the-starks-how-game-of-thrones-minimizes-forced-capitvity-slavery/) - This essay contains spoilers for HBO’s Game of Thrones and mentions rape. We have finally reached the moment when the war between the Night King’s army of the dead and the Westerosi resistance begins, the cataclysmic event to which 8 seasons of one of the most groundbreaking television series have been leading up. Along the
- [Comic: Waging war against masculinity by minding our femme, female, queer business](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-waging-war-against-masculinity-by-minding-our-femme-female-queer-business/) - 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 JeCorey Holder
- [For the first time, Republicans in favor of legalizing weed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/first-time-republicans-favor-legalizing-weed/) - According to a Gallup poll released last week, a majority of Republicans are in favor of the legalization of marijuana for the first time on record. According to the poll, 51% of Republicans polled think that marijuana should be legal. This is likely due to the increasing public popularity of legalizing marijuana and many successes
- [Why racial disparities in U.S. maternal health are so terrible, and what you can do about it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-racial-disparities-in-u-s-maternal-health-are-so-terrible-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/) - 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. This post is
- [Treatment for my suicidal ideation has not been a linear journey](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/treatment-for-my-suicidal-ideation-has-not-been-a-linear-journey/) - 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 Maya Williams
- [2020 candidates are finally talking about reparations. It's time to deepen the debate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/2020-candidates-are-finally-talking-about-reparations-its-time-to-deepen-the-debate/) - This post is in partnership with Scholars for Social Justice By Adom Getachew Over the last two decades, Black organizers and activists around the world have moved reparations from the margins to the center of the political agenda. Organizers with the Movement for Black Lives included reparations in their ambitious Vision for Black Lives Platform
- [Why my partner and I will use Womanism as the framework to parent our child](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-my-partner-and-i-will-use-womanism-as-the-framework-to-parent-our-child/) - 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 Donnie Moreland
- [What I learned from studying my Black mother's pedagogy of love](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-i-learned-from-studying-my-black-mothers-pedagogy-of-love/) - 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 Donnie Moreland
- [Defending "Nipsey Hussle's widow" and other hollow gestures for Black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/defending-nipsey-hussles-widow-and-other-hollow-gestures-for-black-women/) - 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. As a New Yorker
- [How targeting Ilhan Omar instead of white supremacy furthered both anti-Semitism & Islamophobia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-targeting-ilhan-omar-instead-of-white-supremacy-furthered-both-anti-semitism-islamophobia/) - By Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Margari Hill, Rakel Joseph, Asha Noor, and Rebecca Pierce Last week, House Democrats passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and white supremacy. As Black women, Muslim and Jewish, we agree that anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism, sexism and Islamophobia must be condemned. Reports of anti-Semitism are on the rise: according to the FBI,
- [How Dr. Yaba Blay’s ‘Professional Black Girl’ captures the creativity and artistry of Black Girl Culture](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-dr-yaba-blays-professional-black-girl-captures-the-creativity-and-artistry-of-black-girl-culture/) - 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 Josie Pickens
- [Nipsey Hussle's death warrants more than a "Black Man Take Down" conspiracy theory](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nipsey-hussles-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
- [I grew up thinking that my body was blemished by Blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-grew-up-thinking-that-my-body-was-blemished-by-blackness/) - 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 Gloria Oladipo
- [How defiant Black women athletes like Surya Bonaly and Serena Williams inspire me and help lay the groundwork for the future](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-defiant-black-women-athletes-like-surya-bonaly-and-serena-williams-inspire-me-and-help-lay-the-groundwork-for-the-future/) - 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. Last month,
- [Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-the-plan-to-replace-rikers-or-reform-any-prison-is-doomed-to-perpetuate-the-problem/) - By Ragini Srikrishna and Monica Mohapatra Before the controversy around Amazon coming to New York dominated the headlines, the mayor and city officials were quietly working on opening four new skyscraper jails within the city. Although the city’s plan to close the Rikers jails complex solicited initial excitement within criminal justice communities, it has since
- [Menstrual cups are for Black people, too](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/menstrual-cups-are-for-black-people-too/) - 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
- [On being a Black cynic when the world's laughter is so loud](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/on-being-a-black-cynic-when-the-laughter-is-so-loud/) - by Donnie Moreland There is an old adage, from Black folk, which goes as follows, “We laugh to keep ourselves from crying.” It is strange that such a crudely simple sentiment could provide such a weighted testament to the trepidations, and fears, of an entire people. And yet I can think of very few words
- [To parents of the revolution: Intentional time given to our children is important too](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/to-parents-of-the-revolution-intentional-time-given-to-our-children-is-important-too/) - by Desmera Gatewood One of my movement mentors told me, the “revolution begins at home.” She told me this after I declined to go on a trip because I’d promised to take my daughter somewhere with her cousins. I’ve come to realize there’s nothing—no protest, board meeting, speaking engagement, convention, facilitation opportunity, panel, event
- [Why we need to weaken the link between appearance and health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-we-need-to-weaken-the-link-between-appearance-and-health/) - Editor’s Note: 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. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com By Carlett Spike I still recall the
- [Chills down my spinal degeneration: Why we need Black queer disabled kink](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chills-down-my-spinal-degeneration-why-we-need-black-queer-disabled-kink/) - Editor's Note: 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. We want to hear from you! Send us your pitches at info@blackyouthproject.com By Jade Perry After our shower, she
- [How learning to work with my Ancestors created a relationship of reciprocity and parental support](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-learning-to-work-with-my-ancestors-created-a-relationship-of-reciprocity-and-parental-support/) - by Taylor Amari Little My Ancestors are my protectors. No, really. Truly ride or die. It is imperative that you know this. As you probably know, sometimes parents ain’t shit. Though this is nothing unusual of cisgender heterosexual men in U.S. society. For me, that was my father who was absent for the majority of
- [Jordan Peele's ‘Us’ contends with unresolved trauma, and a host of other unsettling things](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jordan-peeles-us-contends-with-unresolved-trauma-and-a-host-of-other-unsettling-things/) - This essay contains spoilers for Us. In the surface story of Us, the Wilson family travels to Santa Cruz for summer vacation and finds themselves stalked by doppelgängers in a sudden home invasion, but there is so much more to be found beneath it. Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Gabe (Winston Duke), with daughter Zora (Shahadi
- [Comic: No, you did not turn out "just fine"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-no-you-did-not-turn-out-just-fine/) - by JeCorey Holder How many times have we tried to discuss the realities and impact of child abuse and trauma, often thinly-veiled as “discipline” from our parents, only to have someone jump in insisting that they "turned out just fine" despite these things happening to them as kids? Someone who claims that being beaten or
- [Study Finds Menthol cigarette marketing is ‘predatory,’ aimed at black kids](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/study-finds-menthol-cigarette-marketing-is-predatory-aimed-at-black-kids/) - Stanford: Menthol cigarette marketing is ‘predatory,’ aimed at black kids Steven E.F. Brown, San Francisco Business Times | June 24, 2011 A Stanford School of Medicine study published on Wikipedia says tobacco companies cut prices of menthol cigarettes and boosted advertisements for them near California high schools with lots of black students. The report calls
- [Comedian Lil Duval called out after making transphobic comments on Breakfast Club](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comedian-lil-duval-called-out-after-making-transphobic-comments-on-breakfast-club/) - Fact: The transgender community is one of the most at risk communities in regards to violence and hate crimes. Fact: This tradition of harm is often made worse when casually "joked" about in both private and open settings. Fact: Lil Duval made some trash ass transphobic jokes this past weekend and members and supporters of
- [We can't talk about sexual health if we never talk openly about sex](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-cant-talk-about-sexual-health-if-we-never-talk-openly-about-sex/) - We live in a society that is sexually repressive and at the same time oversaturated with reminders of sex. They say that “sex sells”—or, rather, sexually objectifying women and feeding into misogynistic male fantasy about power, control, and sexual prowess sells—and yet, Michigan State Representative Lisa Brown was barred from speaking on the House floor
- [Heather Booth remembers Freedom Summer 1964](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/heather-booth-remembers-freedom-summer-1964/) - The following post was written by Carla Murphy of Colorlines. It tells the story of Heather Booth, a white participant on Freedom Summer 1964 and appears under the original title of "Remembering Freedom Summer 1964 Heather Booth." By: Carla Murphy In the summer of 1964—Freedom Summer—more than 1,000 Northern, mainly white students traveled for the
- [Associating disability with weakness made it impossible to embrace my autism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/associating-disability-with-weakness-made-it-impossible-to-embrace-my-autism/) - By Latonya Pennington I first learned about autistic people through the teen fiction book Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde. Focusing on a group of friends at a pop culture convention, the book is seen through the eyes of an autistic, fat, straight white girl named Taylor, and a Chinese Australian bisexual girl named Charlie.
- [The recent college admissions scandal is just a fraction of the rigged American Education System](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-recent-college-admissions-scandal-is-just-a-fraction-of-the-rigged-american-education-system/) - by Daniel Johnson Regarding the abject brutality of the way the criminal justice system discards Black bodies and lives, writer Kirsten West Savali describes the practice in this way, reframing the common narrative that the criminal justice system is merely broken: “The system is not broken, it is functioning exactly as intended.” There is little
- [Being a “chooser” in a dating field that deems Black women undesirable](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-a-chooser-in-a-dating-field-that-deems-black-women-undesirable/) - by Tracey Onyenacho I have only been on four dates in my entire life. The amount of rejections I have received when asking men out are countless. In the past, I did what I have always done and chalked the lack of interest up to the way I positioned myself in the dating field. Often,
- [How prison-based thinking warps a lack of empathy for "deserving" victims to harm the vulnerable](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-prison-based-thinking-warps-a-lack-of-empathy-for-deserving-victims-to-harm-the-vulnerable/) - Editor’s Note: sexual violence and mention of rape I’ll admit it: I have a sort of macabre fascination with true crime. My fiancé is always making fun of me for it, and it’s not a trait I’m super proud of, to be honest. I recognize that how the media handles the sensational abuses they document
- [Columbus activist Amber Evans is still missing over a month after her disappearance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/columbus-activist-amber-evans-is-still-missing-over-a-month-after-her-disappearance/) - According to NBC News, not too long after she became the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Coalition in Columbus, Ohio; Amber Evans went missing. The 28-year-old Evans has worked for the organization since 2015, and though she loved her job, her mother Tonya Fischer said Evans had begun to grow weary. "The work was
- [Judge ignores 20 year sentencing guideline, gives former Trump chairman Manafort 4 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/judge-ignores-20-year-sentencing-guideline-gives-former-trump-chairman-manafort-4-years/) - On Thursday, Judge T.S. Ellis sentenced Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, to 47 months in prison for bank fraud. The former chair was charged with a failure to pay millions in tax and scamming banks and governments. Following federal sentencing guidelines would have put him in prison for 19 to
- [FL cop convicted of killing Black motorist is state's 1st on-duty cop killing conviction in 30 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/fl-cop-convicted-of-killing-black-motorist-is-states-1st-on-duty-cop-killing-conviction-in-30-years/) - 41-year old fired Florida officer Nouman Raja was just sentenced to a minimum of 25 years for the 2015 fatal shooting of 31-year old Corey Jones, a Black motorist. Raja is the first Florida officer in 30 years to be convicted of an on-duty shooting. According to the Sun-Sentinel, Raja was found guilty of attempted
- [R. Kelly explodes in first public interview after arrest](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/r-kelly-explodes-in-first-public-interview-after-arrest/) - Gayle King, the host of the "CBS This Morning," interviewed singer Robert Kelly on his sexual abuse allegations for the first time since his arrest last month in Chicago. R. Kelly was charged and arrested on 10 counts of sexual abuse. He was released last week after a woman posted a $100,000 bond. After the
- [80+ arrested during protests after D.A. refuses to charge officers who killed Stephon Clark](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/80-arrested-during-protests-after-d-a-refuses-to-charge-officers-who-killed-stephon-clark/) - According to ABC-10, a protest stemming from the Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert's decision not to charge the police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark resulted in the arrests of over 80 people. The Sacramento Police Department took credit for over 80 arrests on social media, with Captain Norm Leong tweeting out late
- [I have no interest in “white allies”](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-have-no-interest-in-white-allies/) - By Gyasi Lake I have no interest in “white allies.” The construction of the white identity was implemented to unify white people across economic classes into an ideology that justified the further subjugation and exploitation of Black people, an ideology that holds true today. The concept of a white-identifying ally genuinely working in tandem with
- [Ilhan Omar is again being accused of anti-Semitism & her own party wants to discipline her](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ilhan-omar-is-again-being-accused-of-anti-semitism-her-own-party-wants-to-discipline-her/) - Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is catching more flack for comments in which she yet again questioned why American politics are so soft on Israel. According to Vox, last week Omar was on a panel about the Israel-Palestine conflict alongside Rep. Rashida Talib, who like Omar is a freshman congresswoman and a Muslim. "I want to
- [U.S. closes Jerusalem Consulate, de facto Palestinian embassy, in another sign of worsening relations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-closes-jerusalem-consulate-de-facto-palestinian-embassy-in-sign-of-worsening-relations/) - On Monday, the United States officially closed its Jerusalem Consulate, the political conduit between Palestinians and Washington, because of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. The new embassy was controversial, with Palestinian leaders saying it showed the U.S.'s clear bias to Israel, and Israel killed over 60 Palestinians and injured 2,000 more during protests of
- [Nourishing Black children has nothing to do with their parents' genders and everything to do with letting them be themselves](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nourishing-black-children-has-nothing-to-do-with-their-parents-genders-and-everything-to-do-with-letting-them-be-themselves/) - This essay contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse I've been thinking a lot about Black children, more so than usual. About how we can best love and support them as adults in their lives. I don't know if it's because of the media I've been consuming, the conversations I've been having, the news I've
- [HBO's "Leaving Neverland" finally airs to fierce debate about sexual abuse, celebrity & race](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hbos-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,
- [Man who served 15 years for killing cop exonerated after witnesses & evidence tampering revealed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/man-who-served-15-years-for-killing-cop-exonerated-after-witnesses-evidence-tampering-revealed/) - According to ABC-13, Alfred Brown, who was convicted of the murder of a woman and a Houston Police Department officer in 2005, has been exonerated after special prosecutor John Raley gave a report explaining how the grand jury that tried Brown's case had been compromised, with one woman even being threatened with sexual assault in
- [Black man finessed his way into the presidency of a neo-Nazi group, now vows to destroy it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-man-finessed-his-way-into-the-presidency-of-a-neo-nazi-group-now-vows-to-destroy-it/) - According to Complex, James Hart Stern, a 54-year-old Black pastor and activist from California, has infiltrated and become the president of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest and most notorious neo-Nazi groups in America. In a recent interview with CNN, he explained his motivations: "As a black man, I took over a neo-Nazi
- [Number of Blacks in Elite Careers Hurt by Declining Racial Diversity Efforts](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/number-of-blacks-in-elite-careers-hurt-by-declining-racial-diversity-efforts/) - As a Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action looms, a New York Times analysis shows that progress has stalled for African Americans in elite careers.
- [U.N. panel says Israel committed war crimes in killing Palestinians during protests last year](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-n-panel-says-israel-committed-war-crimes-in-killing-palestinians-during-protests-last-year/) - According to Reuters, U.N. investigators say that Israel's security forces may have committed war crimes as well as crimes against humanity when they wounded more than 6,100 Palestinians and killed 189 during protests in Gaza last year. The U N.'s independent panel relayed that it had confidential information revealing that those responsible for the killings
- [Maryland Democratic lawmaker Mary Lisanti censured for calling a district the "n****r district"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/maryland-democratic-lawmaker-mary-lisanti-censured-for-calling-a-district-the-nr-district/) - On Thursday, the Maryland House of Delegates enacted its second-harshest penalty against Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti for describing the Prince George district as the "n----- district." After Lisanti used the racial slur at a closed meeting with other lawmakers, the House unanimously voted 137 to 0 to censure Lisanti for her racist remarks. According to
- [Toni Morrison is our greatest living writer](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/toni-morrison-is-our-greatest-living-writer/) - by Daniel Johnson Toni Morrison, arguably the most influential living Black writer and some would say the most influential writer regardless of race, has crafted a body of work that is simultaneously grounded in a Black feminist/womanist politic, unquestionably Black, and commercially successful. In America, those things usually do not come all in the same
- [First Black Woman Graduates Top of Class From Oldest Dentistry School](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/first-black-woman-graduates-top-of-class-from-oldest-dentistry-school/) - Tera Poole made history last weekend when she graduated from the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry as the 2016 class valedictorian.
- [Sweeping gun control bill passes House, but threatens undocumented migrants](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sweeping-gun-control-bill-passes-house-but-threatens-undocumented-migrants/) - On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the most notable gun reform bill to broaden federal background checks in years. The bill, called the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, passed the Democrat-controlled House with a 240-190 vote. The bill would require background checks on all gun sale. Under current law, only licensed gun dealers
- [Muslim detainee only given pork in violation of religious beliefs at Border Patrol detention facility](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/muslim-detainee-only-given-pork-in-violation-of-religious-beliefs-at-border-patrol-detention-facility/) - According to the Huffington Post, Adnan Asif Parveen, a Muslim detainee, was imprisoned at a Border Patrol detention facility even though he holds a work permit to the United States. He was given only pork to eat for a week, a violation of Muslim beliefs. Asif's wife, Jennifer Asif, did not know where her husband
- [Black integrity matters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-integrity-matters/) - By Tynesha McCullers Some time ago, I was sitting in a room full of Black women in a sister circle. The purpose of the group was to discuss our experiences at work, our lives in general, and to find ways to support each other. This was probably the second time we had gotten together and
- [Study: White students receive over $2k more in school funding nationwide than non-white students](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/study-white-students-receive-over-2k-more-in-school-funding-nationwide-than-non-white-students/) - According to NPR, schools that are predominantly white receive $23 billion more than schools that are predominantly nonwhite nationwide. This figure comes via a new report from non-profit organization EdBuild, which studies how schools are funded in America. The report states that “for every student enrolled, the average nonwhite school district receives $2,226 less than
- [Thousands of reports of sexual abuse against undocumented youth in U.S. custody revealed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/thousands-of-reports-of-sexual-abuse-against-undocumented-youth-in-u-s-custody-revealed/) - According to Axios, there have been thousands of sexual abuse allegations on behalf of undocumented minors who were unaccompanied while in the custody of the United States government. Axios received documents from the office of Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL), which trace the allegations over the past four years. The assaults reported to the Department of
- [Comic: Queer men don't need straight men's permission to be cute](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-queer-men-dont-need-straight-mens-permission-to-be-cute/) - by JeCorey Holder Masculinity is apparently so weak that men loving ourselves, grooming ourselves, and getting cute in “feminine” ways is somehow considered a threat. I notice they're especially harsh on queer men, because lord knows we can't even breathe without these straight dudes suckin' their teeth in annoyance. When Billy Porter stepped onto the
- [Former Trump staffer Alva Johnson sues Trump for sexual harassment, pay discrimination](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/former-trump-staffer-alva-johnson-sues-trump-for-sexual-harassment-pay-discrimination/) - On Monday, former Trump campaign staffer Alva Johnson alleged in a lawsuit that President Trump forcibly kissed her without her consent during the 2016 presidential race. She is also suing the president for pay discrimination, claiming she was paid less because she is a Black woman. According to CNN, the lawsuit states, "Ms. Johnson noticed
- [Instead of dismantling male-only military draft, judge rules women should be included](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/instead-of-dismantling-male-only-military-draft-judge-rules-women-should-be-included/) - On Friday, Senior Judge Gray Miller of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that a male-only military draft is unconstitutional. The National Public Radio (NPR) reports federal judge Miller wrote, "While historical restrictions on women in the military may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now similarly situated
- [Ole Miss basketball players kneel before game in protest of confederate rally in Oxford](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ole-miss-basketball-players-kneel-before-game-in-protest-of-confederate-rally-in-oxford/) - According to Vox, eight players from the Ole Miss men's basketball program knelt during the national anthem in protest of a rally on campus in support of Confederate monuments. After the game was over, Ole Miss guard Breein Tyree, who is also the 2018-2019 Chair of the SEC Leadership Council, told reporters at a press
- [Sudanese president declares state of emergency amid widespread protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sudanese-president-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-widespread-protests/) - According to The Guardian, Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir has declared a state of emergency following conflicts between state police and protesters as he faces charges of genocide and corruption. Bashir, who took power in a military coup in 1989, also announced that he would dissolve the country's central and state governments, and appointed new governors
- [Meet Ashton P. Woods, the millennial Black Lives Matter activist running for Houston City Council-At Large](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/meet-ashton-p-woods-the-millennial-black-lives-matter-activist-running-for-houston-city-council-at-large/) - by Jamila Dawn Mitchell A fighter for equity and progress in Houston, Texas has taken their activism to City Hall. This time, as a candidate. Community organizer, Ashton P. Woods, has officially filed his candidacy for Houston’s At-Large City Council seat, representing some of the City’s politically active residents who continue to be at the
- [Police rule Black mom's death accidental after "adult sleepover," medical examiner says otherwise](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-rule-black-moms-death-accidental-after-adult-sleepover-medical-examiner-says-otherwise/) - The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office ruled the death of Tamla Horsford, mother of five, as "accidental" after she was found dead at an "adult slumber party" in November 2018. According to the police, Jose Barrera called them after finding Horsford lying down in the backyard. Barrera believed she fell from the balcony. WSB reports that
- [Arizona wants to create a DNA database for care facilities and charge people for it, that's a problem](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/arizona-wants-to-create-a-dna-database-for-care-facilities-and-charge-people-for-it-thats-a-problem/) - According to Newsweek, a proposed Arizona Senate bill would require anyone who provides direct care in facilities for the intellectually disabled to provide DNA in order to apply or renew licenses or certifications. Previously they only had to be fingerprinted. The bill was met with outrage by activists who point out that this is a
- [Black queer people were never #allJussieSmollett](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-queer-people-were-never-alljussiesmollett/) - I want to start this off with a reminder that the police are never to be trusted—particularly when it comes to their version of a situation where harm has befallen a Black queer person (because of their explicit history of contributing to that harm, and of trying to cover it up). I want to start
- [Ahead of election, Israeli PM Netanyahu reaches out to racist, violent extremist groups](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ahead-of-election-israeli-pm-netanyahu-reaches-out-to-racist-violent-extremist-groups/) - 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. Amid fiery political campaigns and a close race, Netanyahu is working to secure his position by
- [Supreme Court hinders state and local governments' ability to seize property](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/supreme-court-hinders-state-and-local-governments-ability-to-seize-property/) - The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment's clause which prohibits excessive financial penalties must be enforced at all levels of government to protect people from harsh government retaliation. It had previously been applied to federal crimes only. The Eighth Amendment states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel
- [We deserve to see more Black vampires on the screen](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-deserve-to-see-more-black-vampires-on-the-screen/) - by Andrew Keahey The image on the screen is alway the same: a young woman, unsuspecting of any danger, twirls her hair and chats with a stranger. He’s always tall, he’s well-dressed and clearly of “good breeding”, and he’s always white. Pale white. The young woman’s thoughts ring clear, “Is this charming man a little
- [NYPD commander tells cops to "shoot (50 Cent) on sight," rapper says he fears for his life](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nypd-commander-tells-cops-to-shoot-50-cent-on-sight-rapper-says-he-fears-for-his-life/) - After reports of an NYPD precinct commander ordering his officers to shoot Curtis James Jackson III, more famously known as the rapper 50 Cent, on sight, the artist is stating he fears for his life and will consult with his legal team on further action. Emanuel Gonzales, the commander at the 72nd Precinct, previously filed
- [Amid protests, Haiti arrests 5 Americans who claimed to be on a "government mission"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/amid-protests-haiti-arrests-5-americans-who-claimed-to-be-on-a-government-mission/) - Haitian police arrested eight men this week in Port-Au-Prince, claiming they carried weaponry and said they were on a mysterious "government mission." Police charged them illegal possession of firearms after they saw their cars had no license plates. Five of them are Americans, and three of the Americans are military veterans. This comes as Haiti has
- [When Black womxn finally allow ourselves to get angry](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/when-black-womxn-finally-allow-ourselves-to-get-angry/) - Anger is dangerous. That's what I learned as a child, when other people's anger meant screaming and clenched fists and scratches and bloody lips and flying objects and switches and paddles and belts. Anger is unequal, too. See, my mom and my brother were allowed to be angry. And when they were angry, they were
- [Massive protests erupt in Brazil after Black 19-year-old Pedro Gonzaga killed while being restrained](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/massive-protests-erupt-in-brazil-after-black-19-year-old-pedro-gonzaga-killed-while-being-restrained/) - According to Guardian, after a security guard killed a 19-year-old Black man, Pedro Gonzaga, Brazil has been faced with a series of protests in 5 of the country's largest cities drawing comparisons to the uprising in Ferguson and other U.S. cities following the murder of Mike Brown. Gonzaga was killed by Davi Amáncio, a security
- [11-year-old arrested at Florida school after refusing to stand for pledge of allegiance defends himself](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/11-year-old-arrested-at-florida-school-after-refusing-to-stand-for-pledge-of-allegiance-defends-himself/) - According to Vox, an 11-year-old Florida boy got arrested after refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class. The child got into an argument with his substitute teacher earlier this month when he did not stand for the pledge with classmates at Lakeland, Florida's Lawton Chiles Middle Academy. After he told the teacher that
- [Watchdog group sues DOJ for refusing to turn over documents supporting Trump's "national emergency"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/watchdog-group-sues-doj-for-refusing-to-turn-over-documents-supporting-trumps-national-emergency/) - According to The Hill, watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice because for failing to provide documents the group requested to prove that the Trump administration's declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall was legitimate. CREW is requesting a court to
- [NFL to settle collusion case with Colin Kaepernick](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nfl-to-settle-collusion-case-with-colin-kaepernick/) - According to the New York Times, quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be settling his collusion case with the NFL for blackballing him after his famed national anthem protests. During the 2016 season, Kaepernick invited vigorous debate around the issues of race, policing, and even workplace standards. Owners were forced to react to players around the league
- [Sofia Coppola erased Black women from 'The Beguiled' because white women always have to be victims](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sofia-coppola-erased-black-women-beguiled-white-women-always-victims/) - By Sherronda Brown *This essay includes spoilers and discussion of sexual violence. At some point in the midst of filming The Beguiled on the same plantation where Beyoncé's Lemonade was filmed, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning attempted to pay homage to the singer through a gesture they no doubt assumed would garner celebration and envy
- [Carceral “love”, consent, and Black womxn’s bodies: From ‘OITNB’ to ‘Siempre Bruja’](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/carceral-love-consent-and-black-womxns-bodies-from-oitnb-to-siempre-bruja/) - This essay contains discussion of the sexual exploitation of enslaved and incarcerated Afro-Latinx womxn, and mentions r/pe by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Like with many other seemingly promising new shows, I and so many others, especially Afro-Latinxs, were excited for the debut of Netflix's Siempre Bruja. Even in the midst of this excitement, there was
- [R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/r-kelly-may-soon-be-facing-a-new-trial-for-sexually-assaulting-another-14-year-old-girl/) - According to the New Yorker Magazine, an old videotape showing R.Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl may soon land him in legal trouble. According to Jim DeRogatis, the journalist who first broke the story which eventually led to the 2002 criminal trial of R.Kelly, Michael Avenatti, a high powered lawyer who previously represented the alleged
- [Jussie Smollett attack under new scrutiny after CPD won't substantiate unnamed sources "staged" claim](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jussie-smollett-attack-under-new-scrutiny-after-cpd-wont-substantiate-unnamed-sources-staged-claim/) - According to the Daily Beast, the Chicago Police Department is calling reports that Jussie Smollett, a star actor on Fox's Empire, faked an attack on himself because he was going to be replaced on the show unsubstantiated. Initially reported on right-wing publications like Breitbart and the Blaze, two local news stations in Chicago, ABC 7
- [House passes resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen along with questionable amendments](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/house-passes-resolution-to-withdraw-u-s-troops-from-yemen-along-with-questionable-amendments/) - On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives issued a resolution that would remove U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen (although the president has indicated he would veto the measure if it makes it across his desk). The resolution comes off the heels of the Saudi Arabian government-sanctioned murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of
- [Family speaks out after 6 California cops murder 20 year old Willie McCoy in Taco Bell parking lot](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/family-speaks-out-after-6-california-cops-murder-20-year-old-willie-mccoy-in-taco-bell-parking-lot/) - After six California police officers murdered 20 year old Willie McCoy, a Black local rapper, on Saturday at a Taco Bell fast-food restaurant, McCoy's family is demanding answers. Vallejo police officers responded to a 911 call from a Taco Bell staffer after the staffer notices an unidentified person sitting in a Mercedes car in the
- [The presumption of attractiveness will always perpetuate violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-presumption-of-attractiveness-will-always-perpetuate-violence/) - I hate the word privilege. Or maybe I just hate how it’s used. Niggas like to talk about privilege as if it gives a person the abilities of Domino from Deadpool 2. Y’all seen it? Zazie Beetz runs around kicking ass, and her power is that everything that can possibly turn out in her favor
- [How hip-hop helped reimagine Black presence in horror](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-hip-hop-helped-reimagine-black-presence-in-horror/) - by Andrew Keahey I can remember the exact moment that hip-hop and the horror genre intersected for me. I was spending the night with a friend. We had played some games and listened to the local chart-topper radio station, then he suggested we watch The Fly (1986). I recall telling him that I wasn’t sure
- ['Incredibly violent' attack against journalist at Trump's El Paso rally recalls 2016 campaign](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/incredibly-violent-attack-against-journalist-at-trumps-el-paso-rally-recalls-2016-campaign/) - BBC cameraman Ron Skeans was attacked at Donald Trump's Monday El Paso, Texas rally that the president used to drum up support for a border wall. According to the Huffington Post, an unidentified attacker stormed the stage, yelled and screamed, "fuck the media," and shoved members of the press who were on stage. Trump's rallies routinely
- [Wear Your Voice campaign aims to correct how the body positivity movement fails women of color](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/wear-your-voice-campaign-aims-to-correct-how-the-body-positivity-movement-fails-women-of-color/) - Wear Your Voice, an intersectional feminist magazine which centers the voices of Black and Brown queer women, femmes, trans, and non-binary people, has just launched a campaign in an attempt to tackle some of the less discussed issues within the mainstream body positivity movement. Late last year, the magazine published an article entitled "The Body
- [Moving to South Africa meant my race was different, but not the realities of racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/moving-to-south-africa-meant-my-race-was-different-but-not-the-realities-of-racism/) - By Kim M Reynolds “So, you’re coloured?” I get asked this question on fairly regular basis in Cape Town, and it’s no longer a jarring one. I am a Black student and writer who moved to South Africa to do my second masters degree in media and communication. I picked the country as a place
- [School district investigates teachers after displaying nooses as "back to school" necklaces in class](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/school-district-investigates-teachers-after-displaying-nooses-as-back-to-school-necklaces-in-class/) - The Roosevelt School District of New York is investigating claims that nooses labeled as "back to school necklaces" were openly displayed in a classroom after community calls for accountability. Arthur Mackey Jr., a pastor at Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cathedral, posted the image on Facebook after he received it from a schoolteacher of color. The image
- [Dem leaders join smear campaign against Congresswoman Omar for her critiques of AIPAC & Israel](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dem-leaders-join-smear-campaign-against-congresswoman-omar-for-her-critiques-of-aipac-israel/) - On Sunday, freshman congresswoman Ilhan Omar shared her belief on Twitter that AIPAC, one of the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying groups in the United States, is responsible for incentivizing American politicians to be pro-Israel. As a result, the Somali Muslim Minnesotan has been the target of a smear campaign alleging she is anti-Semitic. On Sunday,
- [Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express expose decades of abuse by Southern Baptist leaders](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/houston-chronicle-and-san-antonio-express-expose-decades-of-abuse-by-southern-baptist-leaders/) - A joint effort from the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express is chronicling the sexual abuse of over 700 people by Southern Baptist Church (SBC) leaders, stretching over 20 years. The report contains the stories of people like Debbie Vasquez, who is now in her 50's, and who told Southern Baptist leaders accounts of her
- [Denver teachers on strike today after negotiations over more stable base salary stall out](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/denver-teachers-on-strike-today-after-negotiations-over-more-stable-base-salary-stall-out/) - Denver teachers will begin a strike today after the negotiations with Denver Public Schools fell through over the weekend, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association told CNN on Saturday. Over the last 14 months, Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association had been attempting to negotiate the district's compensation system, which is tied to
- [Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Bill](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/supreme-court-strikes-down-texas-anti-abortion-bill/) - In a 5-3 ruling on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the Supreme Court struck down Texas HB2, a bill that heavily regulated abortion providers and resulted in the closure of half of the state's clinics. The Court determined that requiring clinics to qualify as surgery centers and ensuring abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges at local hospitals places an “undue burden” on women seeking abortions.
- [SCOTUS refuses Muslim inmate's request for imam instead of Christian chaplain for execution](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/scotus-refuses-muslim-inmates-request-for-imam-instead-of-christian-chaplain-for-execution/) - On Thursday evening at 10:12 pm, Alabama executed death row inmate Domineque Ray by lethal injection, after the Supreme Court denied his request for his imam, a Muslim chaplain, to be present. Ray had argued that Alabama making only Christian chaplain's available infringed his constitutional rights. In an 11th-hour ruling, the court rejected a stay
- [During Kamala Harris' Presidential run, we have to be vigilant about critiques laced with misogynoir](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/during-kamala-harris-presidential-run-we-have-to-be-vigilant-about-critiques-laced-with-misogynoir/) - by Aaron Fountain All political candidates experience scrutiny of their public and personal lives once they announced their candidacy for the office of President of the United States. California Senator and now-presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, is no exception. Law professors, journalists, and various members on the political Left have raised crucial questions about Harris’ policy
- [NYPD asks Google to remove DUI checkpoints from their map application Waze](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nypd-asks-google-to-remove-dui-checkpoints-from-their-map-application-waze/) - According to Engadget, the NYPD is requesting that Google, the parent company of the crowdsourced traffic and map application Waze, remove any notice of their DUI checkpoints. To this end, they sent the tech giant a cease and desist letter, which has been obtained by CBS New York, stating that they believe this feature makes
- [All 3 of Virginia's top Democratic leadership face serious sexual assault and racism scandals](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/all-3-of-virginias-top-democratic-leadership-face-serious-sexual-assault-and-racism-scandals/) - On Wednesday, Virginia's attorney general, Mark Herring, revealed he and his friends wore "brown makeup"—Blackface—to a 1980 college party, dressed as their favorite rappers. Herring's revelations add to the pile of controversies for Virginia's top Democratic leadership. In a statement, Herring said, "In 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college, some friends suggested
- [Report: Many iPhone apps are recording your screen activity without permission](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/report-many-iphone-apps-are-recording-your-screen-activity-without-permission/) - Many apps ask for a user's permission before gathering and transferring the data for the company's purposes. However, some iPhone apps have been revealed to collect a user's information without asking for their permission. According to TechCrunch, apps from Expedia, Air Canada and others silently record a user's screen without their knowledge or permission. Many
- [A meditation on intergenerational trauma and how we raise Black children](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-meditation-on-intergenerational-trauma-and-how-we-raise-black-children/) - This essay contains discussion of suicide. by Donnie Moreland On the other side of her beautiful and hardened, bulging belly, I can feel them. My baby navigating the uterus of the woman I love, curious to the pressure of my palm on the soft brown flesh between them and I. I imagine their curiosity, or
- [U.S. weapons sold to Saudi Arabia and the UAE end up in al-Quaeda's possession](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-weapons-sold-to-saudi-arabia-and-the-uae-end-up-in-al-quaedas-possession/) - American made weapons and other sensitive military technology has made its way into the hands of al-Quaeda and some of the Iranian-backed rebels who are currently fighting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to new reports by CNN. It appears Saudi Arabia and the UAE have used the American weapons to purchase loyalty, militias,
- [HBCU Bennett College is poised to maintain accreditation status after debt scare](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hbcu-bennett-college-is-poised-to-maintain-accreditation-status-after-debt-scare/) - According to Essence, Bennett College, one of the last historically Black women's colleges, is on the road to recovery after almost losing its status as a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges in late December. The problems with Bennett College's finances began earnestly with the financial crisis of 2008, when
- [Colleges sanitizing remnants of white supremacy on their campuses isn't progress](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/colleges-sanitizing-remnants-of-white-supremacy-on-their-campuses-isnt-progress/) - By Gloria Oladipo My school, Cornell University, has tried very hard to help me forget that it once housed a plantation. My school, along with many other universities across the country, has continually tried to sanitize their campuses of overt references to American slavery while still allowing covert examples of anti-Blackness to flourish. I had
- [Article on best-selling author Dan Mallory's lies reveals how white men rule publishing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/article-on-best-selling-author-dan-mallorys-lies-reveals-how-white-men-rule-publishing/) - Dan Mallory published the best-selling The Woman in the Window under the mysterious pen name, A. J. Finn. After years of praise for his genius mimicry of other writers and characters, New Yorker reporter Ian Parker uncovered Mallory's history of falsifying life stories about disease and death to secure people's sympathies, divert from his failures and
- [Palestinian Nayib Bukele wins El Salvador's 2019 presidential election](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/palestinian-nayib-bukele-wins-el-salvadors-2019-presidential-election/) - Nayib Bukele, whose parents migrated from Palestine, won the 2019 presidential elections in El Salvador for the conservative Great National Alliance (GANA) party. In 2015, Bukele became mayor of San Salvador. His family migrated to El Salvador in the 20th century. His win severed the decades long bipartisan control of the government. Gaining 54% of
- [21 Savage faces deportation after being arrested by ICE, who allege that he is a British National](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/21-savage-faces-deportation-after-being-arrested-by-ice-who-allege-that-he-is-a-british-national/) - According to Complex, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Grammy nominated rapper 21 Savage on claims that the rapper, whose real name is Sha Yaa bin Abraham-Joseph, is not an American, but a British national who has overstayed his visa. In their statement to the media, ICE also noted incorrectly that Abraham-Joseph is a
- [How Ariana Grande uses “Black Cool” in her incremental appropriation game](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-ariana-grande-uses-black-cool-in-her-incremental-appropriation-game/) - by Ayika Tshimanga Ariana Grande recently released a music video for her song, “7 Rings”, a repetitive pop-trap&B tune with all the necessary ingredients to bring out your innermost bad bitch. The bouncy trap beat, braggadocious lyrics, and an attempt to ooze the kind of confidence radiating from pop stars like Beyoncé on “Apeshit”, or Rihanna
- [Brooklyn jail facing protests after freezing temperatures made prisoners sick](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/brooklyn-jail-facing-protests-after-freezing-temperatures-made-prisoners-sick/) - According to the New York Times, over a thousand prisoners have been stuck in a federal Brooklyn jail with freezing jail cells, limited power, and heat for at least as long as a week, making many of them sick. The Metropolitan Detention Center houses about 1,600 and is located near the waterfront in Sunset Park,
- [How tourists make cultures like Salvador’s into “exotic” commodities for their consumption](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-tourists-make-salvadors-culture-exotic-commodities-for-their-consumption/) - by Kathleen Anaza In the old tale of tourism, when the needs of a city's residents are leveraged against the wants of its visitors, it's the residents who lose. The recent Fyre Festival scam is a prime example of unequal power in tourism interests. A con man from the United States finessed hundreds of celebrities,
- [Prominent Saudi Arabian women's activist's family says she is being tortured after arrest](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/prominent-saudi-arabian-womens-activists-family-says-she-is-being-tortured-after-arrest/) - According to CNN, women's rights activists Laujain Alhathloul and up to ten other women in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, sexually assaulted or otherwise abused during interrogation sessions that have been said to include Saud al-Qahtani, a former advisor of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Alhathloul's brother, Walid, recently wrote an opinion piece for CNN which
- [After Israeli police kill Ethiopian woman, community rallies to protest anti-Blackness & police brutality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-israeli-police-kill-ethiopian-woman-community-rallies-to-protest-anti-blackness-police-brutality/) - After Yehuda Biadga, a mentally ill 24-year old Ethiopian Jew, was murdered by Israeli police last week, thousands of Ethiopian Jews began protesting against police brutality and anti-Black racism in Tel Aviv. A protester told Haaretz, "There is racism everywhere. I feel like I don’t belong to this country. Both my brothers served as combat soldiers
- [I will no longer argue with anyone who shames me for not voting, and you shouldn't either](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-will-no-longer-argue-with-anyone-who-shames-me-for-not-voting-and-you-shouldnt-either/) - I am the reason Donald Trump was elected. I woke up early the morning of November 8th, 2016, took my sweet ass time in the shower like I always do (a nigga doesn’t like to feel dirty, okay?!), walked to the train, found myself in the churchy spirit so I turned on Chance’s Coloring Book
- [Homeland Security uses fake university to lure and entrap undocumented students](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/homeland-security-uses-fake-university-to-lure-and-entrap-undocumented-students/) - The Department of Homeland security utilized a fake university to lure in students who were overstaying their visa deadlines. University of Farmington has no curriculum or faculty, and it was set up by the government to identify people assisting undocumented people to overstay illegally. Its website describes the university as “a nationally accredited business and STEM
- [Prisons are using voice recognition technology as mass surveillance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/prisons-are-using-voice-recognition-technology-as-mass-surveillance/) - Throughout the country, prisons are acquiring technology to translate incarcerated people's voices into specific biometric signatures to create mass computer databases. Voice prints, the unique signatures of individuals, are being extracted from prisoner phone calls and digitized onto databases. This allows a prison's computer algorithms to detect whenever the voice prints appears, and track the
- [Black women have to keep pushing back against internalized misogynoir](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-women-have-to-keep-pushing-back-against-internalized-misogynoir/) - by Josie Pickens dream hampton’s Lifetime documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, continues to make Black folks do some serious soul searching and unpacking around the kinds of sexual violence too many of us have experienced in our families and connected communities. For Black women especially, much of the mental and emotional heavy-lifting has involved recalling our
- [Oklahoma City school to be designed specifically for homeless students](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/oklahoma-city-school-to-be-designed-specifically-for-homeless-students/) - According to CityLab, Positive Tomorrows, a non-profit organization in Oklahoma City, has decided to create a campus that is specifically designed to cater to the needs of homeless children. Gary Armbruster, principal architect for the school and a partner at MA+Architecture, the firm which was tasked with creating designs for the school in 2013, told
- ["This is MAGA country!": Actor Jussie Smollett hospitalized after anti-gay, anti-Black attack in Chicago](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/this-is-maga-country-actor-jussie-smollett-hospitalized-after-anti-gay-anti-black-attack-in-chicago/) - According to NBC News, Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked in Chicago by two white men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a noose around his neck. Allegedly, they also yelled out "This is MAGA country!" as they were attacking him. Smollett, 36, is an openly gay actor and he had recently landed
- [As measles outbreak grows in non-vaccinated population, Washington declares state of emergency](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/as-measles-outbreak-grows-in-non-vaccinated-population-washington-declares-state-of-emergency/) - Washington state has declared a state of emergency as a measles outbreak spreads in two counties. NPR reports that as of Monday the Washington Department of Health found 36 known and 11 suspected cases. The growing number alarmed Governor Jay Inslee so much so that he announced the state of emergency. On Friday, Gov. Jay
- [Houston police union president threatens to track civilian anti-police rhetoric after cops shot](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/houston-police-union-president-threatens-to-track-civilian-anti-police-rhetoric-after-cops-shot/) - After five officers were shot while serving a narcotics search warrant, the president of the Houston Police Officers' Union took an authoritarian line against any anti-police sentiment. On Monday night, Houston police officers drove to a residence where they suspected a drug business was operated. According to CNN, police chief Art Acevedo said, "Immediately upon
- [Black man accused of killing 7-year-old after witnesses pointed to white suspect says he's innocent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-man-accused-of-killing-7-year-old-after-witnesses-pointed-to-white-suspect-says-hes-innocent/) - According to NBC News, Larry D. Woodruffe, one of two men accused of shooting and killing 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in late December and charged with capital murder, is declaring his innocence. This week, Woodruffe told police that he was not involved in the murder of Barnes, and the only thing that connected him to the
- [New experimental gene therapies offer potential cure for sickle cell, which largely affects Black communities](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-experimental-gene-therapies-offer-potential-cure-for-sickle-cell-which-largely-affects-black-communities/) - Sickle cell disease, which is caused by a mutated gene that results in red blood cells shaped like sickles, is a disease that primarily affects Black people. Given that, research surrounding a potential cure for the disease has been fairly modest. However, according to the New York Times, there have been advances in the science of
- [What Future's fear of admitting his sobriety says about our unhealthy expectation for Black pain](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-futures-fear-of-admitting-his-sobriety-says-about-our-unhealthy-expectation-for-black-pain/) - By Arielle Gray Dana Schutz’s “Open Casket” is hard to decipher at first. Its textured and abstract strokes make it difficult to discern the image. But the more your eyes linger, the more easily the distorted face, rendered in geometric simplicity, and the brown coffin outlining the body become clear. After a second lengthy look,
- [The importance of reckoning with anti-Black bias in the white-dominated tech world](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-importance-of-reckoning-with-anti-black-bias-in-the-white-dominated-tech-world/) - by Daniel Johnson The tech world is an incredibly white space, and there is a mountain of evidence as to why. Hiring practices fall in line with general findings that American hiring culture is still virulently anti-Black. Any cultural space that is conducive to homogeneity creates and maintains blind spots. In this case, those blind
- [U.S. backs Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó amid attempted coup of leftist government](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-backs-venezuelan-opposition-leader-juan-guaido-amid-attempted-coup-of-leftist-government/) - According to the BBC, the United States and Donald Trump have officially backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has characterized the election of left-wing President Nicolás Maduro as rigged. Guaidó, who was a relatively unknown figure in Venezuelan politics before assuming the post as the leader of the opposition party that controlled parliament earlier in
- [Angola removes colonial-era law that prohibited homosexuality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/angola-removes-colonial-era-law-that-outlawed-homosexuality/) - On January 23, Angola, a southern African country, removed the "vices against nature" clause from its law, which has been understood as a prohibition on same-sex relationships. The criminalization of queer sexual orientations became law when Portugal colonized the country. This is the Angola parliament's first change in penal code since its 1975 independence. It
- [How white narcissism affords only white people the right to fear](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-white-narcissism-affords-only-white-people-the-right-to-fear/) - This essay briefly mentions sexual and reproductive violences. A group of Trump-worshipping, MAGA hat-wearing white boys from Covington Catholic High School surrounded and taunted an Indigenous elder with the racist, xenophobic, and nationalist chant, “Build the wall!” last week. But somehow the mainstream media has framed the boys as innocent victims, despite the fact that
- [White teenagers arrested for plotting to attack Black Muslim community](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-teenagers-arrested-for-plotting-to-attack-black-muslim-community/) - Police arrested four white teenagers for an alleged plot to attack a predominately Black Muslim community, after one of them made an alarming remark to classmates. After a 16-year-old Greece Odyssey Academy student showed a picture of another student to classmates and asked, "he looks like the next school shooter, doesn't he?" classmates became alarmed
- [Phoenix nurse arrested for raping woman in coma](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/phoenix-nurse-arrested-for-raping-woman-in-coma/) - 36-year old Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse who had been assigned to care for a woman in a coma, has been charged with raping her after she was found pregnant and later gave birth. The New York Times reports that Phoenix Police Department Jeri L. Williams said, "Through a combination of good old-fashioned police work,
- [Zora Neale Hurston helped create 1st mass-produced Black doll that wasn't just a painted white one](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/zora-neale-hurston-helped-create-1st-mass-produced-black-doll-that-wasnt-just-a-painted-white-one/) - According to Open Culture, anthropologist and celebrated writer Zora Neale Hurston helped to create the first mass-produced Black doll that wasn't just a white doll painted brown. In the 1940’s, the now famous doll test by Kenneth and Mamie Brown was able to find that young Black children consistently picked dolls with lighter skin colors.
- [China detains Canadian citizens in response to U.S. request for Canada to extradite Huawei CFO](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/china-detains-canadian-citizens-in-response-to-u-s-request-for-canada-to-extradite-huawei-cfo/) - In December, Meng Wanzhou, the 46-year-old CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, was arrested in Canada by request of American officials who say she violated sanctions against Iran using a subsidiary of Huawei. According to CBC News, U.S. officials have indicated to David MacNaughton, Canadian ambassador to the United States, that they will be filing
- [Turning the fight to save the environment into a fight for racial justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/turning-the-fight-to-save-the-environment-into-a-fight-for-racial-justice/) - By Teju Adisa-Farrar Growing up in West Oakland, having asthma did not seem abnormal to me. My brother often had asthma attacks and my parents would have to rush him to the emergency room. I was taken to the hospital several times to do breathing treatments using a nebulizer. When playing sports at Lowell Park
- [Kansas HS dance coach prevents Black student from performing because her skin is "too dark"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kansas-hs-dance-coach-prevents-black-student-from-performing-because-her-skin-is-too-dark/) - A Black high school student is suing her school district for being prevented from performing with her dance team because she is "too dark." According to the Kansas City Star, Camille Sturdivant states she suffered racial discrimination during her time at Blue Valley Northwest High School. In particular, she was prevented from participating with her
- [Comic: When white people can't imagine a world without colonization](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-when-white-people-cant-imagine-a-world-without-colonization/) - by JeCorey Holder White people, doused in all of their societal advantages, will tell us to imagine a world where Africa was never touched by colonialism. They ask, "Where would we be?" They say, "None of this would be here! YOU wouldn't be here!" Bold of them to assume this is a bad thing. RELATED:
- [Chris Brown arrested on rape charges in Paris](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chris-brown-arrested-on-rape-charges-in-paris/) - 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. This is not the first time Brown has been arrested on assault charges. He was arrested in 2009 when he physically abused his then-partner, singer Rihanna. In 2013,
- [Hours after judge rules 18-year-old can't stand trial due to mental health, he's found dead in jail](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hours-after-judge-rules-18-year-old-cant-stand-trial-due-to-mental-health-hes-found-dead-in-jail/) - According to the Virginian Pilot, an 18-year old was found dead in his Norfolk, Virginia city jail cell a few hours after a judge determined that he was incompetent to stand trial. On January 14th, Daizhaun Danico Johnson went to a court hearing to determine if he could stand trial on charges of auto theft
- [Mother of MAGA hat wearing teen who terrorized Indigenous man blames "Black Muslims"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mother-of-maga-hat-wearing-teen-who-terrorized-indigenous-man-blames-black-muslims/) - According to Newsweek, the mother of one of the teens from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky wrote an angry e-mail to Heavy in response to their coverage of her son and his friends' racist treatment of an Omaha Nation elder, Nathan Phillips that was caught on viral video at a protest. The mother blamed
- [Former prosecutor acquits 3 cops accused of falsifying reports in Laquan McDonald shooting](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/former-prosecutor-acquits-3-cops-accused-of-falsifying-reports-in-laquan-mcdonald-shooting/) - Chicago officers David March, Joseph Walsh, and Thomas Gaffney have just been acquitted of felony charges of conspiring to cover up the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. On Oct. 20, 2014, Officer Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots at McDonald. March, Walsh and Gaffney were all present at the scene. Prosecutors accused the officer
- [Black men need to abandon "pimp" culture and support Black women sex workers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-men-need-to-abandon-pimp-culture-and-support-sex-workers/) - by Donnie Moreland Ruby "Thunderthighs", portrayed by the immensely talented Pernell Walker (Pariah), is my favorite character from the first season of the HBO Drama, The Deuce (2017-Current). Not for any quantifiable reason, really. In fact, her character was barely on screen. But her presence was noted, each time she strutted, partly nude, down the
- [Turkey claims New York Knicks' Enes Kanter has ties to terror group after he criticizes government](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/turkey-claims-new-york-knicks-enes-kanter-has-ties-to-terror-group-after-he-criticizes-government/) - New York Knicks Center Enes Kanter skipped this week's game in London, claiming that he could potentially be killed over his criticisms of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter, who is Turkish, no longer wants to leave the United States or Canada to play basketball because of this fear, telling the New York Times, "The N.B.A.
- [In defense of The Gay Agenda: Reimagining life without cis-heteros](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-defense-of-the-gay-agenda-reimagining-life-without-cis-heteros/) - By J.R. Yussuf I first heard about the gay agenda roughly 3 years ago, even though I have been a bisexual man for much longer. Apparently, the gay agenda is a mission led by the LGBTQ+ community to turn everyone gay (or trans)—especially children, who are most susceptible as they have no sense of right
- [House Democrats cite freedom of speech in refusal to censure Steve King for racist comments](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/house-democrats-cite-freedom-of-speech-in-refusal-to-censure-steve-king-for-racist-comments/) - After Iowa Rep. Steve King's most recent racist comments, House Democrats stopped efforts to censure the lawmaker, claiming it may set a precedent for limiting freedom of speech. Censure has only been used six times in the last century, and is one of the most serious punishments a House member can receive.In an interview with the New York
- [Sudan arrests 28 journalists in crack down on anti-government protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sudan-arrests-28-journalists-in-crack-down-on-anti-government-protests/) - As anti-government protests grow in demand of economic and political freedom in Sudan, the country's president, Omar Al-Bashir's continues to arrest journalists and demonstrators, with the The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) detaining 28 journalists for several hours on Monday ahead of a sit-in. According to the Sudan Tribune, an official source claimed that all
- [I'm tired of watching white men get away with sexual violence against Black men](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/im-tired-of-watching-white-men-get-away-with-sexual-violence-against-black-men/) - by Jamila Mitchell This essay contains discussion of r/pe and sexual violence against minors. We need to talk about gay white men and how they get away with the rape and sexual violation of Black folks without society holding them accountable. Kevin Spacey, the actor recently charged with the sexual assault of a then-under
- [Study: Body cam footage negatively influences viewers' perceptions of police violence victims](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/study-body-cam-footage-negatively-influences-viewers-perceptions-of-police-violence-victims/) - According to Pacific Standard, a new study indicates that people who watch police body camera footage ascribe less blame to police than people who view the same police misconduct on a dashcam. Following the 2014 shooting of Micheal Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri, a national conversation about police violence culminated in departments all over the
- [Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal granted the right of appeal by Philadelphia judge](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/political-prisoner-mumia-abu-jamal-granted-the-right-of-appeal-by-philadelphia-judge/) - According to an interview conducted by Eddie Conway, a former Black Panther who was incarcerated after being wrongfully convicted in 1975 but is now free, for The Real News, Judge Leon Tucker has just ruled that Mumia Abu-Jamal can re-argue his case and appeal in front of the Philadelphia Supreme Court. Tucker based his decision on
- [U.S. District Judge rules against addition of "citizenship" question on U.S. census](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-district-judge-rules-against-addition-of-citizenship-question-on-u-s-census/) - U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman has ruled against the Trump administration's plan to add a question on citizenship to the U.S. 2020 census. Many courts and states are following through with lawsuits challenging the question of their own."Is this person a citizen of the United States?," has not been asked in a national U.S. census
- [480,000 students affected as Los Angeles teachers go on strike for better wages, conditions](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/480000-students-affected-as-los-angeles-teachers-go-on-strike-for-better-wages-conditions/) - For the first time in 3 decades, over 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School district went on strike for higher wages and better conditions after almost two years of negotiations between the United Teachers Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Unified School District.All schools except for preschools and early education centers still opened at
- [#Data4BlackLives conference highlights how technology and race interact](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/data4blacklives-conference-highlights-how-technology-and-race-interact/) - Data 4 Black Lives, a group comprised of activists, organizers, and mathematicians who are committed to using data science to create concrete and measurable change in the lives of Black people, had their third conference this weekend. Titled Data 4 Black Lives II, the conference was held on the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts and
- [Black excellence?: How a school abused Black students & got fame for sending them to Ivy Leagues](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-excellence-how-a-school-abused-black-students-got-fame-for-sending-them-to-ivy-leagues/) - By Kevin Clay The culture of physical and emotional abuse, blackmailing, and the intellectual sabotage of students recently uncovered at the T.M. Landry school in Louisiana by the New York Times, atop what was previously a narrative of “Black student exceptionalism,” positions the school at the nexus of much larger and pervasive problems in the way
- [Julián Castro, ex-housing secretary under President Obama, declares intent to run for presidency](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/julian-castro-ex-housing-secretary-under-president-obama-declares-intent-to-run-for-presidency/) - According to the Huffington Post, Julián Castro became one of the first candidates to fully step into the ring for the presidential cycle of 2020 when he announced his intention to run on Saturday in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, where he had previously been mayor. Among many progressive positions Castro gave in his
- [Voting rights restored to former felons in Florida, but lawmakers may add legal hurdles](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/voting-rights-restored-to-former-felons-in-florida-but-lawmakers-may-add-legal-hurdles/) - On Tuesday, Amendment 4, a new Florida state law, went into effect and restored the voting rights of over 1 million with felony charges. During the midterm November elections, 65% of all Florida voters approved Amendment 4, which would grant the voting rights to people who completed their full sentences except for those charged with
- [Cyntoia Brown’s clemency is a glimmer of hope for Black girls and the ones who protect them](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cyntoia-browns-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.
- [APA says 'masculinity identity' is linked to homophobia and misogyny in new report](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/apa-says-masculinity-identity-is-linked-to-homophobia-and-misogyny-in-new-report/) - According to NBC News, for the first time in its 127 years of existence, the American Psychological Association has issued guidelines to address the issues that specifically plague men and boys in American society. The 36-page document opens up with a warning that "Traditional masculinity ideology has been shown to limit males’ psychological development, constrain
- [Jameek Lowery went to cops for help, warned they'd kill him on FB live, then died in their custody](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jameek-lowery-went-to-cops-for-help-warned-theyd-kill-him-on-fb-live-then-died-in-their-custody/) - After Jameek Lowery, a 27-year old Black man, walked into a New Jersey police headquarter and broadcast the moment on Facebook Live while expressing fears over police killing him, he quickly died in their custody.ABC News reports Lowery was pronounced dead at a hospital on Monday morning. The Patterson Police Department admits they utilized physical force
- [2nd Black gay man has died in the home of prominent liberal donor and white gay "ally" Ed Buck](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/2nd-black-gay-man-has-died-in-the-home-of-prominent-liberal-donor-and-white-gay-ally-ed-buck/) - A second gay Black man, 55-year old Timothy Dean, was found dead in the home of 64-year old Edward Buck, a notable Democratic donor, in as many years.In 2017, 26-year old Gemmel Moore was found dead in Buck's home. According to the Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner, Moore's death was ruled an accidental methamphetamine overdose.
- [Abused Saudi teen who posted story online will be resettled in Australia after refugee status is verified](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/abused-saudi-teen-who-posted-story-online-will-be-resettled-in-australia-after-refugee-status-is-verified/) - After a harrowing ordeal posted to social media, a Saudi Arabian teen, 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammad Alqun Qunun will be heading to Australia following a stay in Thailand while she flees her family. Qunun said she left her family when they were on a holiday to Kuwait, according to Sky News. The teen fled and alleged to
- [The excellence of Black Hollywood doesn't need to be validated by mainstream awards](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-excellence-of-black-hollywood-doesnt-need-to-be-validated-by-mainstream-awards/) - by Khaaliq Crowder As a Black millennial, I sometimes forget about the advantage that folks of my generation have as opposed to our grandparents and older relatives when it comes to media representation. Black people weren't always in movies, and when we were, our presence was seldom. My grandparents, who grew in the 1930s and
- [Networks decide to air Trump begging for border wall money, immediately forced to fact check lies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/networks-decide-to-air-trump-begging-for-border-wall-money-immediately-forced-to-fact-check-lies/) - According to the Huffington Post, all major networks agreed to a White House request to broadcast Donald Trump's address trying to force congress to give him money a the southern border wall as the government shutdown continues. To do so, networks had to give up a prime-time slot, and all the commercial revenue that comes
- [What do we do with abusers like R. Kelly if we abolish prisons?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-do-we-do-with-abusers-like-r-kelly-if-we-abolish/) - Editor’s Note: This essay contains discussions of childhood sexual violence I didn’t order that extra whiskey ginger last week. I went home when my body told me to, even though it was still early and my friends were still partying. I rested when I got sick, or as much as I possibly could without missing
- [5 Israeli teenagers arrested for the fatal stoning of a Palestinian woman ahead of elections](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/5-israeli-teenagers-arrested-for-the-fatal-stoning-of-a-palestinian-woman-ahead-of-elections/) - Israel has arrested 5 Israeli Yeshiva high school students for the fatal stoning of Aisha Rabi, a 48-year old Palestinian woman in the West Bank last year. The fatal attacks on Palestinian civillians by Israeli settlers have increased ahead of the national elections in April.According to the National Public Radio (NPR), Rabi was riding back
- [Tennessee governor Bill Haslam grants Cyntoia Brown clemency after serving 15 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tennessee-governor-bill-haslam-grants-cyntoia-brown-clemency-after-serving-15-years/) - The Tennessee governor's office has just granted Cyntoia Brown clemency after serving a 15 year prison sentence for killing Johnny Mitchell Allen, who allegedly trafficked her for sex when she was 16 years old.In a statement, Gov. Haslam said, "This decision comes after careful consideration of what is a tragic and complex case. Cyntoia Brown
- [Two suspects arrested in murder of Jazmine Barnes, but neither matches witness descriptions](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/two-suspects-arrested-in-murder-of-jazmine-barnes-but-neither-matches-witness-descriptions/) - According to the Houston Chronicle, a week-long manhunt for the killer of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes has drawn to a conspicuous close as one of the men police say was involved confessed while in police custody. 20-year-old Eric Black Jr. Black described the killing to police officers as a "mistake" and told them that Barnes was
- [Democrats pass symbolic 'anti-corruption act' as first action of the new Congress](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/democrats-pass-symbolic-anti-corruption-act-as-first-action-of-the-new-congress/) - According to NPR, the For the People Act, which was introduced on Friday by House Democrats, is a 571-page compilation of existing problems and solutions across issues of voting, political money, redistricting, and ethics. "We heard loud and clear from the American people, they feel left out and locked out from their own democracy," John
- [Police still can't find 7 y/o Jazmine Barnes' killer as an older shooting gains suspicion](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-still-cant-find-7-y-o-jazmine-barnes-killer-as-an-older-shooting-gains-suspicion/) - After a 7-year-old Black girl, Jazmine Barnes, was fatally gunned down outside a Houston Walmart, police officials released video of the gunman driving a red pick up truck and are now asking the public to report any potential leads.The fatal shooting occurred last Sunday. According to the New York Times, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office
- [After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' premieres](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-shooting-threats-lawsuits-many-celebrities-refusing-to-appear-lifetimes-surviving-r-kelly-premieres/) - The three-night docuseries Surviving R. Kelly chronicling the events in the life of the singer who has endured a 2008 child pornography case, a 1994 marriage to then 15-year old R&B starlet Aaliyah Haughton, and piles of other sexual abuse allegations has finally premiered Thursday night on Lifetime after lawsuits, a shooting threat and other drama.
- [How liberal discourse that distances migrants from "criminals" obscures the crimes of this anti-Black state](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-liberal-discourse-that-distances-migrants-from-criminals-obscures-the-crimes-of-this-anti-black-state/) - By "DJ Ferguson" All Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder written by Frank Miller is an unholy mixture of camp and 90s grim-and-gritty/edgy for its own sake, but this interaction between Batman and Green Lantern will stick with me for the rest of my life. This story takes place not long after Batman: Year
- [Exposing children to examples of protest plants the seeds for them to fight for justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/exposing-children-to-examples-of-protest-plants-the-seeds-for-them-to-fight-for-justice/) - By Salaam Green Protest birthed out of the American south often sets the pace for revolutionary and radical campaigns for justice. While I was teaching creative drama with a group of fourth graders outside of Birmingham, Alabama, a hotbed for civil rights and the home of many justice movements, an eager fourth grader asked me
- [Black Miami student says she was accused of cheating after improving SAT scores, hires lawyer](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-miami-student-says-she-was-accused-of-cheating-after-improving-sat-scores-hires-lawyer/) - Kamilah Campbell, a Black high school student from Miami Gardens, has hired a lawyer after the SAT testing company told her the results of her exam were invalid.On her first try, Campbell got a total score of 900 out of 1600. To do better, Campbell took online classes and her mother hired her a tutor.
- [NYC to allow people to change gender or choose gender-neutral option on birth certificates](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nyc-to-allow-people-to-change-gender-or-choose-gender-neutral-option-on-birth-certificates/) - Starting on January 1, 2019, New York City will allow all those born in the city to either change the gender they were assigned or choose the gender-neutral marker "X" on their birth certificate without a medical affidavit.New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's office tweeted, "To all trans and non-binary New Yorkers: We see
- [Jair Bolsonaro sworn in as Brazil's President, increasing the number of far-right demagogues globally](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jair-bolsonaro-sworn-in-as-brazils-president-increasing-the-number-of-far-right-demagogues-globally/) - Brazil has just sworn in its newest president, the far-right demagogue Jair Bolsonaro, who has promised to free Brazil of leftist “ideology." The ex-army captain ran on a platform that stressed an anti-corruption and pro-gun agenda, which served to energize Brazil's conservative wing following four consecutive wins from the left’s Worker's Party, much like Donald
- [Queering Kwanzaa: How the seven principles remind me of QTPOC power](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queering-kwanzaa-how-the-seven-principles-remind-me-of-qtpoc-power/) - by Loni Amor This essay contains discussions of suicidal ideation. Inspired by First Fruit festivals of Southern Africa, African-American civil rights activist and academic, the extremely problematic Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga established Kwanzaa in 1966. Deriving from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza”, which translates loosely to “first fruits of the harvest”, Kwanzaa offers Black
- [Netflix pulls episode of 'Patriot Act' critical of Saudi government at their request, draws criticism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/netflix-pulls-episode-of-patriot-act-critical-of-saudi-government-at-their-request-draws-criticism/) - According to NPR, Netflix has dropped an episode of Hassan Minhaj's show Patriot Act with Hassan Minhaj, which was critical of Saudi Arabia's role in the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The episode is currently only banned in Saudi Arabia, and explores the many lies, half-truths, and contradictions given by the Saudi state government
- [Reconciling 'glorious healing' & the 'loving refusal' of intracommunal violence in an era of disposability](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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
- [Saudis under fire for using child soldiers from Darfur, offering money for them to fight in Yemen](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/saudis-under-fire-for-using-child-soldiers-from-darfur-offering-money-for-them-to-fight-in-yemen/) - According to the New York Times, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been engaging in the practice of hiring child soldiers from the Darfur, Sudan region who have already lived through and fought in a civil war in their own country. The article profiles the experience of Hager Shomo Ahmed, a 16-year-old Sudanese boy who
- [Organizers of California Women's March cancel event over concerns that it's 'too white'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/organizers-of-california-womens-march-cancel-event-over-concerns-that-its-too-white/) - According to Newsweek, the primary organizers of a Women's March that was to take place in Eureka, California has been cancelled due to concerns that those who would participate in the event would not accurately reflect the diversity of the community. In a statement released by the founders on Facebook, they explain that following conversations
- [It's not just white incels. We need to talk about the Black Manosphere, too.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/its-not-just-white-incels-we-need-to-talk-about-the-black-manosphere-too/) - Mainstream conversations about online misogyny keep neglecting The Black Manosphere, and it's because of misogynoir by Aaron Fountain On his weekly podcast, The Brother Pill, Sacramento-native and now Poland-transplant, Oshay Duke Jackson, conducts segments, interviews, and discussions about the issues faced by Black men. Occasionally, he talks about these things alone, but on most episodes
- [Britain's non-white workers earn £3.2bn less than their white peers every year for same work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/britains-non-white-workers-earn-3-2bn-less-than-their-white-peers-every-year-for-same-work/) - The Resolution Foundation has reported that Britain's 1.9 million Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) workers face a "pay penalty," earning considerably less than their white counterparts for the same work.According to the BBC, the research group interviewed a total of 100,000 people over a decade and concluded that British BAME workers collectively earned £3.2bn
- [France's investigation into attack that prompted the Rwandan genocide is finally ended](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/frances-probe-into-attack-that-spawned-the-rwandan-genocide-of-1994-is-finally-dropped/) - According to Guardian, two French judges have dropped their investigation of the 1994 attack on the former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana, which led to the country's infamous genocide. The probe has been a central source of conflict between France and Rwanda because seven people who are close to Rwanda's current President Paul Kagame were
- [Death of second migrant child reignites concerns over U.S. border policies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/death-of-second-migrant-child-reignites-concerns-over-u-s-border-policies/) - After the deaths of 7-year old Jakelin Caal and 8-year old Felipe Gomez Alonzo in federal custody, national concerns over the health and rights of migrant children have been reignited. While Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen sent U.S. medical corps to provide additional health screenings for migrant children, the federal government still refuses to hold
- [Sudanese doctors and journalists go on strike against government in midst of deadly protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sudanese-doctors-and-journalists-go-on-strike-against-government-in-midst-of-deadly-protests/) - In support of burgeoning protests against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir's oppressive government, some of the country's journalists and doctors have gone on a strike.Since last week, people have gone to protest in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, and other major cities for economic demands and better livelihoods which they have been denied due to the government continuously
- [Comic: I'll believe The Lord is against homosexuality when he tells me](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-ill-believe-the-lord-is-against-homosexuality-when-he-tells-me/) - by JeCorey Holder Certain folks like to bring God and Jesus arguments regarding sexuality because they think we can't argue against that. They think their divine being has spoken and that's the end of that Well, just fucking watch me. RELATED: Comic: I’m tired of homophobia and feigned Afrocentrism from Black Christian As unfair as
- [Recently sworn-in Puebla, Mexico Governor Martha Erika Alonso dies in helicopter crash](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/recently-sworn-in-puebla-mexico-governor-martha-erika-alonso-dies-in-helicopter-crash/) - According to BBC, Martha Erika Alonso, the Mexican governor of Pueblo who was recently sworn-in, died in a fiery helicopter crash along with her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno Valle on Monday.Officials speculate that the helicopter may have malfunctioned due to an unspecified failure. The two pilots also died, as did a third passenger. Alonso had
- [ICE dumps 200 migrants at El Paso bus station, leaving them in the cold with no money or shelter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ice-dumps-200-migrants-at-el-paso-bus-station-leaving-them-in-the-cold-with-no-money-or-shelter/) - According to Newsweek, over 200 asylum seekers were dropped off at a bus station in El Paso, Texas on Sunday night. Many of them were without money, food, and most did not speak English, making them incapable of communicating with those who worked at the bus station. Newsweek reported that dropping immigrants off at bus
- [Trump promises government shutdown will remain unless border wall funding is approved](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trump-promises-government-shutdown-will-remain-unless-border-wall-funding-is-approved/) - Today, President Trump vowed the government shutdown will continue until his border wall receives funding. He also promised to visit the border in January 2019.CNN reports that President Trump said, "I can't tell you when the government is going to be open. I can tell you it's not going to be open until we have
- [To force Muslims to assimilate, Denmark requires all to shake hands in citizenship ceremonies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/to-force-muslims-to-assimilate-denmark-requires-all-to-shake-hands-in-citizenship-ceremonies/) - In a direct move to target Muslims, Denmark's right-wing Parliament passed a law requiring all individuals in naturalization ceremonies to shake hands with the official dignitary. Many conservative Muslims refuse to shake hands with people of a different sex on religious grounds.The law also includes a clause that deliberately prohibits the wearing of gloves, and
- [Hungary is in revolt over a draconian overtime bill workers are calling a "slave law"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hungary-is-in-revolt-over-a-draconian-overtime-bill-workers-are-calling-a-slave-law/) - According to Jacobin, protests have erupted in Hungary against the recent passage of a law allowing employers to demand up to 400 hours of overtime work, with payment delayed for up to three years. Hungary's far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orban pushed for the law aggressively, and has sparked massive protests that have not been seen
- [Anti-Black bullying in schools devastates children. We need to invest in their healing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/anti-black-bullying-in-schools-devastates-children-we-need-to-invest-in-their-healing/) - By Gloria O. The recent death of McKenzie Adams, a nine-year-old from Alabama who endured months of racist bullying before dying via suicide, really hurt me. It immediately evoked memories of bullying in my own childhood, reminding me of the sad fact that the world can make such little progress in so much time. Anti-blackness,
- [Parents outraged as New Orleans votes to become the first major city in America with an all charter school system](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/parents-outraged-as-new-orleans-votes-to-become-the-first-major-city-in-america-with-an-all-charter-school-system/) - According to Nola.com, the Orleans Parish School board voted 5-2 to establish InspireNOLA Charter Schools as the operator of McDonough 35 Senior High School, which was established in 1917 as the first Black public school in New Orleans. This vote makes New Orleans the first major city in America with a charter school exclusive school
- [Several killed in protests and riots against Sudanese government over soaring prices](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/several-killed-in-protests-and-riots-against-sudanese-government-over-soaring-prices/) - In the last two days, at least 10 fatal casualties have occurred in the protests against Sudan's government over rising food prices and economic demands.In response to the protests, officials declared a state of emergency in the city of Qadarif. The legislator, Al-Tayeb al-Amine Tah, told the local news channel Sudania 24 that six people were
- [New report details China's drastic measures to silence opposition and activists](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-report-details-chinas-drastic-measures-to-silence-opposition-and-activists/) - According to the New Yorker, China has been engaging in a concerted effort to stifle anyone it considers dangers to its perception as an idyllic communist paradise that is even wider than previously reported. They do this by exiling and jailing people in a practice called bei luyou, which means "to be touristed," and consists
- [Senate passes the First Step Act with notable bipartisan support. What comes next?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/senate-passes-the-first-step-act-with-notable-bipartisan-support-what-comes-next/) - This past Tuesday, the Senate passed the First Step Act with much bipartisan support. The bill provides the most significant reforms for federal prisoners in the criminal justice system in decades, although critics point out that given the "tough on crime" anti-Black rhetoric both parties have been trafficking in, that isn't much.The bill would not
- [Pope Francis accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of child sexual abuse](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pope-francis-accepts-resignation-of-la-bishop-accused-of-child-sexual-abuse/) - According to LA officials, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 69-year-old LA Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar after he was accused of molesting a minor.The Los Angeles Times reports that Archbishop Jose H. Gomez stated that police investigated the accusation in 2002, but that the L.A. archdiocese did not know until 2005. The case was then directed
- [Navigating Christmas as a sexual assault survivor brought up in the Catholic church](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/navigating-christmas-as-a-sexual-assault-survivor-brought-up-in-the-catholic-church/) - by Tracey Onyenacho This essay discusses sexual violence, including molestation. Growing up in a Black and immigrant household, Catholicism has always reigned supreme. Forced assimilation into a country that is not your own makes holding onto Christian traditions feel like a blanket of safety in a new environment. Religious traditions and practices in my house
- [ICE facility maintained by GEO Group is blocking access to lawyers for detained immigrants](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ice-facility-maintained-by-geo-group-is-blocking-access-to-lawyers-for-detained-immigrants/) - According to the Miami New Times, a facility ran by one of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) top contractors, the GEO Group, has been engaging in practices that make it difficult or impossible for those who are being detained to obtain lawyers. This practice has lead Ben Johnson, executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers
- [Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/betsy-devos-to-roll-back-school-racial-discrimination-rules-enacted-by-the-obama-administration/) - According to NPR, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is set to eliminate a guidance provided by the Obama administration which was designed to reduce racial discrimination in the disciplinary action taken by schools. Shortly after the passage of the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act, a lot of schools added "zero-tolerance" policies and more police, especially at
- [Muslim school speech pathologist fired over refusing to agree to pro-Israel pledge](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/muslim-school-speech-pathologist-fired-over-refusing-to-agree-to-pro-israel-pledge/) - A Muslim speech pathologist at a Texas school filed a lawsuit against the Pflugerville school district for firing her over refusing to sign a "pro-Israel" oath in her work contract.Bahia Amawi is a child speech specialist and evaluates young children with speech difficulties. She began working for the Pflugerville Independent School district in 2009, and
- [North Korea says new U.S. sanctions threaten nuclear peace talks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/north-korea-says-new-u-s-sanctions-threaten-nuclear-peace-talks/) - After the US Treasury Department issued sanctions against three top-level North Korean government officials, North Korea warned that these actions will threaten any progress towards nuclear disarmament.According to an editorial in KCNA, a North Korean news service, the sanctions will regress "DPRK-US relations back to the status of last year which was marked by exchanges
- [Virginia judges cite Dr. Suess' 'The Lorax' in decision to strike down natural gas pipeline](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/virginia-judges-cite-dr-suess-the-lorax-in-decision-to-strike-down-natural-gas-pipeline/) - According to NPR, a three-judge panel at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled that the U.S. Forest Service has "abdicated its responsibility to preserve national forest resources" by allowing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to build through parts of the George Washington and Monongahela National Forests and a right of way across
- [7-year-old dies in Border Patrol custody after being separated from family that now disputes agency's account](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/7-year-old-dies-in-border-patrol-custody-after-being-separated-from-family-that-now-disputes-agencys-account/) - According to Slate, a seven-year-old Guatemalan migrant named Jakelin Caal Maquin died while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol. Initially, the Border Patrol claimed that she died of dehydration after being deprived of food and water for several days, according to a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). However, reports
- [An evening with Angela Davis inspired me to advocate for prison abolition for Black girls](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/an-evening-with-angela-davis-inspired-me-to-advocate-for-prison-abolition-for-black-girls/) - by Stephanie Younger About a year ago, I had the amazing and unforgettable opportunity to meet legendary activist and prison abolitionist Dr. Angela Y. Davis. We met at the Afrikana Independent Film Festival where I was volunteering at as a youth ambassador. This Black film festival prides itself on celebrating cinematic arts through a “global
- [Finding our way back to the religions stolen from our ancestors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/finding-our-way-back-to-the-religions-stolen-from-our-ancestors/) - Not enough people know about Bois Caïman. I only learned of it myself within the last few years. Even among those of us who are familiar with the 18th century slave rebellion that led Haiti (once called Saint-Domingue) to its independence from French colonial rule, some do not know that this insurrection began with a
- [Detroit pastor charged with murder of Black trans activist Kelly Stough](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/detroit-pastor-charged-with-murder-of-black-trans-activist-kelly-stough/) - This past Monday, 46-year old Albert Weathers, a Detroit pastor, was charged with the murder of 36-year old Kelly Stough, a Black trans woman. She was killed in Detroit's Palmer Park neighborhood.According to NBC News, the Wayne County prosecutor's press release states, "After a police investigation, prosecutors arraigned Weathers on charges of open murder and
- [Legislators will take on financial liability for sexual misconduct instead of taxpayers in new bill](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/legislators-will-take-on-financial-liability-for-sexual-misconduct-instead-of-taxpayers-in-new-bill/) - According to USA Today, the House and Senate have agreed to fundamentally change the way sexual misconduct allegations are handled in Congress, making legislators bear the financial burden for settlements instead of taxpayers. The new bill is an update of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) which has governed how lawmakers and their aides report sexual
- [Tennessee Governor will give answer on Cyntoia Brown's clemency before he leaves office](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tennessee-governor-will-give-answer-on-cyntoia-browns-clemency-before-he-leaves-office/) - This Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced his office will review sex trafficking survivor Cyntoia Brown's case and decide whether to grant her clemency before he leaves office.At 16, Cyntoia Brown was convicted of first degree murder and given a life sentence for killing 43-year-old Johnny Mitchell Allen who was trafficking her for sex. Brown
- [‘The House That Will Not Stand’ is not a celebration of affluent Black women, it's an indictment of the racial caste system](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-house-that-will-not-stand-is-not-a-celebration-of-affluent-black-women-its-an-indictment-of-the-racial-caste-system/) - by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo It has been recently announced that there’s a new film in the works based on The House That Will Not Stand, a play of the same name by Marcus Gardley about a family of Creole women in early 19th century New Orleans. It centers the story of a widowed Creole
- [U.S. incidence rates of uterine cancer on the rise, with the heaviest toll on Black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-incidence-rates-of-uterine-cancer-on-the-rise-with-the-heaviest-toll-on-black-women/) - While experts say many forms of cancer are decreasing, federal researchers state that uterine cancer is rising. And African American women are experiencing the biggest toll of that increase.As the seventh most common fatal cancer for U.S. women, rising incidence rates of uterine cancer has garnered much medical attention. According to NBC News, the Centers
- [Your perfect work record won’t protect you if you're Black and don’t stay in your place](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/your-perfect-work-record-wont-protect-you-if-youre-black-and-dont-stay-in-your-place/) - By Nefertari Sloan I was fired from my job as senior health & sexuality educator, the only job I’ve ever fallen in love with less than a month ago. I am a damn good sex educator. I am non-binary. I am Black. My identities are relevant in this case especially because I wasn’t terminated for
- [After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-viral-video-of-nypd-snatching-baby-from-her-arms-as-she-waited-for-a-child-care-voucher-jazmine-headley-has-charges-dropped/) - According to Vox, an arrest stemming from a December 7th visit to a Brooklyn Human Resources Center has created a firestorm after a video showing the NYPD forcefully taking Jazmine Headley's one-year-old son Damone from her while she was trying to obtain a voucher for child care went viral. Headley had spent several hours in
- [Google CEO finally grilled by Congress over data & censorship, but conservatives try to make it all about them](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/google-ceo-finally-grilled-by-congress-over-data-censorship-but-conservatives-try-to-make-it-all-about-them/) - According to CNBC, this week Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced three and a half hours of questions from the House Judiciary Committee about political bias on Google's platforms, plans for a censored search app in China, and privacy practices. This marks Pichai's first appearance before Congress as the tech giant refused to send him or Google co-founder
- [U.S. Supreme Court secures a surprise win for Planned Parenthood... for now](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-supreme-court-secures-a-surprise-win-for-planned-parenthood-for-now/) - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld victories in lower courts by Planned Parenthood after Republican-led states sought to strip the organization of Medicaid funding following the court's move further to the right with the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. Planned Parenthood has been ground zero in the fight over abortion rights for some time. As it stands,
- [A Black woman-led Philly non-profit hopes to revolutionize how we teach sex ed to girls](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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. In an interview with the Inquirer Philly, the organization's Philadelphia site director Shanaye Jeffers explains that many girls are ignorant of their bodies' sexual health and functions.
- [Marc Lamont Hill was fired for telling the truth about the Palestinian resistance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/marc-lamont-hill-was-fired-for-telling-the-truth-about-the-palestinian-resistance/) - by Daniel Johnson Recently, University of Temple professor, author, and activist Marc Lamont Hill was fired from his post as an on-air political commentator at CNN after delivering an address at the U.N. during the organization’s marking of the upcoming 70th anniversary of its original Declaration of Human Rights, which came on the conclusion of
- [Israel claimed that a Palestinian was killed in 'clashes,' but video evidence shows Israeli police shooting him in the back](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/israel-claimed-that-a-palestinian-was-killed-in-clashes-but-video-evidence-shows-israeli-police-shooting-him-in-the-back/) - According to Haaretz, a 23-year-old Palestinian who used a cane to walk, Mohammad Khossam Khabali, was shot in the back by Israeli military police while he walked through Tul Karem. Video evidence shows Khabali with a group of friends as he is waiting outside of a restaurant before the shooting. He was critically wounded and
- [Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dollar-stores-replace-grocery-stores-in-low-income-black-communities-at-alarming-rates-one-town-is-fighting-the-surge/) - According to the Institue for Self-Reliance, a community located on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma is looking to push dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar) out of their community. At present, the stores have over 50 locations in North Tulsa alone, and while this predominantly Black portion of Tulsa goes on
- [White feminist Paganism and the colonization of Heaven and Earth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-feminist-paganism-and-the-colonization-of-heaven-and-earth/) - By “DJ Ferguson” If you were to listen to “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin—really listen to the words and let their meaning sink in—it becomes clear after a few verses that despite its name the song is not about immigration. It’s about colonialism. We come from the land of the ice and snow From the
- [Texas facing lawsuit over program that forces poor people to pay fees they can't afford for traffic violations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/texas-facing-lawsuit-over-program-that-forces-poor-people-to-pay-fees-they-cant-afford-for-traffic-violations/) - According to the Houston Chronicle, a common practice following drunk driving arrests and convictions in Texas is the implementation of various surcharges and fees due to the Texas Driver Responsibility program. This program can charge Texas drivers up to thousands of dollars for certain driving-related violations, and on Wednesday, attorneys from the Austin Community Law
- [The bar for white "allies" is absurdly low and I'm tired of watching them be praised for reaching it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-bar-for-white-allies-is-absurdly-low-and-im-tired-of-watching-the-be-praised-for-reaching-it/) - by Tynesha M. McCullers Ellen Pompeo talked about representation in film and television in a recent interview with Porter magazine, expressing the ways she recognizes her whiteness and uses it to be an “ally” to actors of color, particularly women of color. I watched a clip of the interview and felt nothing. Unmoved, if you
- [Mexico City's first female mayor will dissolve anti-protest police force](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mexico-citys-first-female-mayor-will-dissolve-anti-protest-police-force/) - As Mexico City swore in its first female mayor on Wednesday, Claudia Sheinbaum, she pledged she would dissolve the infamous Granaderos anti-riot police which has been used to violently suppress protests. The Granaderos police unit was popularly known to violently repress people's dissent and control opposition groups. In 1968, Mexico's president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz ordered
- [Violent protests against wealth inequality in France continue, but many capitalize on economic anxiety for nationalist ends](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/violent-protests-against-wealth-inequality-in-france-continue-but-many-capitalize-on-economic-anxiety-for-nationalist-ends/) - As French citizens have been protesting against wealth inequality and rioting in the French captial for the past weeks, the participation of the far right under the guise of an "apolitical movement" against higher taxes is coming under scrutinity.The Gilets Jaunes or "Yellow Vests" movement behind the protests accuses the French president of a "pro-business"
- [Police charge anti-fascist protesters who were stabbed at white nationalist rally but protect the neo-Nazis](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-charge-anti-fascist-protesters-who-were-stabbed-at-white-nationalist-rally-but-protect-the-neo-nazis/) - According to the Guardian, California police indicted eight anti-fascist protesters who were violently attacked at a 2016 white nationalist rally. However, law enforcement have not charged anyone for the attacks against the anti-fascists.In 2016, white nationalist groups such as the Golden State Skinheads and the Traditionalist Workers party organized a neo-Nazi rally in Sacramento, California.
- [Why intersectional feminism needs reproductive justice approaches to HIV](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-intersectional-feminism-needs-reproductive-justice-approaches-to-hiv/) - By Jallicia Jolly Amidst the recent attacks on access to quality health care and sexual and reproductive health services, the assaults on the lives of racial and sexual minorities specifically reveal the systematic violation reserved for poor women of color, particularly Black and transgender women. The neglect of Black women’s intersectional health experiences in national
- [Private autopsy shows cops shot Emantic Bradford Jr., man mistaken for Black Friday mall shooter, 3 times in the back](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/private-autopsy-shows-cops-shot-emantic-bradford-jr-man-mistaken-for-black-friday-mall-shooter-3-times-in-the-back/) - According to USA Today, an independent autopsy commissioned by the Bradford family shows that Emantic Bradford Jr. was shot from behind three times by police during the mall shooting over Black Friday weekend. According to witness accounts on the scene, Bradford had been assisting victims to safety, but the police still mistook the 21-year-old man
- [The Christianity I was taught didn't align with my values. 'The Color Purple' helped me reimagine religion](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-christianity-i-was-taught-didnt-align-with-my-values-the-color-purple-helped-me-reimagine-religion/) - By Gloria Oladipo Being around family for the various holidays this year has reminded me a lot of religion, specifically Christianity, which has been in my life since childhood. Rules based on Christian teachings were foundational to my upbringing. Using the Bible’s critique of witchcraft, my parents banned Harry Potter from our house. I wasn’t
- [Continuing the tradition of Black youth organizations’ solidarity with Palestine](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/continuing-the-tradition-of-black-youth-organizations-solidarity-with-palestine/) - by Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt On April 16th 2018, the City Council of Durham, North Carolina became the first city in the country to unanimously pass a policy statement ending police exchanges between the Durham Police Department and the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). This auspicious decision was made possible because of the Demiltarize! Durham2Palestine Campaign, a
- [New Muslim congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will lead a first congressional delegation to Israeli-occupied West Bank](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-muslim-congresswoman-rashida-tlaib-will-lead-a-first-congressional-delegation-to-israeli-occupied-west-bank/) - Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian elected to Congress, is planning to bring and lead a congressional delegation to the West Bank. The House member will not meet with any Israeli or Palestinian government officials.Traditionally, newly elected congress members are scheduled to take a tour in Israel and meet with signature Israeli leaders in military and
- [Top Obama officials now caught up in lawsuit about Clinton Foundation's improper practices](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/top-obama-officials-now-caught-up-in-lawsuit-about-clinton-foundations-improper-practices/) - Earlier this year, conservative government watch group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Justice for communication records regarding the FBI's investigation into the Clinton Foundation's questionable operating practices.After the FBI denied their FOIA request for materials that show whether the Clinton Foundation participated in pay-to-play schemes or other
- [Ocasio-Cortez says all Americans should have healthcare like she gets as a congresswoman in latest call for Medicare for All](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ocasio-cortez-says-all-americans-should-have-healthcare-like-she-gets-as-a-congresswoman-in-latest-call-for-medicare-for-all/) - According to Newsweek, newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently criticized the way that the American healthcare system works against working class people, remarking that her healthcare coverage when she was a waitress required her to pay twice the amount she currently pays as a United States Congress member. According to a Harris poll, her proposed
- [What Black Brits want African Americans to know about race and racism in the U.K.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-black-brits-want-african-americans-to-know-about-race-and-racism-in-the-u-k/) - By Habiba Katsha Race and racism aren’t topics that are spoken about openly enough in the U.K., and when they are mentioned it’s usually just to compare it to racism in the States. White British people look at the U.S as the epitome of a racist country, especially with Donald Trump as president. They are
- [After shady elections process, a new comprehensive lawsuit seeks to change the Georgia's elections system](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-shady-elections-process-a-new-comprehensive-lawsuit-seeks-to-change-the-georgias-elections-system/) - According to Vox, less than a week after Stacey Abrams announced that she was ceasing her campaign against Brian Kemp for governor of Georgia, a lawsuit is being brought against the Georgia elections board and the interim Secretary of State Robyn Crittendon by Fair Fight Action and Care in Action, two groups that fight on
- [Bassem Masri, a prominent live streamer of Ferguson uprising, latest area activist found dead](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/bassem-masri-a-prominent-live-streamer-of-ferguson-uprising-latest-area-activist-found-dead/) - This past Tuesday, 31-year-old Palestinian American Ferguson activist, Bassem Masri, died. Most well-known for his live streams of the Ferguson uprising after the murder of Michael Brown, Masri's death struck a chord with many activists commemorating his life. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Masri was declared dead after he was found unresponsive in a
- [CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill for advocating for Palestinian freedom](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cnn-fires-marc-lamont-hill-for-advocating-for-palestinian-freedom/) - Yesterday, CNN fired Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a popular anti-racism activist figure and Temple university professor, over a United Nations speech in which he advocated for freedom and justice for the Palestinian people. On Wednesday, Dr. Hill was invited to speak at the Special Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights
- [Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/actress-amber-brenner-is-suing-director-producer-salim-akil-for-breach-of-contract-domestic-violence/) - Director/producer and husband of Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, is being accused by actress Amber Brenner of domestic violence and a breach of contract, according to a report from Jezebel. Brenner filed suit against Akil on November 20th in California, claiming that the two had a “physically and sexually abusive relationship” which lasted about a
- [I need white women to leave me, my body, and my vote alone from now on](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-need-white-women-to-leave-me-my-body-and-my-vote-alone-from-now-on/) - by JaLoni Amor Owens The first thing I did on the morning of November 8, 2016 was remind all of my friends back home in Massachusetts to vote, but on the morning of election day of this year, the first thing I did was groan and bury my face in my pillow. The last thing
- [Trump admin is sticking to their absurd story that their own frightening climate change report is wrong](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trump-admin-is-sticking-to-their-absurd-story-that-their-own-frightening-climate-change-report-is-wrong/) - Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Sarah Sanders, and other Trump administration officials have criticized their own government's climate change report for being unnecessarily alarmist about a "worst-case scenario."The Global Change Research Act of 1990 requires the federal government to conduct and publish an assessment of climate change every four years. The report,
- [Washington Post reports on how the Khashoggi killing was born out of a deadly royal family feud](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/washington-post-reports-on-how-the-khashoggi-killing-was-born-out-of-a-deadly-royal-family-feud/) - According to the Washington Post, the Saudis are engaged in a family feud over power, which likely led to the ordered killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The origins of this feud are located in January 2015, at the bedside of a dying King Abdullah. As David Ignatius relates, a Saudi who was at the hospital
- [Trans woman immigrant who died in ICE custody was abused, family says](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trans-woman-immigrant-who-died-in-ice-custody-was-abused-family-says/) - According to CNN, the family of a Honduran woman who fled her home country to seek asylum in the United States says she was physically abused while in the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) before she died. Roxsana Hernandez Rodriguez entered ICE custody on May 13th after crossing the San
- [The challenges of raising a Black & Native child when they're seen as mutually exclusive stereotypes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-challenges-of-raising-a-black-native-child-when-theyre-seen-as-mutually-exclusive-stereotypes/) - I enjoy the fall season. All year long, I look forward to the cooler weather, the back-to-school hustle, autumnal harvest excursions, and the flurry of family and friends that the holidays bring. But between football season, Halloween, Native American Heritage Month, and Thanksgiving, fall is also the time of year that Indigenous people are catapulted
- [I want BET to be a radiant hub for Black culture again](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-want-bet-to-be-a-radiant-hub-for-black-culture-again/) - by Khaaliq Crowder Growing up, my pop culture interests were always unapologetically aligned with everything Black. From owning CDs by late 90s/early 2000s artists such as Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, and Janet Jackson, to watching marathons of sitcoms like Moesha and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, to being introduced to the classic group The Jackson 5 via
- [Second inmate involved in Vaughn prison uprising is mysteriously "found" dead](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/second-inmate-involved-in-vaughn-prison-uprising-is-mysteriously-found-dead/) - Kelly Gibbs, one of the 16 inmates charged with the murder of Lt. officer Steven Floyd during an uprising at the James T. Vaughn correctional facility in Delaware, died last week. Gibbs is the second inmate connected to the Vaughn uprising to die this month. The first inmate involved in the Vaughn uprising to die
- ["Home is the most dangerous place for women" worldwide, says UN. And in the US, Black women are most likely to killed by partners](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/home-is-the-most-dangerous-place-for-women-worldwide-says-un-and-in-the-us-black-women-are-most-likely-to-killed-by-partners/) - The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) states that more than half of all female murder victims were killed by a family member in 2017. The study concludes that the home is "the most dangerous place for women." According to the U.N. research, about 87,000 girls and women were killed around the world by
- [Serial killer says he killed 90 women. It is possible because they were all sex workers and women of color](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/serial-killer-says-he-killed-90-women-it-is-possible-because-they-were-all-sex-workers-and-women-of-color/) - Samuel Little, a boxer who traveled the nation abusing and killing women, is now saying he killed at least 90 women from 1970 to 2005. Little's victims were always women sex workers and drug addicts. In his own words, he targeted "women that wouldn’t be missed."Although Little was arrested for murder twice in 1980, he
- [Border Patrol fires tear gas, chases asylum seekers and closes the border to keep them out of the US](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/border-patrol-fires-tear-gas-chases-asylum-seekers-and-closes-the-border-to-keep-them-out-of-the-us/) - According to Buzzfeed News, late Sunday evening, Border Patrol agents temporarily closed the San Ysidro Port of Entry, one of the most used border crossings in the entire world, to prevent Central American asylum seekers from getting into the United States after they had evaded Mexican police, crossed a river and went down a side
- [Largest mass bailout in history releases hundreds from Rikers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/largest-mass-bailout-in-history-releases-hundreds-from-rikers/) - The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFK) Foundation, led by Kerry Kennedy, started a month-long mission to bail out hundreds of women and juveniles at Rikers Island. It's become the largest mass bailout in history. Cash bail reform is a controversial issue within the larger scope of criminal justice. Currently, many cities and states are
- [Alabama police kill Black army veteran after mall shooting, then say he may not have been involved](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/alabama-police-kill-black-army-veteran-after-mall-shooting-then-say-he-may-not-have-been-involved/) - According to the Washington Post, police in Hoover, Alabama originally indicated Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was the shooter in a mall after they killed the 21-year-old army veteran. The police initially told reporters outside of Riverchase Galleria that Bradford had shot a teenager during a skirmish near the food court and had wounded a 12-year-old
- [Comic: White people love to claim indigeneity so they can feel oppressed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-white-people-love-to-claim-indigeneity-so-they-can-feel-oppressed/) - by JeCorey Holder RELATED: Comic: We know why y’all keep trying to distance yourselves from slavery As someone who, to my knowledge, has no claim on any sort of Native American lineage, I realize it isn't exactly within my lane to speak on some related subjects. However, I would like someone to let me know
- [I need white people to control their guns AND their sons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-need-white-people-to-control-their-guns-and-their-sons/) - by Anonymous Response from the masses to recent mass shootings are, yet again, an avoidance of white violence and racism. In the wake of the shooting event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, citizens and elected officials have reignited the gun-control debate. Central to the debate is the accessibility of semi-automatic rifles—the weapons
- [Four years removed from his year-long suspension, Adrian Peterson reveals he still hits his children](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/four-years-removed-from-his-year-long-suspension-adrian-peterson-reveals-he-still-hits-his-children/) - In a profile on running back Adrian Peterson, who now plays for the team in Washington with the racist name, Bleacher Report's Master Tesfatsion reveals that the running back who was infamously suspended following a public child abuse case, has moved from disciplining his children with a switch to disciplining them with a belt as
- [Shooting at Alabama mall leaves two injured, one dead during Black Friday shopping](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/shooting-at-alabama-mall-leaves-two-injured-one-dead-during-black-friday-shopping/) - On Thursday night, a gunman opened fire in the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama during the first of its Black Friday sales. According to several outlets, the shooting resulted in two injured and the gunman dead.Hoover police say two teenagers started fighting near a Footaction store before they starting firing at one another. One
- [Ahead of upcoming HBO documentary on Sandra Bland, her sisters reveal new details of the case](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ahead-of-upcoming-hbo-documentary-on-sandra-bland-her-sisters-reveal-new-details-of-the-case/) - As HBO gears up to release its documentary Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland on December 3rd, more information is coming to the forefront regarding Sandra Bland's death in a Waller County, Texas jail cell. And in a recent profile by Essence magazine, her sisters revealed new issues with the case that
- [ER doctor killed by ex-fiancé in shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago that left three dead](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/er-doctor-killed-by-ex-fiance-in-shooting-at-mercy-hospital-in-chicago-that-left-three-dead/) - Once again, the link between mass shooting and domestic violence is further established, this time as Mercy Hospital Emergency Room doctor Tamara O'Neal was shot and killed by her ex-fiancé Juan Lopez before he moved on to kill two other targets. According to CBS News, the Chicago Police department reported that O'Neal and Lopez argued
- [Liberals use "unity" to systematically silence women of color. It's time to be divisive](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/liberals-use-unity-to-systematically-silence-women-of-color-its-time-to-be-divisive/) - By Clelia Rodriguez The persecution and hunt of non-white bodies is old news. Social media maps it up instantly with white liberals’ “I’m glad that’s not me or my family going through that,” or their almost gratifying pity. Each second, each moment, each hour, each day, each night, each week, each month, each year, each
- [How Christian theology contributes to Black men's dehumanizing expectations of Black women in relationships](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-christian-theology-contributes-to-black-mens-dehumanizing-expectations-of-black-women-in-relationships/) - by Daniel Johnson I don’t know who said it first, and I'm sure it was a Black women, but I agree with the statement that Black women do not deserve to suffer or struggle before they are honored by the Black men who claim to love them. Black women are not things that Black men
- [Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/founder-of-notorious-private-military-company-blackwater-looking-to-extract-minerals-from-war-torn-afghanistan/) - According to journalist Antony Loewenstein from TRTWorld, a Turkish international news channel, the founder of notorious private military company Blackwater is looking to monetize a war-torn Afghanistan by extracting and mining the country's minerals. Blackwater, which is now known as Academi, is a private military company which was founded by Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince, who
- [Chickenpox outbreak at North Carolina school where many parents opted out of vaccines is state's worst in 20 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chickenpox-outbreak-at-north-carolina-school-where-many-parents-opted-out-of-vaccines-is-states-worst-in-20-years/) - At the Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina, chickenpox cases are multiplying as many families declare religious exemption from vaccines. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, cases increased from 28 to 36 by last Friday. Currently, the school serves children from nursery classes through the sixth grade. This outbreak is North Carolina's worst since the chickenpox
- [Stacey Abrams & Andrew Gillum officially withdraw from historic races shaped by voter suppression, racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/stacey-abrams-andrew-gillum-officially-withdraw-from-historic-races-shaped-by-voter-suppression-racism/) - 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
- [Kanye donates $150K to the family of Black security guard killed by cops after he took down robbery suspect](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kanye-donates-150k-to-the-family-of-black-security-guard-killed-by-cops-after-he-took-down-robbery-suspect/) - According to CNN, rapper, music producer, and fashion designer Kanye West donated $150,000 to the family of Jemel Roberson, the security guard who was shot and killed by a Robbins, Illinois police officer after stopping the robbery of a bar he was employed at. There was a goal set for the funeral of the 26-year-old
- [Interview: Kiese Laymon's 'Heavy' reminds us that Blackness can be abundant in a world trying to make us disappear](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/interview-kiese-laymons-heavy-is-a-reminder-that-blackness-can-be-abundant-in-a-world-constantly-trying-to-make-us-disappear/) - This essay discusses child abuse, sexual violence, addiction, and extreme weight loss I tell him about my recent trip up to Philly and what happened on the way back. Our Uber driver overheard a conversation between myself, a child of the Carolinas, and my friend, the most Texas Texan I know, in which she told
- [Beyoncé buys complete control of Ivy Park from mogul Philip Green following claims of sexual harassment](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/beyonce-buys-complete-control-of-ivy-park-from-mogul-philip-green-following-claims-of-sexual-harassment/) - Parkwood Entertainment, owned by megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, issued a statement on Thursday that it had acquired 100 percent of Ivy Park. In 2014, Knowles-Carter and British billionaire Philip Green combined to create the line of athleisure clothing, which uses the star power of Beyoncé's name and image in its advertising to sell leggings, sports bras, and
- [Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested on domestic abuse charges in Los Angelos](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/stormy-daniels-lawyer-michael-avenatti-arrested-on-domestic-abuse-charges-in-los-angelos/) - On Wednesday, Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing Stormy Daniels in her widely publicized legal battle with President Trump, was arrested on domestic abuse charges. He was later released on a$50,000 bail. The Los Angeles Police Department took a report on Tuesday of the allegations. Buzzfeed News reports that the alleged assault took place at a
- [Trump's new criminal justice reform bill has notable bipartisan support](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trumps-new-criminal-justice-reform-bill-has-notable-bipartisan-support/) - On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison sentences, ease mandatory minimums, and offer inmates services after their incarceration. The bill was fiercely opposed by Jeff Sessions, Trump's racist former Attorney General, who was fired last week for recusing himself from the Mueller investigation. It would not only reduce mandatory life sentences
- [Indigenous women sue Canada & its health authorities over forced sterilizations as recent as 2017](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/indigenous-women-sue-canada-its-health-authorities-over-forced-sterilizations-as-recent-as-2017/) - Canada has a long history of forced sterilizations on Indigenous women. Current reports confirm the practice continues to this day, and a group of Indigenous women are now suing the government of Canada and the physicians involved . Alisa Lombard, a lawyer with Maurice Law, the first Indigenous-owned national law firm in Canada, is representing
- [Federal judge rules Georgia has to wait to certify state election, protesters calling to 'count every vote' arrested](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/federal-judge-rules-georgia-has-to-wait-to-certify-state-election-protesters-calling-to-count-every-vote-arrested/) - According to 11alive.com, a Georgia NBC affiliate station, Judge Amy Totenberg of the Northern District Court of Georgia ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by voting rights advocacy group Common Cause Georgia to delay certification of the Georgia governor race. The lawsuit accused GOP nominee Brian Kemp, who refused to resign as Georgia's Secretary
- [Super-rich Californians are hiring their own private firefighters, and it's causing problems](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/super-rich-californians-are-hiring-their-own-private-firefighters-and-its-causing-problems/) - As the California wildfires rage on, it has been revealed that some ultra-rich residents have insurance policies through AIG which amount to a private firefighting department. AIG's Private Client Group runs its Wildfire Protection Unit as a private service for the super-rich, and according to VICE 42% of the Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans utilize
- [How ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ is cruel to its Black characters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-is-cruel-to-its-black-characters/) - This essay contains spoilers for season one of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Briana L. Ureña Ravelo Everything is all about Sabrina Spellman, at least in her understanding of the world. Her know-it-all attitude takes center stage in the white woman centric story the first season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina spends its entirety possessed
- [ICE and the DEA are paying for hidden streetlight cameras to be watch you all across the country](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ice-and-the-dea-are-paying-for-hidden-streetlight-cameras-to-be-watch-you-all-across-the-country/) - According to Gizmodo, federal procurement documents show the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed an "'undisclosed number of covert surveillance cameras inside streetlights" all over America. At current it is not yet clear how many cameras have been purchased, or exactly where the cameras have been placed, but the procurement
- [Brazil's far-right President wants to mine the Amazon, but one Indigenous tribe is fighting him](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/brazils-far-right-president-wants-to-mine-the-amazon-but-one-indigenous-tribe-is-fighting-him/) - The Munduruku tribe stood against bulldozers, high-pressure hoses and dredges as the Brazillian government tried to poison the fish and pollute the water in a campaign to open up the Amazon to mining for alleged minerals alleged to lie beneath it. According to the New York Times, the tribe's stand in March, which saw them
- [Beleaguered Harris County judge releases juvenile offenders after losing election, highlighting problems with the system](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/beleaguered-harris-county-judge-releases-juvenile-offenders-after-losing-election-highlighting-problems-with-the-system/) - Following his loss to Democratic candidate Natalia Oakes, Harris County Family Judge Glenn Devlin immediately began releasing all of the juvenile offenders who had pending cases, according to the Texas Tribune. Devlin simply asked all of the defendants whether or not they planned to kill anybody, then released them from detention. Under Texas state law,
- [Alyssa Milano demands Women's March leaders condemn Farrakhan—or step down](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/alyssa-milano-demands-womens-march-leaders-condemn-farrakhan-or-step-down/) - Alyssa Milano announced that she will not participate in any future Women's March events unless co-founders Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-Muslim activist, and Tamika Mallory, a Black activist, denounce the anti-Semitic comments of Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Louis Farrakhan, or step down from the Women's March leadership. Earlier this year, Mallory attended a Farrakhan event
- [The silent and sellout: What is the responsibility of prominent Black artists in an unjust society?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-silent-and-sellout-what-is-the-responsibility-of-prominent-black-artists-in-an-unjust-society/) - by Brittany Kirkland Back in the day, when someone labeled you a “sellout”, there was no mistaking it. You were being called out as a traitor, and it wasn’t something to be taken lightly. What’s interesting is that as unambiguous as the term is, “sellout” is loaded for Black folk. It’s become heavily weighed down
- [How anti-Blackness fuels my eating disorder](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-anti-blackness-fuels-my-eating-disorder/) - *Content Note: Discussion of eating disorders* By Gloria Oladipo I don’t know when my eating disorder began and I don’t know when it will end. An accurate metaphor would be a leech: a black, tarish leach that, under closer inspection, is just a jumble of anxiety, depression, germaphobia, and fear foods. Eating disorders take and
- [Trump fires Jeff Sessions as attorney general over Mueller investigations a day after midterms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trump-fires-jeff-sessions-as-attorney-general-over-mueller-investigations-a-day-after-midterms/) - On Wednesday, President Donald Trump finally forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions after sustained criticism from the president for recusing himself from handling Mueller's investigation into the president's dealings with Russia. Sessions has reportedly submitted his resignation letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Matthew Whitaker was announced as the acting Attorney General
- [Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu endorses death penalty bill designed specifically for Palestinians](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-endorses-death-penalty-bill-designed-specifically-for-palestinians/) - This past Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a new bill which would allow for the execution of Palestinian prisoners, drawing harsh criticism for further promoting the selective application of punishment in the apartheid state. Although the death penalty is currently legal in Israel, it has not been used since the 1962 execution of
- [Party of Trump tightens control of the Senate, the House becomes Democratic again, and progressives clench notable wins](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/party-of-trump-tightens-control-of-the-senate-the-house-becomes-democratic-again-and-progressives-clench-notable-wins/) - As exit polls came flooding in late Tuesday night, many of them looked like overlays from the 2016 presidential election which saw Republican Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton and Republicans retain Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate. In this election's exit polls, it was revealed that Donald Trump still holds sway over
- [Motel 6 will pay millions after releasing guest lists to ICE, leading to arrests and deportations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/motel-6-will-pay-millions-after-releasing-guest-lists-to-ice-leading-to-arrests-and-deportations/) - According to NPR, hotel chain Motel 6 has agreed to pay $7.6 million following an investigation revealing that multiple locations in its chain shared their guest lists with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. It is not yet known exactly how many people have been arrested and/or deported as a result of the actions of
- ['The Haunting of Hill House' & the colonial obsession with salvaging a world of suffering for the sake of sanity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-haunting-of-hill-house-the-colonial-obsession-with-salvaging-a-world-of-suffering-for-the-sake-of-sanity/) - Editor’s Note: This essay contains spoilers of season 1 of Haunting of Hill House and discussion of suicide I don’t remember how my parents died in the nightmare, but I woke up screaming bloody murder. I had to have been about 4-years-old. I don’t think I had considered being indefinitely away from my parents before,
- [The CDC predicts Congo's Ebola outbreak may not be able to be contained](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-cdc-predicts-congos-ebola-outbreak-may-not-be-able-to-be-contained/) - For the first time since it was identified in 1976, Ebola, a fatal viral disease, may not be able to be contained in the North Kivu province of the Congo. Robert Redfield, the director of the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in a briefing on Capitol Hill hosted by the the Johns Hopkins
- [Iran promises to "break" sanctions reimposed by Trump when he voided Obama's nuclear deal](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/iran-promises-to-break-sanctions-reimposed-by-trump-when-he-voided-obamas-nuclear-deal/) - On Monday, the United States' reimposed economic sanctions against Iran, which had been removed under Obama after the Iran nuclear deal, went into effect. Iran is now defying the sanctions and threatening to restart its nuclear program. The Washington Post reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a meeting with government officials, "We will proudly break
- [Brian Kemp announces last minute investigation into Democrats for registration tampering, offers no evidence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/brian-kemp-announces-last-minute-investigation-into-democrats-for-registration-tampering-offers-no-evidence/) - Brian Kemp, the Georgia secretary of state and the Republican candidate of governor in Georgia, has issued a call to investigate the Georgia Democratic Party ahead of the upcoming election. Two days out from a too-close-to-call contest against Stacey Abrams, Kemp alleges that someone attempted to hack voting registration files and pointed to finger at
- [British trans performance artist takes trauma from burger assault and turns it into a call to action with 'Burgerz'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/british-trans-performance-artist-takes-trauma-from-burger-assault-and-turns-it-into-a-call-to-action-with-burgerz/) - by Josh Rivers Travis Alabanza is an electrifying talent, but that’s obvious. One need only glance in their direction to see pulsing from them the potential and possibility of art manifesting in its purest, most acute form. To sit in their glow is to be enthralled, enchanted, mesmerised. Travis is a performance artist, poet and
- [In response to Trump administration's memo define gender to exclude transgender people, organizers, activists say we #WontBeErased](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-response-to-trump-administrations-memo-define-gender-to-excude-transgender-people-organizers-activists-say-we-wontbeerased/) - On Sunday morning, the New York Times obtained an unreleased Trump administration draft memo which would define gender as a person's sex at birth. In response, LGBT activists and organizers are mobilizing to protest the memo's proposal. According to the memo, the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to determine a definition of gender
- [U.S. officials say Saudi crown prince tortured & blackmailed rivals into submission at 2017 meeting](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-officials-say-saudi-crown-prince-tortured-blackmailed-rivals-into-submission-at-2017-meeting/) - Following a November 4th, 2017 meeting at a swanky Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Saudi Arabian capital of Ridayh, allegations of coercion, torture and blackmail at the meeting have followed the Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman. U.S. officials say that Salman turned the high-class hotel into a prison for rival royals, government officials, and some
- [Google employees stage mass walkout over sexual harassment and other workplace issues](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/google-employees-stage-mass-walkout-over-sexual-harassment-and-other-workplace-issues/) - The fallout from allegations that Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android, Google's flagship operating system, forced a woman to have oral sex with him in a hotel room continues. According to The Verge, Rubin received a compensatory package from Google worth about $90 million, which the company was not obligated to offer to him. He also
- [As Brian Kemp suppresses the Black vote in Georgia, Oprah comes to campaign for Stacey Abrams](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/as-brian-kemp-suppresses-the-black-vote-in-georgia-oprah-comes-to-campaign-for-stacey-abrams/) - Media mogul Oprah Winfrey came to Georgia to campaign for Stacey Abrams, who could become Georgia's first Black woman governor. Amid the close political race, concerns and allegations have been surging over voter suppression tactics being used by Abrams' GOP opponent, Brian Kemp, to hinder Black turnout. In one of the nation's closest races ahead
- [Pittsburgh residents protest Trump's visit after synagogue shooting over racist rhetoric](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pittsburgh-residents-protest-trumps-visit-after-synagogue-shooting-over-racist-rhetoric/) - After the fatal shooting of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue, hundreds came together to mourn their loss. Prominent Muslim groups raised over $200,000 to cover the victims' funeral expenses. But as the community was recouping from the loss, President Trump's visit divided a grieving town. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and members
- [Racist white woman arrested after targeting Black child with letter: "This is a white neighborhood."](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/racist-white-woman-arrested-after-targeting-black-child-with-letter-this-is-a-white-neighborhood/) - A 63-year-old white woman, Deborah Cantwell, has just been reported sending a racist letter to her new neighbors in an Indiana neighborhood, targeting their Black child. According to the Independent, officials declined to state whether the parents themselves were Black. The letter specifically targets one of their children, who is Black. Cantwell writes the child
- [Voting isn't just "harm reduction" for marginalized people who have to face the consequences](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/voting-isnt-just-harm-reduction-for-marginalized-people-who-have-to-face-the-consequences/) - By Brittany Lee Frederick At a rally in Anaheim, California in September of this year Barack Obama was quoted saying, “If you vote, things will get better, it will be a start.” This echoes the mainstream Democrats insistence upon voting for a Blue Wave to create social change next week. While this article isn’t one
- [31 years after her son was kidnapped by his father, a mother is reunited with her long lost son](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/31-years-after-her-son-was-kidnapped-by-his-father-a-mother-is-reunited-with-her-long-lost-son/) - In 1987, then 21-month-old Jermaine Mann was kidnapped by his father and manipulated into believing that his mother was dead following a court-ordered visit in Toronto. Allan Mann, Jermaine's father, had given him a phony name that he had been living under all this time in the United States. Now, Lyneth Mann-Lewis has been reunited
- [Looking back at Rod Serling’s 'The Twilight Zone', and why Jordan Peele's reboot will be great](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/looking-back-at-rod-serlings-the-twilight-zone-and-why-jordan-peeles-reboot-will-be-great/) - by Andrew Keahey When I was young, I would intentionally avoid black and white television, except for The Twilight Zone. The show just hit all the right notes for me, even in my childhood. The wildly fantastic tales hosted by the slick man with the cigarette was part of the reason I got into writing
- [Jamal Khashoggi's fiance blames Saudi royal family for his murder in new interview](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jamal-khashoggis-fiance-blames-saudi-royal-family-for-his-murder-in-new-interview/) - Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pointed a finger straight at the Saudi Arabian government in a new Reuters interview, according to NBC News. Cengiz told Reuters through an interpreter, "This took place inside a Saudi diplomatic mission... In such circumstances, the Saudi Arabian authorities are responsible for this. This incident, this assassination, took place
- [Ahead of midterm elections, four bullets fired at Florida GOP office](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ahead-of-midterm-elections-four-bullets-fired-at-florida-gop-office/) - Around 4 p.m. on Sunday, a person with a gun shot four bullets into the Volusia County Republican Party office in South Daytona, Florida. No was killed or injured, but many feel this is yet another example of the uniquely heated political climate ahead of this year's midterm elections. Police Captain Mark Cheatham told the
- [Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship sparks fiery responses ahead of midterms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trumps-plan-to-end-birthright-citizenship-sparks-fiery-responses-ahead-of-midterms/) - In an Axios interview this morning, President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Just a week ahead of the midterm elections and seemingly eager to redirect attention away from a string of white supremacist terrorist attacks, Trump is hard lining his anti-immigrant stances. Throughout his presidential campaign
- [Texas voting machine errors and draconian voter registration laws combine to spur voter disenfranchisement in the state](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/texas-voting-machine-errors-and-draconian-voter-registration-laws-combine-to-spur-voter-disenfranchisement-in-the-state/) - Texas Democratic voters are complaining that their votes for a straight party ticket are being switched in some counties to a vote for Republican Senator Ted Cruz. Some Republican voters are also reporting that their ballot selections for Ted Cruz are switching over to Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke. Texas election officials are saying that they
- [White supremacist kills 11 at synagogue following hate-filled week of mail bombs and Black people executed at Kroger](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-supremacist-kills-11-at-synagogue-following-hate-filled-week-of-mail-bombs-and-black-people-executed-at-kroger/) - In the same week which has seen the attempted mail bombing of prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Maxine Waters and the shooting of two Black customers at a Louisville Kroger, there has been yet another attack by an alleged white supremacist. This time the target was a Jewish synagogue and community in Pittsburgh. On
- [Canada is still not a "Plan B" for Americans when our country is going to sh*t](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/canada-is-still-not-a-plan-b-for-americans-when-our-country-is-going-to-sht/) - by JaLoni Amor Owens For many Americans, one of the only days that left the nation feeling as hopeless and defeated as it did on November 8, 2016 was the day after. Those on the left, whether or not Secretary Clinton was their first choice for President of the United States and whether or not
- [Saudis finally admit journalists death was premeditated, but questions still remain over crown prince's involvement](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/saudis-finally-admit-journalists-death-was-premeditated-but-questions-still-remain-over-crown-princes-involvement/) - One day after the Saudi government denied killing U.S. based Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been critical of it, the New York Times is reporting that they are now calling the murder of Khashoggi premeditated, as the Turkish government had already been claiming. This represents the latest in a shifting story weaved by
- [White Kroger shooter who killed two Black people told white bystander, "Whites don't shoot whites."](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-kroger-shooter-who-killed-two-black-people-told-white-bystander-whites-dont-shoot-whites/) - On Wednesday, Oct. 24th, George Alan Bush, a 51-year old white man, entered a Kroger grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky and fatally shot two Black people. He reportedly told a white bystander afterwards, "Whites don't shoot whites." According to WAVE 3 News, Bush was arrested on two murder charges and 10 felony endangerment counts. Witness
- [Second member of the MOVE 9, Michael Africa Sr., released on parole after 40 years in prison](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/second-member-of-the-move-9-michael-africa-sr-released-on-parole-after-40-years-in-prison/) - After a 40-year imprisonment for being a member of the Black liberation organization, MOVE, Michael Africa Sr. has finally been released on parole. In 1972, a group of Black revolutionary activists founded the Philadelphia based group, MOVE, in Powelton Village. The group organized communities against state violence, such as police brutality. In 1978, nine members
- [New recording seems to show XXXTentacion admitting to battery charges against pregnant girlfriend](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-recording-seems-to-show-xxxtentacion-admitting-to-battery-charges-against-pregnant-girlfriend/) - XXXTentacion, a young prominent South Florida rapper who died this past June, is still the cause of controversy as new details of his domestic abuse case that was ongoing at the time of his death have emerged. The late rapper was fatally shot outside a motorbike dealership during a robbery. As he died, XXXTentacion, whose
- [Being a Black teacher is not enough for Black children](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/being-a-black-teacher-is-not-enough-for-black-children/) - By Brittany Willis It took me seven years of teaching before I had the opportunity to work in a school where the student and staff population were both majority Black. I don’t mean “majority” as in just over half—no, literally everybody was Black except two white staff members and three Latinx children who were siblings.
- [Judge overrules jury who awarded terminally ill man $289 million in case against Monsanto, offering $78 million instead](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/judge-overrules-jury-who-awarded-terminally-ill-man-289-million-in-case-against-monsanto-offering-78-million-instead/) - Suzanne Bolanos, a Californi Superior Court Judge, ignored the suggestions of the jury that Dwayne Johnson should receive $289 million in a ruling against Monsanto after it was revealed that the agricultural biotechnology corporation had caused the man to have lesions on over 80% of his body. Monsanto petitioned the judge to reduce the amount
- [Trump admin releases propaganda filled report about Socialism that only shows they don't understand anything](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trump-admin-releases-propaganda-filled-report-about-socialism-that-only-shows-they-dont-understand-anything/) - The Trump administration released a report early Tuesday morning entitled “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism” which attempted to establish that Socialism as a terrible idea, but makes a concession that modern Socialists “denounce state brutality and would allow individuals to privately own the means of production in many industries.” The document is confusing and ultimately
- [Comic: Violent heteronormativity is destroying Black families, not Black queerness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-violent-heteronormativity-is-destroying-black-families-not-black-queerness/) - by JeCorey Holder So here we are, minding our magical, savory, Black business. Letting sons express themselves with femme aesthetics. Gay fathers taking care of their little ones. Lesbian couples looking stylish and posing with their equally stylish children. And more queer family things. You know, just being generally amazing. As we in the LGBTQ+
- [Taylor Energy's 14 year oil spill could overtake BP's as the worst offshore environmental disaster in the U.S.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/taylor-energys-14-year-oil-spill-could-overtake-bps-as-the-worst-offshore-environmental-disaster-in-the-u-s/) - A 14 year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could spell the largest offshore enivornmental disaster in American history. In 2004, the Taylor Energy owned oil-drilling rig sank during Hurricane Ivan. The Washington Post reports that "between 300 and 700 barrels of oil per day" has been spilling from the Louisiana Coast ever since.
- [Georgia continues voter suppression tactics while denying they are taking place](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/georgia-continues-voter-suppression-tactics-while-denying-they-are-taking-place/) - Gwinnett County is facing multiple lawsuits stemming from its rejections of 595 absentee ballots, a large number of them by African American and Asian American voters. According to CNN’s analysis of state data, Gwinnett County only makes up around 6% of the absentee ballots in Georgia, but one third of those rejected by the state, and roughly
- [My ancestors didn't die for the right to vote, and we are allowed to question them anyway](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-ancestors-didnt-die-for-the-right-to-vote-and-we-are-allowed-to-question-them-anyway/) - "Internalized anti-Blackness has us quick to condemn, erase, and humiliate ourselves and our ancestors more than we do the people who did the actual enslaving" — Chelsea Neason My grandmother lived a long life, but I can only imagine how much longer it would have been without the struggles she fought through. She used to
- [8 ways to exist in white spaces when setting them on fire isn’t an option](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/8-ways-to-exist-in-white-spaces-when-setting-them-on-fire-isnt-an-option/) - by Briyana D. Clarel This summer, I attended a conference for community-minded artists in New York City. Despite the conference’s commitment to activism, days passed without any Black presenters and the few presenters of color spewed dangerous rhetoric like “We’re all immigrants” and “It’s about class, not race.” Of course, the Black contingent came through,
- [Florida International University right wing student group under fire over racist messages and rape jokes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/florida-international-university-right-wing-student-group-under-fire-over-racist-messages-and-rape-jokes/) - 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
- [Nnedi Okorafor 'Shuri #1' comic is finally here, all hail the Princess of Wakanda!](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nnedi-okorafor-shuri-1-comic-is-finally-here-all-hail-the-princess-of-wakanda/) - The highly anticipated debut of Shuri's solo comic book series penned by Nnedi Okorafor is finally here! While it does carry on some of the previous storylines from Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther run, as well as those from the Marvel film incarnation of Shuri, Shuri #1 delves deeper into the princess's inner life. According to
- [Canada becomes second country to legalize marijuana, and also creates pathway to pardon past drug offenders](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/canada-becomes-second-country-to-legalize-marijuana-and-also-creates-pathway-to-pardon-past-drug-offenders/) - The Canadian House of Commons and Senate approved the legalization of marijuana in June. On Oct. 18, the law finally went into effect and not only did stores start selling recreational marijuana, those with past pot convictions were also pardoned. The Canadian government stated in a press release, "The current approach to cannabis does not
- [As Facebook is sued over inflated video metrics, shareholders call on Mark Zuckerberg to resign](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/as-facebook-is-sued-over-inflated-video-metrics-shareholders-call-on-mark-zuckerberg-to-resign/) - Before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook announced it misled brands by overestimating the amount of time people spent viewing videos. On Tuesday, online marketing agency Crowd Siren filed an amended complaint against Facebook over its inflated video metrics and fraud. Initially, Facebook stated they inflated the video viewership metrics by 60-80%. However, the amended
- [Ex-Green Beret admits political assassination plot by UAE and American soldiers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ex-green-beret-admits-political-assassination-plot-by-uae-and-american-soldiers/) - A former Green Beret revealed to Buzzfeed News that he engaged in conspiracies to assassinate various figures in Yemen as directed by the United Arab Emirates government. A botched assassination of Anssaf Ali Mayo, the leader of the Islamist political party Al-Islah, considered by the UAE to be a terrorist organization, exposed the use of
- [The story of Black queer women imprisoned for defending themselves to reminds us this criminal system cannot save us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-story-of-black-queer-women-imprisoned-for-defending-themselves-to-reminds-us-this-criminal-system-cannot-save-us/) - By Gabrielle Noel The legal system was never built with Black queer people in mind. This system assigns victimhood, or refuses it, according to social biases, and society’s perception of who is more likely to be a victim or more credible thus affects who is allowed to receive justice. When it comes to sexual harassment,
- [PEN America is suing Trump for his attacks on the press](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pen-america-is-suing-trump-for-his-attacks-on-the-press/) - PEN America, a literary activism group comprised of thousands of writers, has taken the step of suing a sitting President for his attacks on the press. Tuesday, the organization filed a suit in federal court in Manhattan, alleging that Trump “violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution” via what PEN refers
- [Saudi journalist's disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/saudi-journalists-disappearance-renews-attention-on-u-s-backed-saudi-war-on-yemen/) - It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey. The United Nations Human Rights council is calling for a transparent investigation. But some are criticizing the hypocrisy of the U.N. calling for the investigation of the murder of a journalist
- [Doctors refused to diagnose my chronic illness because this world ignores Black women's pain](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/doctors-refused-to-diagnose-my-chronic-illness-because-this-world-ignores-black-womens-pain/) - by Riya Jama The first time I experienced debilitating cramps. It awoke me from sleep. I will never forget how stunned I felt by the intensity of the pain that engulfed my pelvic area, forcing me to crawl on my hands and knees to get help. If I could have screamed, I would have, but
- [Florida's Amendment 4 would restore the voting rights of 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/floridas-amendment-4-would-restore-the-voting-rights-of-1-7-million-formerly-incarcerated-people/) - The upcoming November midterm elections poses a unique opportunity for Florida's 13 million voters to assist in prison reform. After 850,000 Florida voters signed a petition to demand "Amendment 4", a voting rights restoration bill, be on the November election ballot, Florida may finally allow convicted felons the right to vote without an elaborate clemency application
- ["It doesn't have to make sense to other people": An interview with African Diaspora Childfree Sociologist, Dr. Kimya N. Dennis](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/it-doesnt-have-to-make-sense-to-other-people-an-interview-with-african-diaspora-childfree-sociologist-dr-kimya-n-dennis/) - I wasn’t prepared for the responses to my most recent essay on living intentionally as a childfree Black woman and taking ownership of my womb. I never presumed I was alone in my sentiments on this subject, of course, but I also didn’t expect my words to resonate so deeply with so many people. Writing
- [Left-leaning Democrats look to Medicare for All platform to energize elections campaigns](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/left-leaning-democrats-look-to-medicare-for-all-platform-to-energize-elections-campaigns/) - The Democratic party is moving closer to embracing a radical policy change to the existing medical system in America, moving closer to a model already in practice in much of the developed world. As the mid-term elections creep ever closer, the Democrats, led by Bernie Sanders, are increasingly calling for “Medicare for All” as a
- [Trump's first executive order denying aid to abortion-related foreign organizations is costing women across the globe](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trumps-first-executive-order-denying-aid-to-abortion-related-foreign-organizations-is-costing-women-across-the-globe/) - One of Donald Trump’s first acts as President of the United States has had far-reaching consequences, because the executive order he signed on January 23, 2017, explicitly denies aid to any foreign organization that promotes, performs, or offers any information on abortion. According to the Washington Post, a policy similar to this one has been
- [Malaysia to abolish the death penalty, drawing praise from the human rights groups](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/malaysia-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-drawing-praise-from-the-human-rights-groups/) - 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
- [Brian Kemp is using his current job to repress Black votes in fight against Abrams for GA governor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/brian-kemp-is-using-his-current-job-to-repress-black-votes-in-fight-against-abrams-for-ga-governor/) - As the November midterm election nears, Georgia's current Secretary of State and the GOP gubernatorial candidate, Brian Kemp, is holding around 53,000 voter registration applications for additional screening. Most of them are from Black voters. Kemp's office is being accused of voter suppression as the GOP candidate for governor is holding thousands of applications through
- [Queer sex freed me from the shame and discomfort of compulsory heteronormative sex](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queer-sex-freed-me-from-the-shame-and-discomfort-of-compulsory-heteronormative-sex/) - by Haillee Mason I wish I could say that I’ve always known that I deserved good sex. Or that I arrived into my twenties seeking out my own pleasure. But Black queer women like me are never taught that they deserve anything—not an orgasm, not empathy, or even apologies. I had arrived in my adolescence,
- [Like South Carolina, Florida refuses to relocate inmates under Hurricane Michael](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/like-south-carolina-florida-refuses-to-relocate-inmates-under-hurricane-michael/) - As Hurricane Michael makes it way through the Gulf Coast of Florida and North Carolina, evacuations are becoming more and more difficult for residents. But despite being located in mandatory evacuation zones, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) have not evacuated 15 state prisons. The press secretary for the FDC, Patrick Manderfield stated in an
- [Could the UFC have prevented huge brawl after McGregor's defeat by addressing his racism?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/could-the-ufc-have-prevented-huge-brawl-after-mcgregors-defeat-by-addressing-his-racism/) - This past Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted one of the most anticipated main fights, UFC 229, in the company's history. It was a fight between Muslim Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, the world's lightweight champion, and Conor McGregor, the Irish international superstar coming to challenge him for the title. While the fight ended with
- [AP investigation of 2-year-old separated from mother at border exposes systemwide exploitation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ap-investigation-of-2-year-old-separated-from-mother-at-border-exposes-systemwide-exploitation/) - A new investigation by the Associated Press, as reported by KHOU in Houston, is further revealing the extent of the burden faced by parents who are at risk of being deported by the United States. After being separated from her parents after they were arrested crossing the Texas border under the Obama administration, 2-year-old Alexa Ramos
- [The ACLU is fighting against 'predictive crime algorithms' in court](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-aclu-is-fighting-against-predictive-crime-algorithms-in-court/) - According to the ACLU's update on Medium, some on the United States government's No Fly List are being kept on the list due to a fear of future criminal activities and are not being allowed to plead their cases in court. As a result, the ACLU is petitioning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in
- [Queer isn't who you are, it's how you reclaim freedom. And even the gayest of us sometimes fail at it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/queer-isnt-who-you-are-its-how-you-reclaim-freedom-and-even-the-gayest-sometimes-fail-at-it/) - Content Note: This essay contains details about childhood sexual assault My parents didn’t hit me growing up. I know they hit my older siblings, but something had changed over the years before I got here. Maybe they saw it didn’t help. Maybe they even knew hitting children causes significant harm. But I like to think
- [Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia of murdering political journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/turkey-accuses-saudi-arabia-of-murdering-political-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-on-turkish-soil/) - On October 2nd at 1:30 pm, Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Turkey and has not been heard from since. Turkish authorities and international media claim Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi officials for his dissenting views. Living in the US, Khashoggi regularly wrote for the Washington Post, and has
- [Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of sexual assault by two women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/portuguese-soccer-star-cristiano-ronaldo-accused-of-sexual-assault-by-two-women/) - International soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest celebrity to be hit with sexual assault allegations in the #MeToo movement as two women came forward with their stories last week. Kathryn Mayorga accused the superstar of anally raping her at the Palms Casino Resort in June 2009. The German magazine Der Spiegel interviewed Mayorga about
- [I have a chronic illness, and I’m doing dope stuff at my own pace](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-have-a-chronic-illness-and-im-doing-dope-stuff-at-my-own-pace/) - by Jamila Mitchell “God, I finally vacuumed.” If you ever experienced an almost orgasmic sigh of relief after doing something seemingly small but necessary, then you are like me. The common necessities to life, like vacuuming, going to the grocery store, or even picking up the phone to text someone, are incredible accomplishments for the
- [Nearly 200 protestors arrested as Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nearly-200-protestors-arrested-as-kavanaugh-is-confirmed-by-the-senate/) - Hundreds of people were arrested Saturday in protests against the confirmation of embattled judge Brett Kavanaugh's bid to become a member of the Supreme Court, according to CBS News. In Washington, DC alone, police reported arresting at least 164 people, including 150 demonstrators on the steps of the Capitol building. Protestors were heard shouting “I do
- [After exploiting her for research, Johns Hopkins University to name building after Henrietta Lacks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-exploiting-her-for-research-johns-hopkins-university-to-name-building-after-henrietta-lacks/) - Johns Hopkins University announced plans to name its newest interdisciplinary building after Henreitta Lacks during its ninth annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture on Saturday morning. The building is expected to be completed in 2022 and a groundbreaking ceremony will occur in 2020 according to Johns Hopkins Magazine. Lacks was a cancer patient at Johns Hopkins
- [The violence of Black fratenities is a Black masculinity problem](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-violence-of-black-fratenities-is-a-black-masculinity-problem/) - by Daniel Johnson James Baldwin’s January 1985 essay for Playboy, “"Freaks and the American Ideal of Manhood”, engages with a discussion on androgyny and the American idea of sexuality in which he raises questions about the American idea of masculinity. In the essay, Baldwin affixes violence as the key to the (white) American imagination of
- [San Francisco Judge blocks Trump order to suspend protected status of thousands of immigrants](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/san-francisco-judge-blocks-trump-order-to-suspend-protected-status-of-thousands-of-immigrants/) - This past Wednesday, a U.S. federal judge suspended the Trump Administration's order to rescind the temporary protected status (TPS) of thousands of immigrants in San Francisco. The court ruling would protect most TPS recipients from Sudan, El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua from deportation. Immigrants from these countries make up over 300,000 of all TPS recipients.
- [Texas invalidates 2,400 online voter registration forms ahead of midterms based on vague law](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/texas-invalidates-2400-online-voter-registration-forms-ahead-of-midterms-based-on-vague-law/) - With the November elections right around the corner, the State of Texas has thrown up a roadblock for voters by invalidating around 2,400 online voter registration forms. According to the Houston Chronicle, Unless the voters re-submit updated applications, including new signatures, they will be barred from voting on November 6th. Vote.org, a nonpartisan group which
- [Major Jewish charity stops funding website targeting pro-Palestinian activists after donation revealed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/major-jewish-charity-stops-funding-website-targeting-pro-palestinian-activists-after-donation-revealed/) - Canary Mission is a zionist blacklist website that targets and publicly posts information about pro-Palestinian college students, activists, and educators who criticize Israel. Now, the Jewish Community Federation of San Franciso, one of the biggest Jewish U.S. charities, has been revealed to be funding the website. Canary Mission has been instilling fear in pro-Palestinian student
- [Tsunami and earthquake leave over 1,000 missing, 1,400 dead & 70,000 homeless in Indonesia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tsunami-and-earthquake-leave-over-1000-missing-1400-dead-70000-homeless-in-indonesia/) - Earlier this week, a dangerous 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the coastal city of Palu, Indonesia, which has a population of 350,000 people. The deadly disasters have killed over 1,400 people and hundreds are still missing. The earthquake was quickly followed by a 20-foot tall tsunami which devastated homes and buildings. Currently, many families
- [Time's Up hires WNBA President Lisa Borders as its first president and CEO](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/times-up-hires-wnba-president-lisa-borders-as-its-first-president-and-ceo/) - WNBA President Lisa Borders is leaving the organization to lead a fight against sexual harassment and the mistreatment of women in society. Time’s Up, an offshoot of the larger #MeToo movement seeking to reestablish what justice can look like for survivors of sexual violence, has made Borders the organization's first President/CEO. Before becoming the president
- [Four suspected white supremacists charged for actions during Charlottesville riots](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/four-suspected-white-supremacists-charged-for-actions-during-charlottesville-riots/) - Four men suspected of being “members or associates” of the Rise Above Movement (RAM) have been charged in a criminal case stemming from the Charlottesville, Virginia “Unite the Right” rally in 2017. Cole White, Michael Miselis, Benjamin Daley and Thomas Gillen were each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal riots statute
- [Israel orders demolition of more Palestinian homes along West Bank, but families prepare to resist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/israel-orders-demolition-of-more-palestinian-homes-along-west-bank-but-families-prepare-to-resist/) - After Israel ordered for the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar in the West Bank, Palestinian residents have banded together to resist Israeli bulldozers from destroying their homes. Around 180 Palestinian adults and children face forced eviction from the area.Khan AL-Ahmar is a small Palestinian village located between the Israeli settlements of Ma’ale Adumim and Kafr Adumim.
- [Amazon will pay US employees $15 minimum wage, but what about international workers?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/amazon-will-pay-us-employees-15-minimum-wage-but-what-about-international-amazon-workers/) - On November 1st, Amazon will begin paying a $15 minimum wage to all part-time and full-time US employees. This change will apply to all Amazon subsidiaries, such as Whole Foods. "We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead," said Amazon's founder and CEOJeff Bezos
- [I feel guilty for dreaming of motherhood when the world is so dangerous for Black children](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-feel-guilty-for-dreaming-of-motherhood-when-the-world-is-so-dangerous-for-black-children/) - by Tynesha M. McCullers Growing up, all I wanted was to someday become a mother. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t fantasize about having kids, naming them after me, dressing them in adorable clothes, and loving on them unconditionally. My desire likely came from gendered socialization and the belief that being a mom
- [Trump's immigration policies are making it easier for desperate immigrants fall for fraud schemes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trumps-immigration-policies-are-making-it-easier-for-desperate-immigrants-fall-for-fraud-schemes/) - The Trump administration's tightening grip on immigration pipelines has increased the desperation of undocumented immigrants, and as desperation often does, this has led to increased vulnerability to exploitation. According to BuzzFeed News, immigrants are becoming particularly susceptible to a common type of fraud referred to as "the 10-year law." As part of this scheme, fraudsters tell immigrants
- [Marches in NY, D.C. call for emphasis on the rights of Black women to overturn status quo](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/marches-in-ny-d-c-call-for-emphasis-on-the-rights-of-black-women-to-overturn-status-quo/) - Black women organizers in Washington D.C. and New York City marched, protested and called upon the nation this weekend to call for a "new social contract" with an emphasis on issues facing Black women. As Black Women’s Blueprint, the group organizing the lead march in Washington D.C., stated in a press release: "Black women, cis,
- [Conviction of Brazilian political prisoner echoes injustice in the U.S.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/conviction-of-brazilian-political-prisoner-echoes-injustice-in-the-u-s/) - by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Rafael Braga Vieira was sentenced to five years in prison after police arrested him at a large demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2013. 25 years old at the time, Braga was homeless and collecting recyclables to survive. He was completely unaware that a mass protest was even taking place. Raphael was charged
- [New study shows how student loan debt worsens economic inequality for Black people](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-study-shows-how-student-loan-debt-worsens-economic-inequality-for-black-people/) - According to a new study titled, "Racial Disparities in Student Debt and the Reproduction of the Fragile Black Middle Class," student debt is widening the wealth gap between white and Black Americans. The study sampled its data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 Cohort, a national survey of over 8,900 participants. While student
- [Men's lack of respect for women's sexual boundaries is informed by our lack of care for their sexual pleasure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mens-lack-of-respect-for-womens-sexual-boundaries-is-informed-by-our-lack-of-care-for-their-sexual-pleasure/) - by Chris Saltmarch Like many of my contemporaries, I never really gave much thought to the sexual desires of women. Much of my life, when I really sit and think of it, I was totally oblivious to the needs and desires of my sexual partners. This was due in part to being raised in the
- [#MeToo era sees surge in colleges tackling toxic masculinity on campus](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/metoo-era-sees-surge-in-colleges-tackling-toxic-masculinity-on-campus/) - Garrett Robinson, a senior running back on the Brown University football team, recently helped to teach a training session for the incoming freshman members of the team. But this was no ordinary football training. It was a training about how not to replicate the aggression of football off the field, the likes of which have
- [A third woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault, participating in "gang rapes"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-third-woman-accuses-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-participating-in-gang-rapes/) - 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
- [Appeals court strikes down ID protections for Native North Dakota voters ahead of midterms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/appeals-court-strikes-down-id-protections-for-native-north-dakota-voters-ahead-of-midterms/) - This past Monday, a new order by a U.S. federal appeals court will hinder Native Americans' ability to vote in North Dakota for the upcoming November 2018 elections. Last year, a group of Native Americans sued North Dakota over a discriminatory voter ID bill that they argued would disproportionately hinder Native voters by requiring residential addresses
- [World Bank warns Gaza economy approaching collapse, calls on Israel to lift blockade](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/world-bank-warns-gaza-economy-approaching-collapse-calls-on-israel-to-lift-blockade/) - The World Bank warned on Tuesday that the economy of the Gaza Strip is approaching an “immediate collapse” and called on Israel and the larger international community to step in. According to the report from CBS News, the economy in Gaza has contracted by 6% over the first quarter of 2018. Unemployment is over a
- [Texas argues on behalf of school that expelled student who didn't kneel for pledge of allegiance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/texas-argues-on-behalf-of-school-that-expelled-student-who-didnt-kneel-for-pledge-of-allegiance/) - Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton, an incumbent Republican who is up for reelection, is seeking to argue in a federal case that state law dictates parents must give permission for a student to sit during the pledge of allegiance. BuzzFeed News reports that the case stems from an incident in Houston at Windfern High
- [Social media breaks aren't self-care for Black people who feel isolated offline](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/social-media-breaks-arent-self-care-for-black-people-who-feel-isolated-offline/) - By Taylor Lamb Social media has been popular long enough that people are no longer consistently singing its praises. Instead, we’ve collectively reached a point that it’s just too much. People care too much. They post too much. They spend too much time on their phones instead of engaging in person. I feel as though
- [Fulfilling my sexual desires will not separate me from God's love](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/fulfilling-my-sexual-desires-will-not-separate-me-from-gods-love/) - by Kamilah Bush I am a Queer woman with sexual desires that should and can be fulfilled. That took a lot to say. It took a long time for me to say it—precisely because it took a long time for me to even realize it. Not because I was “denying” it, not because I
- [Ontario Judge gives light sentence to Black offender citing systemic racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ontario-judge-gives-light-sentence-to-black-offender-citing-systemic-racism/) - Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru is garnering attention for noting systemic anti-Black racism in a lenient sentence to a Black offender who arrested on gun offenses. This is Nakatsuru's second time to cite systemic racism in a legal sentence. Previously, he gave a light sentence to Jamaal Jackson, who was also charged with unauthorized
- [Judge indicates Bill Cosby likely to get less than 3 years in jail for sexual assault conviction](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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. Bill Cosby, a household name who's been on TV since the
- [Haitian deportee fighting to return to U.S. after Florida police framed him and 2 others](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/haitian-deportee-fighting-to-return-to-u-s-after-florida-police-framed-him-and-2-others/) - Six years ago, Florida's Biscayne Police Department had become so adept at solving burglaries that the local word was all it took for them to solve cases was the stroke of a pen. Claiming a 100% clearance on all burglary cases, the Police Chief at the time, Raimundo Atesaino, even went on record saying at
- [Trump admin bypasses Congress with new policy targeting immigrants on public assistance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trump-admin-bypasses-congress-with-new-policy-targeting-immigrants-on-public-assistance/) - The Trump administration announced over the weekend that immigrants who legally use public aid such as food assistance programs and section 8 housing would have this used against them in green card applications in its newest attempt at keeping Black and brown people out of the country. This new policy could potentially force millions of
- [In another story, Micah Johnson kills Officer Guyger before she can murder Botham Jean](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-another-story-micah-johnson-kills-officer-guyger-before-she-can-murder-botham-jean/) - “Officer who walked into wrong apartment and killed man faces arrest”. The headline states that the officer who killed Botham Jean mistakenly went into the “wrong apartment” as if it is fact. On the actual page, it adds ": Authorities" so at least you know who is behind what is taken as fact. It’s not
- [Comic: Criticizing problematic kinks is not kink-shaming](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-criticizing-problematic-kinks-is-not-kink-shaming/) - by JeCorey Holder I'm just saying it'd be great if we could have a conversation on misogyny in the kink community. It'd be wonderful if we could discuss racism and fetishization in the kink community. It would be fantastic if we could point out how many actual predators are hiding behind such a thin veil
- [Professor attacked for refusing to write a recommendation for student to study in Israel citing BDS](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/professor-attacked-for-refusing-to-write-a-recommendation-for-student-to-study-in-israel-citing-bds/) - University of Michigan Professor John Cheney-Lippold refused to write a recommendation letter for a student after he initially agreed. After revisiting the student's request and realizing the application was for a study abroad program in Israel, Cheney-Lippold apologized and rescinded his support, citing his academic boycott of Israel, an apartheid state that is oppressing Palestinians. The
- [Brookings Institute finds poverty has decreased in the US, but not for everyone](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/brookings-institute-finds-poverty-has-decreased-in-the-us-but-not-for-everyone/) - A recent study by the Brookings Institute on poverty last year shows that for the 4th year in a row, overall poverty numbers in America are falling. The catch, however, is that the decline isn't spread evenly. Across the 29 major metropolitan areas covered by the study, poverty seems to be dropping in both Southern and
- [Many blame deputies after 2 mental health patients drown in cop car during Hurricane Florence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/many-blame-deputies-after-2-mental-health-patients-drown-in-cop-car-during-hurricane-florence/) - This week, the Carolinas were hit by a category 4 storm, Hurricane Florence. As rivers continue to rise, the total death toll is officially at 32. Among those who died, two women who were mental health patients and detainees, and were shackled inside a Sheriff's van, drowned as law deputies were rescued. There has been controversy
- [#MeToo is not just for Hollywood: McDonald's workers strike in 10 U.S. cities to protest sexual harassment](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/metoo-is-not-just-for-hollywood-mcdonalds-workers-strike-in-10-u-s-cities-to-protest-sexual-harassment/) - From Hollywood's Harvey Weinstein to media giant Les Moonves, the #MeToo movement to hold accountable the abuses of powerful men is growing. In a powerful display of that growth, McDonald's workers went on strike to protest sexual harassment in 10 U.S. cities this past Tuesday. While #MeToo was founded by a Black woman grassroots organizer,
- [Gay men need to be better allies to women combating male violence](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/gay-men-need-to-be-better-allies-to-women-combating-male-violence/) - by Josh Rivers Content Warning: This essay includes discussion and description of sexual violence, with details that could be triggering. “You do not have to be me in order for us to fight alongside each other. I do not have to be you to recognise that our wars are the same. What we must do
- [More role models for Black boys in school won't fix anything if we continue to overlook Black girls](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/more-role-models-for-black-boys-in-school-wont-fix-anything-if-we-continue-to-overlook-black-girls/) - By Brittani McNeill It is common knowledge that Black children are on the low end of an ever widening racial achievement gap in this country. It’s even becoming more widely acknowledged that systemic problems and institutional neglect, as opposed to simply personal or even parental shortcomings, lead to this problem. An examination of this achievement
- [Dallas cops still free & working after killing Black men while Dallas 9 spent 40 hours in jail for protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/dallas-cops-still-free-working-after-killing-black-men-while-dallas-9-spent-40-hours-in-jail-for-protests/) - A group of activists who stopped traffic ahead of the Dallas Cowboys game to protest police violence on Sunday night were arrested and hit with a misdemeanor obstructing traffic charge. The group, dubbed the Dallas 9, was originally part of a larger demonstration against recent episodes of police brutality in the Dallas area. During that demonstration,
- [Michael Jordan donates $2 million to Hurricane relief efforts, stresses long term effects on Carolinas](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/michael-jordan-donates-2-million-to-hurricane-relief-efforts-stresses-long-term-effects-on-carolinas/) - In an interview with the Charlotte Observer, NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan discussed what he saw in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina that led him to donate $2 million to Hurricane Florence relief efforts. “Wilmington truly is my home. Kept thinking about all those places I grew up going to,” Jordan
- [The US is trying to force Facebook to decrypt messenger files in case with serious privacy implications](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-us-is-trying-to-force-facebook-to-decrypt-messenger-files-in-case-with-serious-privacy-implications/) - According to a report from Reuters, the United States government is attempting to force Facebook to decrypt its Messenger application when individuals are under a criminal probe so that they can listen to the suspect’s voice conversations in search of illegal activity. This brings forth the issue of whether or not companies can be forced
- [Somali-American Muslim workers receive $1.5 settlement after religious discrimination by meat plant](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/somali-american-muslim-workers-receive-1-5-settlement-after-religious-discrimination-by-meat-plant/) - Wichita, Kansas-based Cargill Meat Solutions agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement to 138 Somali-American Muslims who were denied prayer breaks and subsequently fired after they protested at its Fort Morgan, Colorado beef processing plant. While Cargill denies religious discrimination, they have agreed to a financial settlemnt to avoid further litigation. The giant meatpacker company
- [US refugee cap to be reduced to 30,000 in 2019, lowest level in 40 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/us-refugee-cap-to-be-reduced-to-30000-in-2019-lowest-level-in-40-years/) - Yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announced that the Trump administration was admitting no more than 30,000 refugees in the fiscal year of 2019. The 2019 US fiscal year begins on October 1st. Last year, the Trump administration implemented a refugee "ceiling" of 45,000 refugees. Before Pompeo made the announcement reducing it, the administration failed to meet
- [Woman who wrote letter accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault comes forward](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/woman-who-wrote-letter-accusing-brett-kavanaugh-of-sexual-assault-comes-forward/) - After much deliberation and at least one alleged occasion of her privacy being invaded by a reporter for BuzzFeed, Christine Blasey Ford has come forward as the woman who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Ford alleges in the letter, which was sent to her congressperson earlier this summer but was revealed
- [Border patrol agent charged with the murders of 4 sex workers after a two-week killing spree](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/border-patrol-agent-charged-with-the-murders-of-4-sex-workers-after-a-two-week-killing-spree/) - A two-week run of terror has finally ended after police apprehended 35-year-old Juan David Ortiz, an intel supervisor for the United States Border Patrol and charged him with the murders of 4 women who were all sex workers. Police were tipped off when a fifth would-be victim escaped from Ortiz at a Texas gas station. A
- [On embodying darkness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/on-embodying-darkness/) - by Cheikh Athj |disarmament fear is many bodies. torop. allow yourself to feel them, but do not stay stuck. move past fear toward courage, knowing it comes from fear. if you fail, face fear again. without it, there would be no courage. hala: do not stay stuck. once courage is embodied, allow it to push you
- [Let's give Jordan Peele's ‘Candyman’ remake a chance to intrigue and horrify us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/lets-give-jordan-peeles-candyman-remake-a-chance-to-intrigue-and-horrify-us/) - by Andrew Keahey Though there were many films that came before it, there are few Black horror films more revered than the 1992 classic Candyman, starring the frighteningly well-cast Tony Todd. Based on the short story “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker, Candyman is the dark tale of a graduate student doing research on urban legends,
- [Lawyer: Publicizing marijuana found in home of Black man killed by Dallas cop is a "smear"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/lawyer-publicizing-marijuana-found-in-home-of-black-man-killed-by-dallas-cop-is-a-smear/) - Last week, a white Dallas police officer, 30-year-old Amber Guyger, fatally shot her Black neighbor, 26-year-old Botham Jean, in his own apartment. She later claimed she had been drunk, mistook the apartment as her own, and killed Jean thinking he was the intruder. As the fatal incident reignites a conversation on police brutality and Colin
- [Senator drops potential SCOTUS bombshell in rumored sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/senator-drops-potential-scotus-bombshell-in-rumored-sexual-assault-allegation-against-kavanaugh/) - Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) may have dropped a bombshell onto the confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. As Vox reported, Feinstein sent the FBI new information allegedly referencing a sexual assault allegation against the judge from his high school years on Thursday. In a statement, Feinstein explained the letter she received from a constituent and
- [I'm a diva because I know the value of my labor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/im-a-diva-because-i-know-the-value-of-my-labor/) - by Briana Lawrence I’m a certified geek. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a stone cold fact. I’m a geek with a dream of having her work heralded throughout the geek community. Actually, no, not just there. I want my voice to echo throughout society as a whole. I have a clear memory
- [Pope Francis summons bishops to discuss sexual abuse after global pressure builds](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pope-francis-summons-bishops-to-discuss-sexual-abuse-after-global-pressure-builds/) - On Wednesday, Pope Francis summoned bishops to the Vatican City for an emergency meeting to address the worldwide clerical sexual abuse and coverups of the Catholic Church. The meeting comes on the heels of the bombshell Philadelphia investigation uncovering more than 300 clergy members accused by about 1,000 victims. The Roman Catholic Church has an
- [South Carolina won't relocate inmates in Hurricane Florence's path](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/south-carolina-wont-relocate-inmates-in-hurricane-florences-path/) - Despite a mandatory evacuation order in the area, South Carolina will not evacuate its 1,053 prisoners and staff at Ridgeland Correctional Institution in Jasper County as Hurricane Florence makes its way to the Southern East Coast. North Carolina and Virginia are relocating inmates in all evacuation zones. The National Hurricane Center expects Hurricane Florence to
- [10 body affirmations for Black girls when the world tells us we're too much](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/10-body-affirmations-for-black-girls-when-the-world-tells-us-were-too-much/) - By Salaam Green Dear Black Girl, While tutoring an eight year old girl, she looked down at me and stated, “We have the same bodies.” This young girl attends a predominately suburban white school, and as we were doing homework she observed the notable fact that we were shaped alike. The look on her face
- ['Black-ish' creator explains exit from ABC after they shelved an anti-Trump episode](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-ish-creator-explains-exit-from-abc-after-they-shelved-an-anti-trump-episode/) - In the wake of ABC pulling an anti-Trump episode of his popular sitcom after openly courting Trump voters with the reboot of Roseanne, Black-ish creator Kenya Barris found himself thinking about departing from the network. Barris, a 44 year-old showrunner, likely expected that the now shelved episode titled "Please Baby Please" would have stirred up
- [Here are the nominees we're excited to see vie for the Young People's Literature National Book Award](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/here-are-the-nominees-were-excited-to-see-vie-for-the-young-peoples-literature-national-book-award/) - It's that time of the year again. The National Book Foundation has announced an official longlist for its annual awards ceremony, which are being held this year on November 14th in New York City. Finalists will be announced on October 10th. Here are the books we are excited about: The Poet X by Afro-Latina writer
- [WTA & male players support Serena's claims of mistreatment as another racist cartoon emerges](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/wta-male-players-support-serenas-claims-of-mistreatment-as-another-racist-cartoon-emerges/) - This past Saturday, the U.S. Open final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka concluded with Osaka's win, marking it the first grand slam win for 20-year-old Haitian-Japanese player. However, the U.S. Open final ended with the umpire, Carlos Ramos, penalizing Serena Williams for calling him a "thief." The incident re-ignited conversations on the intersection of
- [CBS' Leslie Moonves will stay on as advisor after resigning as CEO over sexual harassment complaints](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cbs-leslie-moonves-will-stay-on-as-advisor-after-resigning-as-ceo-over-sexual-harassment-complaints/) - In the wake of the #MeToo movement, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves is the latest and most powerful media personality or executive to resign over sexual allegations. However, he will continue working as an advisor to the media network for a "smooth transition." Hours after CBS announced Moonves's resignation, CBS news anchor Norah O'Donnell stated on
- [A Black feminist pleasure praxis acknowledges and affirms the possibility for Black women's sexual pleasure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-black-feminist-pleasure-praxis-acknowledges-and-affirms-the-possibility-for-black-womens-sexual-pleasure/) - We must do the work to detach Black women's sexuality from violence and we must start with our foremothers. by Haillee Mason This essay contains discussion of sexual violence. The myth of white supremacist history suggests that sexual pleasure and intimacy that enslaved Black women endured were unable to be detached from violence. While I
- [NC elections board unanimously votes to allow fight of ICE's voter records subpoena](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nc-elections-board-unanimously-votes-to-allow-fight-of-ices-voter-records-subpoena/) - North Carolina's elections board recently voted unanimously to allow the state Attorney General to fight subpoenas of voting records issued by ICE and the Trump administration. ICE had asked for “all voter registration applications, federal write-in absentee ballots, federal post card applications, early-voting application forms, provisional voting forms, absentee ballot request forms, all ‘admission or denial
- [Name of Dallas cop who killed Black man after claiming she mistook his home for hers revealed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/name-of-dallas-cop-who-killed-black-man-after-claiming-she-mistook-his-home-for-hers-revealed/) - The Dallas police officer who killed a Black man after she says she mistook it for her own has finally been identified. Amber Guyger had her name released to the public on Saturday when she was charged with misdemeanor manslaughter after shooting and killing 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean, a native of St. Lucia who later died at
- [My queerness won't let me give up on my queerphobic Black parents](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/my-queerness-wont-let-me-give-up-on-my-queerphobic-black-parents/) - I had every excuse not to do it. My heartbeat was a stampede. The thoughts in my head a tornado. Everyone else was having a great time, and I didn’t want to ruin it with the natural disaster whipping up inside of me. I could talk to my parents some other time. Or write them—again.
- [The 'Scream' TV series is coming back, and this time, it's Black](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-scream-tv-series-is-coming-back-and-this-time-its-black/) - by Andrew Keahey There are a lot of slasher movies to choose from. After the release of Halloween in 1987, horror was never really the same. The masked murderer picking off unwitting teenagers and twenty-somethings ended up becoming a cultural staple. People that don’t even watch horror movies know what names to say when they
- [Sanders' Stop BEZOS Act would penalizes companies like Amazon for government benefits, but would it help workers?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sanders-stop-bezos-act-would-penalizes-companies-like-amazon-for-government-benefits-but-would-it-help-workers/) - Vermont senator Bernie Sanders continued his feud with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos by taking aim at the company's business practices this week. Sanders introduced a bill called Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act, a reference to Amazon's CEO. The bill is intended to force companies with 500 or more workers to pay
- [Study shows Black student activists are penalized by white college admissions counselors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/study-shows-black-student-activists-are-penalized-by-white-college-admissions-counselors/) - In a new nationwide study titled "We Want Black Students, Just Not You: How White Admissions Counselors Screen Black Prospective Students", author Ted Thornhill examines the racial penalties in college admissions at predominantly white institutions for anti-racist activist Black students in the post-Civil Rights era. Thornhill shares that his nationwide study was inspired by the
- [It's not just We Got Y’all: When non-profits frame Black youth as deprived & in need of saviors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/its-not-just-we-got-yall-when-non-profits-frame-black-youth-as-deprived-in-need-of-saviors/) - By Bianca Baldridge HBO’s Insecure is one of the best series on television. Through both humor and drama, the show tackles the love and relationships of Black women, while also commenting on gentrification, cultural appropriation, white liberal racism, and education, among other things. As a former youth worker in afterschool community-based programs and a sociologist
- [New York Times anonymous op-ed by Trump senior official invites fiery criticism on all sides](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-by-trump-senior-official-invites-fiery-criticism-on-all-sides/) - Yesterday, an anonymous New York Times op-ed by a senior White House official ignited and revealed an internal battle within the Trump administration. The op-ed, titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration", details the existence of a group of senior officials working to thwart the Trump agenda to save the republic.
- [AFROPUNK founding editor-in-chief quits company, citing "lies, gaslighting, exploitation"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/afropunk-founding-editor-in-chief-quits-company-citing-lies-gaslighting-exploitation/) - During the AFROPUNK Brooklyn Festivallast week, a Black couple was thrown out of a VIP area for wearing a shirt that stated, "Afropunk sold out for white consumption." Today, Afropunk's editor-in-chief, Lou Constant-Desportes, lended credence to the couple's controversial observation when he resigned over claims the company utilizes "performative activism" and mistreats of employees.Erika Hart
- [Nike's Kaepernick ad campaign causes initial stock tumble, but creates $43 million in buzz](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nikes-kaepernick-ad-campaign-causes-initial-stock-tumble-but-creates-43-million-in-buzz/) - Nike is betting big on Colin Kaepernick, making him the face of its new #JustDoIt campaign, along with Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr., and other star athletes across sports. Predictably, making Kaepernick the lead athlete has angered white people everywhere, leading calls to boycott Nike and people destroying already purchased Nike apparel. Nike’s stock even
- [Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel announces he won't run for reelection as Laquan McDonald shooting trial begins](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chicago-mayor-rahm-emmanuel-announces-he-wont-run-for-reelection-as-laquan-mcdonald-shooting-trial-begins/) - Rahm Emmanuel is not running for mayor of Chicago for the first time in over a decade. Emmanuel cites wanting to go down a different path as the reason for his abrupt exit, but the reality may be more complicated than that. Political insiders note that Emmanuel would be facing a tremendous challenge this election
- [We just got a huge reminder of why #ChurchToo is so necessary](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-just-got-a-huge-reminder-of-why-churchtoo-is-so-necessary/) - This essay contains discussions of sexual violence, including sexual harassment, assault, and pedophilia. In 2013, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church needed to “act decisively” against predators in the church, ensure that they are rightfully punished, and protect children from sexual abuse. A call for his resignation is now gaining momentum after he was
- [Ro Élori Cutno’s “Wife School” has always failed Black Women by peddling misogynoir to teach submission](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ro-elori-cutnos-wife-school-has-always-failed-black-women/) - “Let's be honest… If Sandra Bland had a husband, she would probably be alive today. Marriage matters. Who's your protector?” —Ro Élori Cutno by Josie Pickens Man Leads author, Ro Élori Cutno, is in the news again because of her Roots of Royals and Black Wealth U companies, and the courses it offers—especially its wife
- [29 Ohio inmates and prison staff rushed to hospital after opioid exposure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/29-ohio-inmates-and-prison-staff-rushed-to-hospital-after-opioid-exposure/) - Last Wednesday, inmates and prison staff at the Ohio Ross Correctional Institution were hurried to a nearby hospital after exposure to an unknown substance. In total, 29 people were transported to the hospital for monitoring. It all started when officers noticed signs of an opioid overdose in an inmate. The inmate was given Narcan and
- [Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum targeted by racist robocalls after GOP challenger's monkey comments](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/florida-gubernatorial-candidate-andrew-gillum-targeted-by-racist-robocalls-after-gop-challengers-monkey-comments/) - On the heels of Andrew Gillum's historic Democratic primary win in the Florida governor's race, an intensely racist in robocall is targeting the Black progressive. Echoing Gillum's Republican challenger Rob DeSantis, who basically called Gillum a monkey after his win, the robocalls feature an exaggeration of a slave dialect and monkey noises in the background. As
- [Louisiana State Police accused of circulating white supremacist propaganda in lawsuit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/louisiana-state-police-accused-of-circulating-white-supremacist-propaganda-in-lawsuit/) - Harvard Law School lecturer Thomas Frampton and New Orleans civil rights attorney William Most have filled a lawsuit alleging that the Louisiana State Police circulated a fake list of Antifa names sourced from white supremacist groups. After Most filled a public records request for police emails with white supremacist code words in May, he was
- [Why Black children must see themselves in the classroom.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-black-children-must-see-themselves-in-the-classroom/) - by Liljuan Gonzalez I remember seeing a little Black girl being viciously yelled at to stop moving and to sit with her hands folded while her eyes followed the teacher. When she moved an inch, out of jitters or childish restlessness, her teacher responded with a death glare or a disparaging tone that blindly enforced
- [Kaepernick's case against the NFL moving forward after arbitrator denies summary judgment request](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/kaepernicks-case-against-the-nfl-moving-forward-after-arbitrator-denies-summary-judgment-request/) - Colin Kaepernick, the 49er's quarterback famous for kneeling during the anthem to protest police brutality, just secured a legal win over the National Football League (NFL) today. Kaepernick's allegations the NFL colluded to deny him a contract because of his protest will be given a formal hearing after an NFL arbitrator refused the league's request to
- [Cop sentenced to 15 years in killing Black teen does not prove body cameras are working](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cop-sentenced-to-15-years-in-killing-black-teen-does-not-prove-body-cameras-are-working/) - 13 hours after the jury heard closing arguments, they returned with a guilty verdict for the murderer of Jordan Edwards, former Dallas Police Department officer Roy Oliver. From the very start of this case, film played a large role in ascertaining the guilt of Oliver and the innocence of Edwards, as reported by the Texas Tribune.
- [Trump's Justice Dept supports Asian-American in suing Harvard over affirmative action](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/trumps-justice-dept-supports-asian-american-in-suing-harvard-over-affirmative-action/) - On Thursday, the Justice Department signaled support to a group of Asian-American students, who are suing Harvard University over its affirmative action policies in a statement of interest filed by the Justice Department on behalf of Students for Fair Admissions. The case will have over-arching impacts in college admissions nationwide if won. The students argue
- [Why the interracial family in the new ‘Bewitched’ reboot matters to me](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-the-interracial-family-in-the-new-bewitched-reboot-matters-to-me/) - by Andrew Keahey As a kid, I watched a lot of TV. Like a lot of TV. My brother and I had our asses parked in front of that magical light box night and day, our eyes slowing becoming permanently damaged, and our hearts filling with ever-expanding love for pop culture. Our parents would try
- [9-year-old Jamel Myles commits suicide after homophobic bullying at school](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/9-year-old-jamel-myles-commits-suicide-after-homophobic-bullying-at-school/) - 9-year-old Jamel Myles committed suicide just four days into the school year after being bullied by his fourth-grade classmates for being gay, his mother says. Myles' mother, Leia Pierce, found him dead in their Colorado home. Denver authorities determined the cause of death was suicide. “He looked so scared when he told me. He was
- [California becomes first state to abolish cash bail, but gives judges more discretion to jail defendants](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/california-becomes-first-state-to-abolish-cash-bail-but-gives-judges-more-discretion-to-jail-defendants/) - Signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, a new Californian reform bill, called the California Money Bail Reform Act, will abolish the cash bail system for all defendants awaiting a trial. Instead of cash bail, courts in different jurisdictions will create algorithms to decide who stays in custody and who leaves while they await trial.
- [Black academics need to stop reproducing anti-Black notions of exceptionalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-academics-need-to-stop-reproducing-anti-black-notions-of-exceptionalism/) - By CJ I received my undergraduate degree at a public institution, and now I am at an Ivy League. This is my first dive into the world of elite academia, and soon I will leave this program with both my degree and my brokenness. Though I am proud to be receiving my Master’s degree from
- [Jemele Hill's $6 million buyout part of ESPN's efforts to avoid race and gender in sports](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jemele-hills-6-million-buyout-part-of-espns-efforts-to-avoid-race-and-gender-in-sports/) - ESPN’s new boss Jimmy Pitaro told Business Insider back in May that “We (ESPN) are not a political organization, we are a sports-media company.” this position seems to have taken its toll on a few employees, chiefly Jemele Hill. Hill's relationship with the company seemed to be souring following tweets arguing that the best way
- [Cop who killed Terence Crutcher teaching class on "Surviving the Aftermath" to Tulsa officers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cop-who-killed-terence-crutcher-teaching-class-on-surviving-the-aftermath-to-tulsa-officers/) - According to a report from Splinter, ex-Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Betty Shelby is about to start teaching a class at the Tulsa Sheriff's Department. The course, entitled “Surviving the Aftermath of a Critical Incident”, is designed to teach police how to navigate a life after they shoot and kill an innocent person. As Shelby told
- [Black educators and administrators, let's remember to center and uplift Black children as they return to school](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-educators-and-administrators-lets-remember-to-center-and-uplift-black-children-as-they-return-to-school/) - by Maximillian Matthews After arriving on the campus of Elon University in the fall of 2005, I instantly sought out the Black community in an effort to not feel isolated and misunderstood. I knew I would need Black folks in order to thrive at predominantly white institution. My need for kinship led me to Alpha
- [U.S. plans $280 million military base in Niger as critics say growing presence is destabilizing Africa](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/u-s-plans-280-million-military-base-in-niger-as-critics-say-growing-presence-is-destabilizing-africa/) - The U.S. is expected to build a military base in the West African region of Agades, Niger with total construction and operations costs of $280 million by the end of 2024. According to Richard Komurek, a spokesperson for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, the facility is the largest U.S. military base construction
- [After NYC makes inmate calls free, Texas reduces charge from 26 cents a minute to 6](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-nyc-makes-inmate-calls-free-texas-reduces-charge-from-26-cents-a-minute-to-6/) - Starting on September 1st, Texas inmates will have their phone calls charged 6 cents per minute, instead of 26 cents per minute. Officials state this will better facilitate communication between inmates and their families. According to Dallas News, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) board entered a new contract with longtime company CenturyLink. CenturyLink
- [After assault on Black patrons by Asian workers at Flatbush nail salon, protesters call for boycotts](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/after-assault-on-black-patrons-by-asian-workers-at-flatbush-nail-salon-protesters-call-for-boycotts/) - 21-year-old Christina Thomas and her 58-year-old grandmother say that they were assaulted with broomsticks and had acetone thrown on them by employees of the Asian owned nail salon New Red Apple Nail. But according to a report from the New York Times, the mood on the ground in the area is rather calm even after
- [Verizon throttled data while firefighters responded to wildfire, highlighting danger of Net Neutrality repeal](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/verizon-throttled-data-while-firefighters-responded-to-wildfire-highlighting-danger-of-net-neutrality-repeal/) - According to reports from the LA Times, Verizon Wireless has lifted its controversial policy of limiting the data on first responders' devices following widespread criticism after it became public knowledge that the company throttled the data during a wildfire for the Santa Clara Fire Department. California Assembly members met on Friday to discuss the issue,
- ['The Sinner' and why white killers are imagined as victims easier than the Black & killed](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-sinner-and-why-white-killers-are-imagined-as-victims-easier-than-the-black-killed/) - Editor's Note: Contains spoilers for The Sinner and Seven Seconds “When a boy that young kills, it’s really never just his fault.” — Detective Harry Ambrose, USA’s hit series The Sinner “The threat just became incredible. I had to make the decision fast because Frank and I were in immediate danger. We were easy targets…
- [Comic: The education system stifles LGBTQ+ students and kids of color from the start](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/comic-the-education-system-stifles-lgbtq-kids-of-color-from-the-start/) - by JeCorey Holder Lord knows, shits been REAL fucked up for us who are out here actively participating in capitalism (What’s good, internet bill?), but I feel so bad for baby Black queer folks and other young queer PoC who have no access to the mental tools and support they need to survive in this
- [DACA protections for immigrant youth may head to SCOTUS after conservative judge's ruling](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/daca-protections-for-immigrant-youth-may-head-to-the-supreme-court-after-conservative-judges-ruling/) - According to reports from the Atlantic, a court ruling is expected in a matter of days from a federal judge in Brownsville, Texas which could throw the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program into disarray, leaving it in effect in some areas of the country and erasing it from the books in others. DACA was
- [TSA forces Muslim woman to show menstrual pad in private airport screening](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tsa-forces-muslim-woman-to-show-menstrual-pad-in-private-airport-screening/) - A Muslim woman, Zainab Merchant, was harassed and forced to show her bloodied pad by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials during a recent airport screening. Merchant says the officials refused to provide her their identifications to avoid any legal complaints. As a frequent flier, Merchant told the Huffington Post she has been pulled aside many
- [Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento says her own sexual assault accusations are money-driven](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/harvey-weinstein-accuser-asia-argento-says-her-own-sexual-assault-accusations-are-money-driven/) - Asia Argento, a film director and Hollywood star, became a popular figure within the #MeToo movement when she publically accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her. Currently, she is being accused by a former co-star of sexual assault herself, and attempts to silence the accusations with financial settlements. As previously reported by the Black Youth
- [Court rules rapper's lyrics, remake of N.W.A.'s "F-- the Police", is threat against cops on appeal](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/court-rules-rappers-lyrics-remake-of-n-w-a-s-f-the-police-is-threat-against-cops-on-appeal/) - Jamal Knox, a 24-year-old Black rapper, was found guilty of making direct threats towards police in a new song by Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday after an appeal. The song is titled "F--- the Police" and names two Pittsburgh police officers, Michael Kosko and Daniel Zeltner. The music video also features the officers' pictures. A
- [In the age of body positivity, why is it so hard to imagine fat girls as more than sad & alone?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/in-the-age-of-body-positivity-why-is-it-so-hard-to-imagine-fat-girls-as-more-than-sad-alone/) - By Briana Lawrence Once upon a time, there was a nine-year-old girl who had to lose weight for her father’s wedding. She was gonna be the cutest flower girl to ever walk down the aisle, but only after she dropped a few pounds. With the guidance of her soon-to-be stepmother, she lost the weight, fit
- [Inmates in at least 17 states begin massive labor strike, calling conditions modern-day slavery](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/inmates-in-at-least-17-states-begin-massive-labor-strike-calling-conditions-modern-day-slavery/) - According to the Guardian, August 21st marks the beginning of a nineteen-day protest and labor stoppage across the prison populations of American prisons in at least 17 states. The protest, which has largely been organized by the prisoners themselves, is designed to disrupt the system of unpaid labor many prisons in America rely upon to stay
- [White farmers raise alarms after South Africa begins redistributing land to Blacks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/white-farmers-raise-alarms-after-south-africa-begins-redistributing-land-to-blacks/) - Last week, African National Congress (ANC) chairman Gwede Mantashe announced that South Africa's white farming community could have it taken from them without compensation after some disputed the prices the government offered for the land. According to Express, now some experts are trying scare the government away from the plan by arguing it could lead
- [How schools shame poor students](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/how-schools-shame-poor-students/) - by Roni Dean-Burren It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s back to school season and I’m ecstatic. My friends and family are posting photos of their kids in their full backpacks with new shoes and grinning faces as they head back to 187 days of learning bliss. In the midst of all this
- [Mexico's first studio-driven fiction film with an all Black cast is criticized for anti-Black representation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/mexicos-first-studio-driven-fiction-film-with-an-all-black-cast-is-criticized-for-anti-black-representation/) - One might think it's a step in the right direction that La Negrada, Mexico's first studio-driven fiction film to star an all Black Afro-Latino cast, just won the cinematography award at the 2018 Guadalajara International Film Festival. However, many are now criticizing the film for relying on anti-Black stereotypes to relay the story. La Negrada, which
- [Asia Argento, one of Harvey Weinstein's first accusers, cut a secret deal when accused of sexual assault](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/asia-argento-one-of-harvey-weinsteins-first-accusers-cut-a-secret-deal-when-accused-of-sexual-assault/) - Italian actress, director and #MeToo advocate Asia Argento has become embroiled in her own sexual assault scandal. According to reports from the Hollywood Reporter and the New York Times, Argento paid a 17-year-old actor accused her of improper sexual conduct during the months following her revelations that Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed and raped her. Jimmy
- [The audacity of Aretha Franklin—a voice for Black liberation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-audacity-of-aretha-franklin/) - by Tiffany Hobbs I hope Jesus doesn't look like the white man on the wall. That flowy-locked iteration of the Messiah they wanted Black people to believe in would find his alabaster skin colored with surprise as Ms. Aretha Franklin entered the gates and demanded payment—her heavenly reward—upfront. Her blessings must be plentiful, as she
- [Why the NYC specialized high school exam is discriminatory and must be terminated.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-the-nyc-specialized-high-school-exam-is-discriminatory-and-must-be-terminated/) - by Sazia Patel This fall, 30,000 eighth graders across New York City will take the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). The SHSAT, is a tool that bars many of the most marginalized students in NYC, namely Black and latinx, from attending historically high performing schools. It also poses a barrier for those students from
- [PA Supreme Court publishes bombshell report on clergy abuse, 300 priests named over 30 years](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pa-supreme-court-publishes-bombshell-report-on-clergy-abuse-300-priests-named-over-30-years/) - This past Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court published the most thorough investigation into Catholic clergy abuse the nation has seen. The 1,400 legal report names about 300 priests as child sexual abusers with more than 1,000 victims over a period of 30 years As previously reported by the Black Youth Project, key priests and leaders throughout
- [Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people is at a crisis point, according to the Prison Policy Initiative](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/homelessness-among-formerly-incarcerated-people-is-at-a-crisis-point-according-to-the-prison-policy-initiative/) - According to a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative, homelessness among the 5 million formerly incarcerated people in America is ten times higher than it is for the rest of the country. Included in the report are statistics broken down by race and gender, and the report also notes those who are living in
- [Our hair is a map to freedom: What I learned about resistance from the "1st" free Black town in the Americas](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/our-hair-is-a-map-to-freedom-what-i-learned-about-resistance-from-the-1st-free-black-town-in-the-americas/) - By Teju Adisa-Farrar When God made mountains He made runaway slaves — Nikki Giovanni, Chasing Utopia We were not supposed to survive. Last month, AfroPunk published an article about Argentina’s genocide of their Black populations. Unsurprisingly, Argentina is not much different from other countries who have tried to erase their Black populations or their impact
- [Blackkklansman continues the tradition of letting white women off the hook](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/blackkklansman-continues-the-tradition-of-letting-white-women-off-the-hook/) - by Josie Pickens Most Black folks of a certain age, who slowly crept towards adulthood in the nineties, have a soft spot for writer, director, producer and actor Spike Lee. I needed Lee’s movies, and his contemporary representation of Black life. The film She’s Gotta Have It aided me in understanding who I was becoming
- [Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul", passed way Thursday morning](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/aretha-franklin-the-queen-of-soul-passed-way-thursday-morning/) - Remembered as the undisputed "Queen of Soul", musical legend, Aretha Franklin, passed away Thursday morning after her long battle with pancreatic cancer. Franklin was 76 years young. According to Franklin's family statement, "In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in
- [Ilhan Omar wins historic win in Minnesota's Democratic Primary](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ilhan-omar-wins-historic-win-in-minnesotas-democratic-primary/) - Somali American politician Ilhan Omar gained national attention in 2016 when she became the first Somali American elected to Minnesota's state legislature. In November, Omar may mark another historic win by becoming the first Somali American and one of the first Muslim women to be elected into U.S. Congress. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary
- [To the friend who said I should be thankful for my online harassment while cosplaying: I ain’t thankful for shit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/to-the-friend-who-said-i-should-be-thankful-for-my-online-harassment-while-cosplaying-i-aint-thankful-for-shit/) - by Briana Lawrence Self reflection is... weird. You’re sitting there, drinking a cup of coffee out of your favorite mug (mine being a Tetris themed mug with the words “EPIC FAIL” plastered on them since the pieces aren’t put together properly — it’s me in a nutshell). You’re sitting there, minding your own beeswax when,
- [Keith Ellison wins Democratic nomination for MN attorney general despite abuse allegations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/keith-ellison-wins-democratic-nomination-for-mn-attorney-general-despite-abuse-allegations/) - Keith Ellison won the Minnesota primary election for attorney general and will go on to face Republican candidate Doug Wardlow despite allegations of abuse from an ex-girlfriend. Speaking to a group of supporters at the Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis, Ellison said of the allegations “We had a very unexpected event at the end of this
- [John Legend calls for the end of racist non-unanimous jury convictions in Louisiana](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/john-legend-calls-for-the-end-of-racist-non-unanimous-jury-convictions-in-louisiana/) - Singer/songwriter/producer John Legend recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post calling for the removal of non-unanimous juries from the State of Louisiana's Constitution. At present, Louisiana and Oregon are the only two states in America where a person can be sent to prison without the unanimous vote of a jury. Legend cites the constitutional
- [What I learned about the work it takes to protect children from anti-Blackness from being homeschooled](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/what-i-learned-about-the-work-it-takes-to-protect-children-from-anti-blackness-from-being-homeschooled/) - My fiance and I are at the point in our engagement where we are pouring over every decision we might possibly ever make together to ensure we are on the same page. I actually don’t know if it’s really just a singular point, or if continual desperate preparation for all imaginable disasters simply defines what
- ["Unite the Right" white supremacist rally vastly outnumbered by counter-protesters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/unite-the-right-white-supremacist-rally-vastly-outnumbered-by-counter-protesters/) - The second anniversary of the "Unite the Right" rally saw about two dozen white nationalists in Washington D.C. While the 2017 rally resulted in the death of an anti-racist protestor, counter-protesters vastly outnumbered the crowd of white nationalists this year. During the first "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a white nationalist drove towards
- [DA reverses sheriff's decision not to charge white man who killed Black man over FL parking space](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/da-reverses-sheriffs-decision-not-to-charge-white-man-who-killed-black-man-over-fl-parking-space/) - Florida's notorious "Stand Your Ground" law has faced renewed criticism for allowing a white man, Michael Drejka, to fatally shoot an unarmed Black man, Markeis McGlockton, after McGlockton pushed Drejka away from harassing his girlfriend and child. Almost a month after the fatal shooting, Drejka was finally charged on manslaughter by state prosecutors. As the
- [Hulu documentary 'Minding the Gap' powerfully explores the effect of toxic masculinity on boys](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/hulu-documentary-minding-the-gap-powerfully-explores-the-effect-of-toxic-masculinity-on-boys/) - Minding the Gap, a documentary by Bing Liu, follows what happens to Liu and his two friends Zack and Keire as they grow up in the rust belt town of Rockford, Illinois. The film traces the violence, poverty and trauma that affected their formative years and continues to affect them as they enter adulthood. The
- [Supplies meant for Puerto Ricans suffering hurricane aftermath found abandoned](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/supplies-meant-for-puerto-ricans-suffering-hurricane-aftermath-found-abandoned/) - According to reports from Think Progress, water, food, baby supplies, Tylenol, and other items were found abandoned in ten trailers packed full of donations for Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria. The items donated were allegedly found rotting in a rat-infested environment at a state elections office parking lot on the island. Authorities have already
- [We need solidarity across the Diaspora in challenging anti-Blackness in the Dominican Republic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-need-solidarity-across-the-diaspora-in-challenging-anti-blackness-in-the-dominican-republic/) - by Kleaver Cruz, Amarilys Estrella, and Yanilda Gonzalez The Dominican Day Parade will be held in New York City today, as it has been every year since 1982. As we gather to celebrate our Dominican heritage, we are also thinking of the oppressive systems present in the Dominican Republic. We believe that looking at these systems
- [Our reactions to Black men embracing in public highlight Black masculinity's dehumanizing expectations](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/our-reactions-to-black-men-embracing-in-public-highlight-black-masculinitys-dehumanizing-expectations/) - by Daniel Johnson The topic of masculinity, what it is and how it is expressed in both immediate and popular culture, is one that always seems to be spurred on or perhaps made more visible by conversations which happen on social media, usually centering around how men showing each other affection seems to be taboo.
- [“Race is a factor in everything": Mass. progressive challenger Ayanna Pressley defends against charges of "ID politics"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/race-is-a-factor-in-everything-mass-progressive-challenger-ayanna-pressley-defends-against-charges-of-id-politics/) - According to reports from the Boston Globe, incumbent Boston area Congressional Representative Michael Capuano and challenger City Councilor Ayanna Pressley took part in a wide-ranging debate earlier this week. Despite Capuano's establishment credentials and endorsements from the likes of John Lewis, Pressley, much like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez before her (who has endorsed Pressley), is taking her challenge
- [New study confirms that innocent people are pleading guilty because the system is rigged](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-study-confirms-that-innocent-people-are-pleading-guilty-because-the-system-is-rigged/) - While the Constitution supposedly ensures everyone is afforded a fair trial, a new paper by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) says that exercising the right to trial poses many high risks. Because of this, many federal criminal defendants are encouraged to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit in order to
- ["We microchip our dogs": OH city council member proposes microchips instead of ankle monitors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/we-microchip-our-dogs-oh-city-council-member-proposes-microchips-instead-of-ankle-monitors/) - Earlier in June 2018, the Toledo City Council was debating the use of electronic microchips to monitor pre-trial detainees. Council member Rod Ludeman justified the need for microchips arguing that ankle monitors are not enough to prevent potential crimes from happening. Ludeman told one Toledo Blade reporter that the implementation and implants of GPS microchips are
- [Inspired by Fox News attacks, Lebron James set to produce 'Shut Up and Dribble' docuseries](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/inspired-by-fox-news-attacks-lebron-james-set-to-produce-shut-up-and-dribble-docuseries/) - When Laura Ingraham, a Fox News host, vilified Lebron James and his remarks on President Donald Trump by telling him to "shut up and dribble," she unknowingly strengthened a growing political consciousness among athletes in the age of Trump. Showtime will be creating a documentary series with a title inspired by the phrase on sports' role
- [New Orleans judge is the latest to strike down money bail after class-action suit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-orleans-judge-is-the-latest-to-strike-down-money-bail-after-class-action-suit/) - Following a ruling by Houston judge Lee H. Rosenthal of Federal District Court last year, Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the Louisiana Eastern District Court has also ruled against the implementation of money bail, calling it a violation of equal protection and due process. In the New Orleans case, the judge struck down the city’s kickback
- [Black Lives Matter protestors crash wedding of officer who murdered Stephon Clark](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-lives-matter-protestors-crash-wedding-of-officer-who-murdered-stephon-clark/) - Black Lives Matter Sacramento protesters recently crashed the wedding of a Sacramento police officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark. In a video clip of the protest, they can be heard asking calling the unnamed officer a murderer. The group obtained the address to the venue using the website which the
- [The first ever WakandaCon offered Black sanctuary in an unexpectedly emotional experience](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-first-ever-wakandacon-offered-black-sanctuary-in-an-unexpectedly-emotional-experience/) - When Beyoncé's Lemonade dropped in 2016, I became the target of ire from many of her fans. The album, its imagery, and subject matter did not move me in the way that it moved most of them, and my apathy towards it and critiques of the artist have always been easily dismissed as hateration. But
- [Why you should watch 'Hook Ups', a new queer, intersectional web-series about love and dating](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/why-you-should-watch-hook-ups-a-new-queer-intersectional-web-series-about-love-and-dating/) - 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
- [Amazon reiterates "unwavering support" for US law enforcement, military despite worker complaints](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/amazon-reiterates-unwavering-support-for-us-law-enforcement-military-despite-worker-complaints/) - In a world of growing corporate power and artificial intelligence, technology giants such as Amazon are collaborating with law enforcement and the military to increasing stakes. While technology giants such as Microsoft are negotiating with internal pressure from workers and staff resisting company support of oppressive government policies, Amazon has declared unequivocal support for law
- [Largest for-profit prison company in Florida threatens to sue Dream Defenders for anti-ICE protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/largest-for-profit-prison-company-in-florida-threatens-to-sue-dream-defenders-for-anti-ice-protests/) - GEO Group is the largest for-profit prison company in Florida and the single largest contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). GEO Group has an estimate of over $400 million invested in local prisons. As the Trump administration continues to detain and separate families, the company has become a notorious target for many anti-ICE groups.
- [Zimbabwe election protests turn fatal after soldiers crack down on demonstrators calling results a sham](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/zimbabwe-election-protests-turn-fatal-after-soldiers-crack-down-on-demonstrators-calling-results-a-sham/) - Demonstrators in support of Zimbabwe’s opposition party took the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city, following the country’s recent national elections, which saw the ZANU-PF party maintain its grip on the country. Protesters called the election a sham, and witnesses say that they saw soldiers assault several of these protestors with makeshift batons, tear gas
- [American history classes are actually worsening kids' understanding of America](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/american-history-classes-are-actually-worsening-kids-understanding-of-america/) - In the year 1995, University of Vermont sociologist and historian James W. Loewen published a book titled Lies My Teacher Told Me which was designed to both criticize the history classes in America and serve as a history text itself. A result of Loewen’s critical analysis of a dozen history textbooks, the book found that
- [You are worth more than what you did today despite what anti-Black capitalism says](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/you-are-worth-more-than-what-you-did-today-despite-what-anti-black-capitalism-says/) - By Jae Nichelle We have all seen some version of the same thing on social media: praise for someone who is “self-made,” any iteration of the phrase “we all have the same 24 hours” or someone promoting their personal brand. Society normalizes the idea that “success” only comes from breaking our backs day in and
- [Reclaiming my imagination: a story of a Black nerd who once hated summer reading](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reclaiming-my-imagination/) - I hated summer reading lists growing up — hate is a strong word, but it’s honest.
- [Imagining conversations between two legendary Black women who embodied greatness: Whitney and Serena](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sometimes-i-imagine-conversations-between-serena-and-whitney/) - by Cody Charles The Whitney documentary details how the legendary singer would often meet up with Michael Jackson in his hotel room of ever they found themselves in the same city. They could both sit comfortably in silence, because they didn’t have to explain anything to each other. Their positions in life were that similar.
- [The Nation magazine issues apology after backlash for publishing offensive poem from a white guy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-nation-magazine-issues-apology-after-backlash-for-publishing-offensive-poem-from-a-white-guy/) - Following reader backlash and protest, the Nation magazine has issued an apology for printing a poem by NEA Fellow Anders Carlson-Wee entitled “How-To”. The editors of the Nation’s poetry section, Stephanie Burt and Carmen Gimenez Smith, said they initially believed the poem was a “profane, over-the-top attack on the ways in which members of many
- [New study shows denies popular myth, shows private schools are not better than public](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-study-shows-denies-popular-myth-shows-private-schools-are-not-better-than-public/) - It has been taken as common knowledge that private schools offer a better education than public schools. This is a popular argument many school choice advocates wave to divert into private schools. However, a new study by the University of Virginia denies this popular myth. The hiring of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos further spurred the
- [PA Catholic church wages war to prevent court report's release on clergy abuse scandal](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pa-catholic-church-wages-war-to-prevent-court-reports-release-on-clergy-abuse-scandal/) - For more than two years, a Pennsylvania grand jury listened to an investigation into the sexual abuse and molestation by key Catholic priests and church leaders. Dozens of victims filed the room and recounted their experiences. However, the legal reports documenting the two-year investigation were blocked from release, as lawyers for certain clergy members have
- [Florida police chief allegedly ordered false arrests for random Black people to improve stats](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/florida-police-chief-allegedly-ordered-false-arrests-for-random-black-people-to-improve-stats/) - A federal investigation in Miami, Florida is examining several cases against Biscayne Park police officers who are accused of framing innocent people. The investigation took a sharp turn when a police officer admitted he falsified arrest warrants for two Black men at the behest of his police chief. Guillermo Ravelo pleaded guilty on Thursday to
- [Facebook confirms coordinated attacks, possible midterm election meddling by Russians](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/facebook-confirms-coordinated-attacks-possible-midterm-election-meddling-by-russians/) - According to reports from the Verge and the New York Times, on Tuesday Facebook announced that it has found and banned suspicious accounts using what the company calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior” that may be an attempt to influence the midterm elections in November. Facebook officials who talked to lawmakers say that Russia may again be implicated
- [LeBron opens public school offering free meals, college tuition to graduates and more](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/lebron-opens-public-school-offering-free-meals-college-tuition-to-graduates-and-more/) - According to USA Today, basketball superstar LeBron James opened up a school on Monday in Akron, Ohio. The school, called I Promise, is a product of Akron Public Schools teaming up with James’ foundation, The LeBron James Family Foundation, with assistance from JP Morgan Chase Bank and other corporate sponsors. I Promise pledges to support parents
- [Beyond representation: Visibility in media won't save us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/beyond-representation-visibility-in-media-alone-wont-save-us/) - I always stop scrolling on his face. I always stare into those puppy dog eyes, aged far beyond their years by hell itself. They stare back in my direction but not at me. Like he was looking for something and I got in the way. Like everything got in the way of what he was
- [Saying "I am not my ancestors" blatantly disrespects how they lived and died for us](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/saying-i-am-not-my-ancestors-blatantly-disrespects-how-they-lived-and-died-for-us/) - Ja’Loni Amor Owens In 2016, arguably the peak of activist apparel’s popularity, a number of businesses began to sell t-shirts, crewnecks, tote bags, buttons, pins and stickers with variations of the following: "I am not my ancestors; you can catch these hands". It is understandable why variations of this phrase caught on so quickly. The
- [Teen Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi released after widely rebuked term in Israeli prison](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/teen-palestinian-activist-ahed-tamimi-released-after-widely-rebuked-term-in-israeli-prison/) - 17-year-old Palestinian resistance activist Ahed Tamimi was released from prison on Sunday by Israeli forces. Tamimi was arrested and served an eight-month sentence after a video of her slapping Israeli soldiers went viral. Her case received international condemnation and sparked countless protests. Ahed Tamimi was released alongside her mother, Nariman, who also served an eight-month sentence.
- [Canada is using DNA testing sites to target immigrants for deportation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/canada-is-using-dna-testing-sites-to-target-immigrants-for-deportation/) - According to the Canada Border Services Agency, Canadian immigration officials are using DNA testing sites to trace migrants' nationalities. Subodh Bharati, a lawyer representing a migrant man who is being targeted by CBSA immigration officials, tells Vice News, "I think it is a matter of public interest that border service agencies like the CBSA are
- [Philadelphia ends contract with ICE following protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/philadelphia-ends-contract-with-ice-following-protests/) - The City of Philadelphia is ending a major contract it had with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, otherwise known as ICE which allowed ICE to collect data from an arrest database kept by local law enforcement. Both protestors and city officials agree that ICE has been abusing the data from law enforcement officials to target suspected
- [Elbert Howard, one of the Black Panther Party founders, dies at 80](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/elbert-howard-one-of-the-black-panther-party-founders-dies-at-80/) - Elbert Howard, one of the original six members of the Black Panther Party, formally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, has died at the age of 80 years old. Howard had been sick for a number of years, according to his wife Carol Hyams who confirmed his death to the Associated Press. Howard had been
- [The "positive outcome" of the Starbucks arrest won't save us because it didn't save Chikesia Clemons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-positive-outcome-of-the-starbucks-arrest-wont-save-us-because-it-didnt-save-chikesia-clemons/) - By L.N. Lewis I visit a certain website almost monthly, reading names and cross-checking news stories. It is a stark spreadsheet, a database of nightmares reaching back to May 1, 2013, titled killedbypolice.net. For April 2018, it lists 418 names. Among them: Shukri Ali Said, aged 36; Elijah James Smith, 20-years-old; and Brenda Jenette Harrison-Bumbray,
- [New Zealand to grant 10 day paid leave for domestic abuse survivors](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-zealand-to-grant-10-day-paid-leave-for-domestic-abuse-survivors/) - On July 25th, New Zealand passed a new law that would grant paid leave to domestic abuse survivors. The new legislation hopes to enact an economic incentive in workplaces to protect domestic abuse survivors. According to the Guardian, the legislation mandates employers grant a 10 day leave to survivors. The leave is separate from sick
- [Missing pages of Malcolm X's autobiography purchased by the Schomburg Center at NY auction](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/missing-pages-of-malcolm-xs-autobiography-purchased-by-the-schomburg-center-at-ny-auction/) - Long rumored missing chapters of Malcolm X’s autobiography turned up at an auction this week. Literary scholars had assumed that there were missing chapters of Alex Haley and Malcolm X’s joint effort floating around, but never had they been made available to the general public. Instead, the copies circulated among private individuals who often teased
- [We need to challenge fat antagonism in Black activist spaces](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/challenging-fat-antagonism-in-black-activist-spaces/) - by Denarii Grace “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” These words, uttered by legendary Black civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, have become as much a part of Black languages and cultural understandings, both past and present, as “lit,” “bumboclaat,” and “the bomb.” Her expression of the ongoing oppression of Black
- [Swiping through anti-Blackness and colorism on Tinder](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/swiping-through-anti-blackness-and-colorism-on-tinder/) - by Tynesha M. McCullers Summer is officially in full swing. With temperatures on the rise and Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” in heavy rotation, the thought of having someone to kick it with permeates my mind on a daily basis. As someone who’s been out of the dating scene for over a year now, I turned
- [String of Black LGBTQ+ murders sparks fear of serial killer in Central Florida community](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/string-of-black-lgbtq-murders-sparks-fear-of-serial-killer-in-central-florida-community/) - In Central Florida, the two cities of Jacksonville and Orlando have been the target of a string of serial murders targeting Black LGBTQ+ people. Many are anxious and worried about their safety. The latest deaths occurred on July 19th. Jessie Sumlar, a Black femme gay man, was a 30-year-old drag performer who was killed and
- [17 arrested in South Florida as pro-immigrant protests pick up steam](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/17-arrested-in-south-florida-as-pro-immigrant-protests-pick-up-steam/) - Last Wednesday, seventeen protestors were arrested in Miramar, Florida after they blocked the intersection at Southwest 29th Street and 145th Avenue for about eight hours. Wednesday's demonstrations came two days after seven protestors were arrested after blocking the entrance to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Miramar. Local protestors have come every
- [The violent fat antagonism in Michael Blackson's terrible "joke" about sexual assault claims](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/violent-fat-phobia-michael-blacksons-terrible-joke-sexual-assault-claims/) - by Alexandria Nicole This essay contains discussion of sexual violence Southern rapper Nelly was arrested on second-degree rape charges this month. As soon as the news hit the airwaves, the internet erupted in a wave of misogynistic victim-blaming, gaslighting, and assumptions about the credibility of the alleged victim based on the rapper’s celebrity status. Among
- [Letter to my Black mother who wants me to forgive the world when I saw it try to kill her](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/letter-to-my-black-mother-who-wants-me-to-forgive-the-world-when-i-saw-it-try-to-kill-her/) - By Kejhonti Neloms I can never forget the time when your car broke down in the parking lot of those shitty Flaget Apartments across the street from the old folks’ home. It was the West End. It was summer. It was 8AM. I think it was Sprint that fired you. Maybe it was Nextel. I
- [Oakland mourns after 18-year-old Nia Wilson is killed on BART subway station by alleged white supremacist](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/oakland-mourns-after-18-year-old-nia-wilson-is-killed-on-bart-subway-station-by-alleged-white-supremacist/) - According to reports from multiple outlets, 18-year-old Nia Wilson was killed by a white supremacist while on her way home in Oakland on July 22nd. As Teen Vogue’s Taylor Crumpton surmises, the brutal attack on Wilson may be connected to an increase in white nationalist activity in the area. Wilson's sister Latifa was also attacked
- [A course is being taught at a New York college on the crisis of white masculinity and it's about time](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/a-course-is-being-taught-at-a-new-york-college-on-the-crisis-of-white-masculinity-and-its-about-time/) - According to Campus Reform, The New School's Eugene Lang College of liberal arts, which is based in New York City, will be offering a class titled "Male Melancholia: Crisis Masculinity", which will focus on post World War II masculinity and how it has been depicted both in news and pop culture media. According to the
- [R. Kelly gripes about snowballing sexual abuse allegations in new 19-minute track "I Admit"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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
- [Florida white man kills Black dad over parking space, won't be arrested because of "Stand Your Ground"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/florida-white-man-kills-black-dad-over-parking-space-wont-be-arrested-because-of-stand-your-ground/) - Last Thursday afternoon, a dispute over a handicapped parking space turned fatal in Pinellas County, Florida. Local authorities announced they will not arrest the man who killed another man as the incident falls under Florida's self-defense law, known as "Stand Your Ground." Michael Drejka, a 47-year-old white man, got into a dispute with a 28-year-old
- [Buffy is Black now](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/buffy-is-black-now/) - by Andrew Keahey I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This has never been a secret. I know it, my friends know it. I've watched the entire series multiple times, and I own the DVD's. In my house, there have been Buffy parties with Buffy cakes, and everyone who is unlucky enough to be friends with
- [Jordan Peele buys out theater to support 'Sorry to Bother You,' fanning more 'Get Out' comparisons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jordan-peele-buys-out-theater-to-support-sorry-to-bother-you-fanning-more-get-out-comparisons/) - Oscar winner Jordan Peele offered up an assist to Boots Riley this weekend by buying out a movie theater to screen the first time director's acclaimed film Friday night. Peele bought out The Promenade at Howard Hughes in LA, announcing on Twitter, “I bought out a theater for this movie right here #SorryToBotherYou . First
- [NFL temporarily suspends anthem policy after Miami Dolphins plan harsh penalties for protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nfl-temporarily-suspends-anthem-policy-after-miami-dolphins-plan-harsh-penalties-for-protests/) - According to the Associated Press, the NFL has suspended its new policy stating that players must stand for the national anthem if they are on the field or be fined. As Black Youth Project recently reported, the NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) challenged the NFL on its anthem policy with a grievance suit. In crafting
- [Remains of 95 Black "convict lease laborers" who were basically post-Civil War slaves found in Texas](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/remains-of-95-black-convict-lease-laborers-who-were-basically-post-civil-war-slaves-found-in-texas/) - Note: Many articles covering this event note that the men and a few women who are the subjects of this piece were identified as contract laborers, but in this historical and sociological context, these people were enslaved, still doing hard plantation labor with no compensation and not out of their own free will. According to
- [Metro Nashville City Council votes to prohibit investments in private prisons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/metro-nashville-city-council-votes-to-prohibit-investments-in-private-prisons/) - This past Tuesday, Metro Nashville City Council members passed a resolution that would prohibit the city from investing in private prison companies in the future. Erica Gilmore, a city council member, introduced Resolution 2018-1309 to demand Nashville divest from CoreCivic, a single private prison company. However, Councilman Vercher clarified that the city has not invested
- ['Sorry to Bother You' is a study of the Black working class and the seductive appeal of capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sorry-to-bother-you-is-a-study-of-the-black-working-class-and-the-seductive-appeal-of-capitalism/) - by Brittany Lee Frederick This essay contains spoilers for Sorry to Bother You Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You features a “dystopia” that is not at all foreign to working class Black America. Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield), who has just been hired by Regal View telemarketing, is encouraged by Langston (Danny Glover), an older and
- [Black youth need more than public health strategies that read sexuality as diseased and immoral](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/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 2018 Black Muslim Psychology Conference is coming to Philadelphia!](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-2018-black-muslim-psychology-conference-is-coming-to-philadelphia/) - The Black Muslim Psychology Conference (BMPC) will commence at the Chubb Hotel and Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania this July 20-22. Hosted by the Muslim Wellness Foundation and embarking on its 4th year, the 2018 BMPC is titled "Love & Liberation: Lessons on Sex, Intimacy, Marriage & Family". Kameelah Rashad founded the Muslim Wellness
- [Police point gun at Black teens, arrest them after white couple lies about them having weapons](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/police-point-gun-at-black-teens-arrest-them-after-white-couple-lies-about-them-having-weapons/) - Earlier this month, local Minnesota police received a call about four Black children wielding knives and sticks at a park. Right after, police came to the scene and pulled their guns on the children as bystanders stood by. The police detained the children and later released them as there were no weapons. The Minneapolis Park
- [Shuri returns to the throne in her own Marvel comic by Nnedi Okorafor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/shuri-returns-to-the-throne-in-her-own-marvel-comic-by-nnedi-okorafor/) - According to Marvel, Shuri, the technological wizard behind much of T’Challa’s weaponry and the suits he dons as Black Panther and protector of Wakanda, will be getting her own comic book title soon. Penned by science fiction phenomenon Nnedi Okorafor, who was recently named one of the best science fiction writers of the past 150
- [Cornel West sparks spirited discussion about democracy at Dartmouth on 25th anniversary of 'Race Matters'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/cornel-west-sparks-spirited-discussion-about-democracy-at-dartmouth-on-25th-anniversary-of-race-matters/) - According to Valley News, Dr. Cornel West and other activists came to Dartmouth's campus as part of a celebration of the twenty-five year anniversary of the release of arguably West’s most important sociological text, Race Matters. During this celebration, West engaged in a spirited debate about the nature of humanity living in a dark and
- ['Little Apple' web series follows Black girl superhero fighting against racism in Harlem](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/little-apple-web-series-follows-black-girl-superhero-fighting-against-racism-in-harlem/) - Executive producers Lisa Cortes and Riley S. Wilson are bringing to the screen a sci-fi, coming of age story about a Black girl who gains powers while fighting gentrification and racism in Harlem. Little Apple is an upcoming web series following Apple, a 9-year-old who develops claircognizance (all-knowing abilities), which leads her to fight systems of
- [I am an organizer and sometimes my PTSD makes Black Liberation feel impossible](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/i-am-an-organizer-and-sometimes-my-ptsd-makes-black-liberation-feel-impossible/) - By JaLoni Amor Owens In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which was released in May of 2013, there was a significant change in the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These changes specifically impacted recognition of race-based trauma in racial and ethnic minorities. Prior to the publication
- [Social media calls out France's racism, islamophobia after 2018 World Cup win](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/social-media-calls-out-frances-racism-islamophobia-after-2018-world-cup-win/) - After 20 years, France won its second World Cup championship this past Sunday, beating Croatia 4-2. While many celebrated the diverse makeup of the French team in the age of a xenophobic President Trump, many on social media were quick to point out the fact that France has racist and Islamophobic policies and social life
- [Elon Musk faces growing criticism over his contributions to Republican Political Action Committees](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/elon-musk-faces-growing-criticism-over-his-contributions-to-republican-political-action-committees/) - According to a report from Think Progress, Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk is facing backlash over his donation of $38,900 to a Republican Political Action Committee. According to recently released FEC disclosure forms, Musk donated to a group called Protect the House which seeks to help campaigns of GOP House members in danger
- [Chicago erupts in protest following the shooting of a Black man by Chicago PD](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/chicago-erupts-in-protest-following-the-shooting-of-a-black-man-by-chicago-pd/) - According to reports from the New York Times, a police officer fatally shot a man Saturday night on the South Side of Chicago, raising the ire of neighbors who confronted the police for several hours after the shooting. The chief of patrol for the Chicago Police Department, Fred Waller told the New York Times that
- [Comic: Revolution means nothing if it doesn't include Black women and Black queer folks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/revolution-means-nothing-if-it-doesnt-include-black-women-and-black-queer-folks/) - by JeCorey Holder There is an illness affecting far too many Black people that I feel the need to address. I call this syndrome Selective Wokeness. Symptoms include being fully aware and vocally passionate about the racial issues Black people continually face, but having a total disregard and an outright denial for the issues specific
- ['The First Purge' is satisfying and cathartic, just as Black horror should be](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-first-purge-is-satisfying-and-cathartic-just-as-black-horror-should-be/) - by Andrew Keahey This essay contains some spoilers for The First Purge. Catharsis is important. As marginalized people, every day that we’re alive and drawing breath in this country, we are bombarded with things that infuriate and sadden us. The news not only traumatizes us by showing us the seemingly incessant violence perpetrated against us,
- [Poet Simone John talks her book 'Testify' and Sandra Bland's legacy on the anniversary of her death in AAIHS interview](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/poet-simone-john-talks-her-book-testify-and-sandra-blands-legacy-on-the-anniversary-of-her-death-in-aaihs-interview/) - As part of their continuing coverage on the life and impact of Sandra Bland, the activist who was pulled over and aggressively arrested following a broken taillight in 2015 then found dead in the Waller County Jail less than a week later, AAIHS (African American Intellectual Historical Society) interviewed poet Simone John. John is a
- [Tens of thousands protest Trump visit in London](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tens-of-thousands-protest-trump-visit-in-london/) - As President Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May sat down for a meeting on Friday morning at Blenheim Palace, tens of thousands came out to protest the arrival of the United States' President in central London. Friday's meeting ends a long week of President Trump sitting down with European leaders and politicians. The U.S. met
- [US suspends visas from Myanmar and Lao after they refuse to take deportees](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/us-suspends-visas-from-myanmar-and-lao-after-they-refuse-to-take-deportees/) - As the Trump administration continues to detain and deport citizens in the name of national security, two Southeast Asian countries are refusing to accept deportees from the U.S. As a result, the U.S. is suspending visa issuance to citizens of Myanmar-formerly known as Burma-and Lao. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered both U.S.
- [The NFL Player's Association officially challenges league's anthem policy with grievance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-nfl-players-association-officially-challenges-leagues-anthem-policy-with-grievance/) - In response to a controversial National Football League (NFL) policy enforced earlier this year on the pre-game anthem protests, the National Football League Player's Association (NFLPA) issued a non-injury grievance, arguing that the policy is an infringement on players' freedoms. Recently, the National Football League (NFL) imposed a pre-game policy that forces all NFL players
- [The McClure Twins' racist dad and why seeing Black kids with white caretakers terrifies me](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-mcclure-twins-racist-dad-and-why-seeing-black-kids-with-white-caretakers-terrifies-me/) - I don’t have any children of my own, so take everything I say here with a grain of salt. You can use whatever can be distilled from my tears, if you have to. They don’t have any other use, I am told. I don’t have any children of my own, but I have been a
- ['Pose' actress Indya Moore to star in, executive produce Frankenstein retelling ‘Magic Hour’](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/pose-actress-indya-moore-to-star-in-executive-produce-frankenstein-retelling-magic-hour/) - Indya Moore is set to star in and executive produce a TV series titled Magic Hour, which is a retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. According to Shadow and Act, Moore, who is one of five trans actors on Ryan Murphy’s hit show Pose was tapped by writer/director Che Grayson. The 200 year anniversary of the
- [Ethiopia and Eritrea end 20 year conflict with peace summit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ethiopia-and-eritrea-end-20-year-conflict-with-peace-summit/) - Ethiopia and Eritrea have declared peace after nearly 20 years of “no war, no peace” between the two countries, according to reports from the BBC. Previously, a peace treaty which was supposed to end hostilities between the nations after border conflicts from 1998-2000 was never actually implemented. As a result, the two countries have been
- [Calls to #AbolishICE are counterproductive unless they are also a call to #AbolishPolice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/calls-to-abolishice-are-counterproductive-unless-they-are-also-a-call-to-abolishpolice/) - By Benji Hart In the last month, following the emergence of horrific images of migrant children being separated from their families and held in cages by border agents, the call to #AbolishICE has gone mainstream. Most notably, Congolese immigrant activist Therese Okoumou climbed the Statue of Liberty’s base on July 4th following an “Abolish ICE”
- [Black nerds unite: Blerd City Con is coming to New York!](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-nerds-unite-blerd-city-con-is-coming-to-new-york/) - Blerd City Con is coming to New York from July 13-15! The three-day conference will host multiple Sci-fi/Horror/Fantasy workshops, screenings, book readings, panels and more! The conference is described as "Black + Nerd = BLERD, a blend of a micro-Comic Con with the intersectionality of social issues facing people of color." Blerd City's founder Clairesa
- [New study shows childhood trauma's wide intergenerational impact](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-study-shows-childhood-traumas-wide-intergenerational-impact/) - Researchers at the University of California have just published a study in Pediatrics which found that the effects of childhood trauma have mental health implications for generations. Adam Schickedanz, a Pediatrics instructor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told ABC News, "Early-life experiences -- stressful or traumatic ones in particular -- have intergenerational
- [The FCC continues its war on internet access for Native Americans](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-fcc-continues-its-war-on-internet-access-for-native-americans/) - As reported by Gizmodo, Ajit Pai and his henchmen at the FCC are continuing their assault on the rights of Native Americans to have access to phones and the internet. Last year, the FCC voted to increase the hurdles for Natives to receive subsidies for broadband internet services. At the time, the 3-2 vote was
- [Amid protests over surging fuel prices, Americans in Haiti urged to stay inside](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/amid-protests-over-surging-fuel-prices-americans-in-haiti-urged-to-stay-inside/) - According to a report from CNN, the American Embassy in Haiti is urging citizens to stay inside and away from the demonstrations taking place in Port-Au-Prince and another city on the northern coast of Haiti. Jack Guy Lafontant, Haiti's Prime Minister, called for a stop to both the price increases and the unrest on Saturday.
- [Revisiting ‘Rated R’ and Rihanna's narrative of a Black woman's experience with trauma](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/revisiting-rated-r-and-rihannas-narrative-of-a-black-womans-experience-with-trauma/) - by Ayika Tshimanga Before Robyn Rihanna Fenty released her commercially successful project that is popularly regarded as her best work to date, ANTI (2016), she produced an underrated gem that would lay the groundwork for ANTI to exist, Rated R. At the time of Rated R’s release, Rihanna was widely regarded–and arguably may still be
- [Disgraced Scott Pruitt resigns from EPA, but his replacement could be just as bad for the environment](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/disgraced-scott-pruitt-resigns-from-epa-but-his-replacement-could-be-just-as-bad-for-the-environment/) - On Thursday, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scott Pruitt resigned from his position. Pruitt has faced multiple ethics scandals and sparked public outcries for his decisions to roll back protections. Pruitt is the latest member of Trump's Cabinet to leave. Other Trump Cabinet members who departed are Secretary of State Rex Tillerson,
- [Judge says Detroit schools aren't required to teach to basic standards, tosses case against Michigan](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/judge-says-detroit-schools-arent-required-to-teach-to-basic-standards-tosses-case-against-michigan/) - According to reports from the Detroit Metro Times, courts have dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of Michigan alleging that the schools in Detroit were not providing basic education to its primarily Black and Brown students. The case, which was first reported last year, involves students being forced to teach themselves with, often with
- [NYC performer welcomes a world without anti-Blackness in "immersive abolitionist fairy-tale," 'Neptune'](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nyc-performer-welcomes-a-world-without-white-supremacy-in-immersive-abolitionist-fairy-tale-neptune/) - This month, artist and poet Timothy DuWhite will be debuting the world premiere of his play Neptune, a creative performance piece exploring the possibility of a world without white supremacy and queer-antagonism. DuWhite tells Afropunk, "Neptune is my abolitionist attempt to construct a world to which I have no current blueprint other than my desire
- [Meet the Black immigrant woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty to protest I.C.E.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/who-is-the-black-immigrant-woman-who-climbed-the-statue-of-liberty-to-protest-i-c-e/) - On the fourth of July, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a 44 yearold Black, Congolese immigrant woman who has been fighting for immigrant rights in New York for a decade, climbed the statue of Liberty to protest the abusive actions of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and the separation of migrant children at the border. 16 officers with
- [The rage felt so good, until it didn't: The difficulty of cutting off abusive family members](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/it-felt-so-good-until-it-didnt-the-difficulty-of-cutting-off-family-members-who-offended-you/) - By Briana Lawrence For some, the family they’re born into doesn’t always take too kindly to Pride symbols like that rainbow bumper sticker on the back of their car. It’s something that irritates the piss out of my mother, who has told me time and time again that she can’t fathom how someone can abandon
- [Growing up in an anti-Black family: A message for Black people who consider kids with white partners](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/growing-up-in-an-anti-black-family-a-message-for-black-people-who-consider-kids-with-white-partners/) - By Taylor Lamb Every Black person has a story of the first time they remember experiencing anti-Blackness. A slur from a stranger. A disrespectful comment from a teacher. A childhood friend not being allowed to play. It comes in varying degrees but we all have a story. What did you do when that happened? Did
- [Wakanda wins the World Cup! Artist designs incredible jerseys for the fictional 'Black Panther' country](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/wakanda-wins-the-world-cup-artist-designs-incredible-jerseys-for-the-fictional-black-panther-country/) - As much of the world and the African diaspora has been enraptured by the World Cup, especially during the incredible run from Nigeria, it is only fitting that Wakanda makes its grand entrance into the tournament. According to Movie Web, a Black Panther fan has designed uniforms for the fictional country of Wakanda, inspired both
- [Leftist who promised to take on corruption and the establishment wins Mexico presidency in a landslide](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/leftist-who-promised-to-take-on-corruption-and-the-establishment-wins-mexico-presidency-in-a-landslide/) - Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, the former leftist Mexico City mayor, won Sunday's presidential election with the largest vote difference in four decades. This landslide victory defied the interests of Mexico's political establishment, which has given many every day Mexicans hope. “It is time for a change, it’s time to go with
- [The hypocrisy of defending Maxine Waters against calls for civility while shaming Black non-voters](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/the-hypocrisy-of-defending-maxine-waters-against-calls-for-civility-while-shaming-black-non-voters/) - Dems say, “Stay civil,” and Black liberals roll their eyes in synch with us. How could they warn that our world is burning, then say we have no right to flood it out? Why would we let terrorizers be comfortable in our establishments, in our homes? My personal opinion: No matter how much we dislike
- [Anti-Blackness serves again?: Serena Williams is drug-tested more than any other top US tennis player](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/anti-blackness-serves-again-serena-williams-is-drug-tested-more-than-any-other-top-us-tennis-player/) - Serena Williams is distinguished as one of the best athletes to ever live. She has broken multiple tennis records that for many has enshrined her as the GOAT. However, Williams is also distinguished by being the most frequently drug tested top tennis player. In response to an article that revealed Williams was drug tested more
- [Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions hires Black queer scholar to ensure better representation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jordan-peeles-monkeypaw-productions-hires-black-scholar-as-cultural-executive-in-attempt-at-better-representation/) - As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions has hired Kamil Oshundara as a “cultural executive,” a move rarely seen in the movie industry. Oshundara’s responsibilities include academic and cultural research to be woven into character development and storylines. Her work will also include what Hollywood Reporter terms “deep diving” into genre material in order
- [Thousands gathered across the country this weekend to protest Trump's immigration policies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/thousands-gathered-across-the-country-this-weekend-to-protest-trumps-immigration-policies/) - According to reports from CNN, protests against the Trump administration’s xenophobic immigration policies occurred across the nation on Saturday. Though the main protest and rally took place in the seat of power in Washington, D.C., there were large protests and rallies in cities such as Houston, New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and
- [New study shows that focus on appearance creates big barriers for Black women in sports](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/new-study-shows-that-focus-on-appearance-creates-big-barriers-for-black-women-in-sports/) - The Undefeated recently commissioned a study from Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism & Communication entitled “Beating Opponents, Battling Belittlement: How African-American Female Athletes Use Community to Navigate Negative Images.” The study examines Black women’s participation in basketball, track and field, tennis, golf, and swimming, looking at cultural factors that may get in the
- [As Kennedy's retirement puts gay marriage on ice, don't let the issues facing LGBTQIA+ PoC  be ignored](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/as-kennedys-retirement-puts-gay-marriage-on-ice-dont-let-the-issues-facing-lgbtqia-poc-be-ignored/) - Millennials are more supportive of LGBT community members than the generations before us, but we still have a lot of work to do. According to a recently released study by GenForward, “Millennial Attitudes on LGBT Issues: Race, Identity, and Experience,” just over half of Black Americans (53%) and 50% of Latinx Millennials believe that
- [Rwandan publishing house Imagine We is cultivating African storytelling for global readers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/rwandan-publishing-house-imagine-we-is-cultivating-african-storytelling-for-global-readers/) - In 2015, Rwandan literary author Dominique Uwase Alonga founded the African publishing house, Imagine We, to cultivate, train and produce African authors and storytelling. They produce Rwandan and African children and young adults’ books. Dominique Uwase Alonga and her team—Mico. G. Jamal, Malika Helene, Aaron Migaywa, Crepin Gontran Kayisire, and Sandrine Bwiza—say they recognized a "lack
- [9 protestors arrested at Portland ICE facility as immigration protests spread nationwide](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/9-protestors-arrested-at-portland-ice-facility-as-immigration-protests-spread-nationwide/) - On June 28th, nine people were arrested for protesting the separation of migrant children at the Southwest Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters. As the Trump administration continues its anti-immigration policies, from the zero-tolerance policy at the border to the Muslim ban, protests are occurring nationwide at state houses and ICE facilities. The Occupy
- [Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upsets high-ranking official in NY primary. What's next?](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/democratic-socialist-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-upsets-high-ranking-official-in-ny-primary-whats-next/) - 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. "This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the
- [SCOTUS reverses lower courts decisions, sides with Trump's Muslim travel ban in 5-4 vote](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/scotus-reverses-lower-courts-decisions-sides-with-trumps-muslim-travel-ban-in-5-4-vote/) - As reported by the Huffington Post’s Willa Frej, the U.S. Supreme Court voted along party lines to back a Trump administration travel ban aimed at closing windows for immigration from predominantly Muslim countries. Announced in September, this particular version of the ban is the result of two different repackagings of its contents, which was initially
- [Nancy Pelosi, Democrats turn on Maxine Waters following her appeal to publicly shame Trump administration](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/nancy-pelosi-democrats-turn-on-maxine-waters-following-her-appeal-to-publicly-shame-trump-administration/) - Following her excitement over White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ unceremonious exit from a Virginia Red Hen restaurant, Maxine Waters called for everyday citizens to resist the bigotry of the Trump administration by making officials uncomfortable in public. This did not go over well with many high ranking members of the Democratic Party, including
- ["Jogger Joe" destroying a houseless Black man's belongings is a natural part of Oakland's gentrification](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/jogger-joe-destroying-a-houseless-black-mans-belongings-is-a-natural-part-of-oaklands-gentrification/) - By Blake Simons Oakland has made national news for ridiculous displays of whiteness again, and this time it wasn’t because of BBQ Becky. In a viral video, a white man named Henry Sintay, since infamously dubbed "Jogger Joe," can be seen destroying a houseless Black man named Drew's tent and belongings by throwing them into
- [Reaction to Rachel Maddow's on-air tears are a reminder that some only believe the truth when white people tell it](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/reaction-to-rachel-maddows-on-air-tears-are-a-reminder-that-some-only-believe-the-truth-when-white-people-tell-it/) - by Tynesha M. McCullers While reporting on the border crisis, political commentator, Rachel Maddow, began crying about the “tender age” children being placed in shelters on the border. Since breaking down on air, people have applauded this woman’s vulnerability and humanity in the midst of this national crisis. She’s been praised for being compassionate and
- [Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out of restaurant, Maxine Waters says, "Good!"](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-was-kicked-out-of-restaurant-maxine-waters-says-good/) - The White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant called Red Hen because she worked for the Trump administration. The event ignited a social media debate about whether businesses should discriminate based on a person's politics in public spaces. Many responses came everywhere from anti-Trump officials to the President
- [Black woman was slated to be on a historic space launch. NASA removed her with no explanation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/black-woman-was-slated-to-be-on-a-historic-space-launch-nasa-removed-her-with-no-explanation/) - Jeanette Epps was going to be the first Black crew member to fly to space with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and live at the International Space Station, for a five-month expedition. Then she was removed and replaced by her crew backup, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, in January 2018. Months later, Epps still doesn't know why she replaced.
- [Smithsonian Museum of African American History acquires Wakandan artifacts](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/smithsonian-museum-of-african-american-history-acquires-wakandan-artifacts/) - According to WTOP, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has obtained props from the film Black Panther, including the superhero’s suit. The museum received the items following a February screening at the facility’s Earl W. & Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts. Items obtained by the NMAAHC include the
- [European Union seeks compromise on immigration during emergency session](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/european-union-seeks-compromise-on-immigration-during-emergency-session/) - As previously mentioned in prior reports from Black Youth Project, the European Union is seeking to find a compromise on the issue of human migration among its member countries. On Sunday, the leaders of the European Union met in Brussels, Germany, where they agreed to screen those seeking asylum in Europe at centers in North

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- [Brandon Romero - PhD Candidate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/brandon-romero-phd-candidate/) - Name: Brandon Romero Email: bromero@umich.edu Title: PhD Candidate Institution: University of Michigan Purpose: Survey research
- [Caitlyn Barrett - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/caitlyn-barrett-graduate-student/) - Name: Caitlyn Barrett Email: barre786@umn.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: University of Minnesota Twin Cities Purpose: I aim to use the data for a seminar paper in my graduate Race and Ethnicity Politics course, although I hope to use the paper for publication in the future.
- [Gabrielle Maloney - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/gabrielle-maloney-phd-student/) - Name: Gabrielle Maloney Email: gam95@drexel.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: Drexel University Purpose: I am a first-year PhD student analyzing race, racial identity, and mental health data. I am beginning to explore what I want my dissertation to focus on. Being able to analyze data and understand what is out there regarding minoritized individuals is a
- [Corliss Outley - Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/corliss-outley-professor/) - Name: Corliss Outley Email: coutley@clemson.edu Title: Professor Institution: Clemson Purpose: To review measures for possible inclusion and analysis on Black youth activism
- [Diana Jimenez - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/diana-jimenez-student-2/) - Name: Diana Jimenez Email: diji6510@colorado.edu Title: Student Institution: University of Colorado Boulder Purpose: Interested in looking at the dataset as I\'m working on a Thesis.
- [Diana Jimenez - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/diana-jimenez-student/) - Name: Diana Jimenez Email: diji6510@colorado.edu Title: Student Institution: University of Colorado Boulder Purpose: Interested in looking at the dataset as I\'m working on a Thesis.
- [Sam Williams - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: UC San Diego Purpose: Research. I am analyzing the effect of a change in bilingual education policy in CA on the assimilation and political engagement outcomes for linguistic minorities. I am hoping to use this data to see how Hispanic youth in CA feel about their
- [Sam Williams - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-graduate-student/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: UC San Diego Purpose: Research. I am analyzing the effect of a change in bilingual education policy in CA on the assimilation and political engagement outcomes for linguistic minorities. I am hoping to use this data to see how Hispanic youth in CA feel about their
- [aiPxvpay - Mr.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aipxvpay-mr/) - Name: aiPxvpay Email: testing@example.com Title: Mr. Institution: 1 Purpose: 555
- [Sam Williams - Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-civics-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum-4/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation Research
- [Sam Williams - Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-civics-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum-3/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Sam Williams - Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-civics-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum-2/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Sam Williams - Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-civics-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does civics curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically-contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Sam Williams - Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum-3/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Sam Williams - Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum-2/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Sam Williams - Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sam-williams-does-curriculum-socialize-or-polarize-examining-student-responses-to-politically-contested-curriculum/) - Name: Sam Williams Email: sdwillia@ucsd.edu Title: Does curriculum socialize or polarize? Examining student responses to politically contested curriculum Institution: UC San Diego: University of California San Diego Purpose: Dissertation research
- [Tracey Agyeiwaa-Piasare - Full time MPH/MSW student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/tracey-agyeiwaa-piasare-full-time-mph-msw-student-2/) - Name: Tracey Agyeiwaa-Piasare Email: a.tracey@wustl.edu Title: Full time MPH/MSW student Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Purpose: For my applied linear modeling project
- [Tracey Agyeiwaa-Piasare - Full time MPH/MSW student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/tracey-agyeiwaa-piasare-full-time-mph-msw-student/) - Name: Tracey Agyeiwaa-Piasare Email: a.tracey@wustl.edu Title: Full time MPH/MSW student Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Purpose: For my applied linear modeling project
- [Linda - fitzkolinda02@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-fitzkolinda02gmail-com-3/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Institution: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Purpose: Uni assignment
- [Linda - fitzkolinda02@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-fitzkolinda02gmail-com-4/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Institution: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Purpose: Uni assignment
- [Linda - fitzkolinda02@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-fitzkolinda02gmail-com-2/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Institution: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Purpose: Uni assignment
- [Linda - fitzkolinda02@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-fitzkolinda02gmail-com/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Institution: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Purpose: Uni assignment
- [Linda - Racial Stereotypes in the media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-racial-stereotypes-in-the-media-2/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: Racial Stereotypes in the media Institution: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Purpose: sociological research conducted for the university
- [Linda - Racial Stereotypes in the media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-racial-stereotypes-in-the-media/) - Name: Linda Email: fitzkolinda02@gmail.com Title: Racial Stereotypes in the media Institution: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Purpose: sociological research conducted for the university
- [Jermaine Williams - Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jermaine-williams-recruitment-and-engagement-coordinator-2/) - Name: Jermaine Williams Email: jermainewilliams@arizona.edu Title: Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator Institution: The University of Arizona Purpose: Factor Analysis practice
- [Jermaine Williams - Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jermaine-williams-recruitment-and-engagement-coordinator/) - Name: Jermaine Williams Email: jermainewilliams@arizona.edu Title: Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator Institution: The University of Arizona Purpose: Factor Analysis practice
- [Trenaj Mongo - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/trenaj-mongo-student-2/) - Name: Trenaj Mongo Email: trenaj.mongo@morehouse.edu Title: Student Institution: Morehouse College Purpose: Senior Thesis
- [Trenaj Mongo - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/trenaj-mongo-student/) - Name: Trenaj Mongo Email: tremongo@gmail.com Title: Student Institution: Morehouse College Purpose: Senior Thesis
- [trenaj.mongo@morehouse.edu - Trenaj Mongo](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/trenaj-mongomorehouse-edu-trenaj-mongo/) - Name: trenaj.mongo@morehouse.edu Email: trenaj.mongo@morehouse.edu Title: Trenaj Mongo Institution: Morehouse College Purpose: Senior Thesis
- [van tran - Public Health and Social Sciences Librarian](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/van-tran-public-health-and-social-sciences-librarian/) - Name: van tran Email: van.bich.tran@temple.edu Title: Public Health and Social Sciences Librarian Institution: Temple University Purpose: Class room instruction
- [James Vela-McConnell - Prof. of Sociology](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/james-vela-mcconnell-prof-of-sociology/) - Name: James Vela-McConnell Email: velamcco@augsburg.edu Title: Prof. of Sociology Institution: Augsburg University Purpose: For students enrolled in Research Methods to explore and engage in secondary data analysis for class.
- [Dr. Jason E. Shelton - Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for African American Studies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/dr-jason-e-shelton-associate-professor-of-sociology-and-director-of-the-center-for-african-american-studies/) - Name: Dr. Jason E. Shelton Email: jeshelton@uta.edu Title: Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for African American Studies Institution: University of Texas at Arlington Purpose: I read Dr. Cathy Cohen\'s amazing book, Democracy Remixed, some years ago. I was looking at it the other day, and was reminded of a project that
- [Catherine Lamar - Instructor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/catherine-lamar-instructor/) - Name: Catherine Lamar Email: clamar@pasadena.edu Title: Instructor Institution: Pasadena City College Purpose: Analyzing data about antiracism, social issues, and cultural attitudes for an Introduction to Statistics course. Students will run descriptive statistics, correlations, and t-tests on the data. This will give them practice with statistics while also educating them about important issues in the US.
- [Jasmine Johnson - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jasmine-johnson-student/) - Name: Jasmine Johnson Email: jjohnson230@fordham.edu Title: student Institution: Fordham University Purpose: Class assignment about secondary data
- [Nuria Olid - Bachelor\'s Thesis](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/nuria-olid-bachelors-thesis/) - Name: Nuria Olid Email: 100386377@alumnos.uc3m.es Title: Bachelor\'s Thesis Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Purpose: I am writing my bachelor\'s thesis about the impact of racial discrimination on African American men vs women, measuring this impact on the formation of their identity using the concept of double consciousness by DuBois. I would like to download
- [Amber Majors - Doctoral Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/amber-majors-doctoral-student/) - Name: Amber Majors Email: atmajors@email.unc.edu Title: Doctoral Student Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Purpose: I would like to use the Black Youth Project survey data as a secondary dataset for my dissertation on how youth\'s sociopolitical values are linked to their education expectations.
- [Darren Davis - Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/darren-davis-professor/) - Name: Darren Davis Email: darren.davis@nd.edu Title: Professor Institution: University of Notre Dame Purpose: Class
- [Jordyn Lofton - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jordyn-lofton-student/) - Name: Jordyn Lofton Email: jordyn.lofton@richmond.edu Title: Student Institution: University of Richmond Purpose: I need this dataset to complete a project for my sociology research methods class.
- [Joseph Phillips - Postdoctoral Research Fellow](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/joseph-phillips-postdoctoral-research-fellow-2/) - Name: Joseph Phillips Email: j.b.phillips@exeter.ac.uk Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institution: University of Exeter/Pennsylvania State University Purpose: To examine whether affective polarization motivates youth to want to participate politically and vote. I also requested the 2005 BYP survey for this purpose.
- [Joseph Phillips - Postdoctoral Research Fellow](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/joseph-phillips-postdoctoral-research-fellow/) - Name: Joseph Phillips Email: j.b.phillips@exeter.ac.uk Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Institution: University of Exeter/Pennsylvania State University Purpose: To examine whether affectively polarized youth participate more politically and intend on voting in the future. I will likely download other BYP datasets for the same purpose.
- [Arsala Khan - Black Millenials in America](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/arsala-khan-black-millenials-in-america/) - Name: Arsala Khan Email: aakhan1@ualr.edu Title: Black Millenials in America Institution: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Purpose: Apologies for the earlier mistake. For some reason, I thought the website was asking for my title. The title of the dataset I am interested in is Black Millennials in America.
- [Arsala Khan - PhD student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/arsala-khan-phd-student-2/) - Name: Arsala Khan Email: aakhan1@ualr.edu Title: PhD student Institution: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Purpose: I will be using this dataset for my comprehensive exam process. It will be read by the committee members, however this project will not go for publication. It will only serve in partial requirement for my PhD process.
- [Arsala Khan - PhD student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/arsala-khan-phd-student/) - Name: Arsala Khan Email: aakhan1@ualr.edu Title: PhD student Institution: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Purpose: I will be using this dataset for my comprehensive exam process. It will be read by the committee members, however this project will not go for publication. It will only serve in partial requirement for my PhD process.
- [Olivia Ingle - Ms](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/olivia-ingle-ms/) - Name: Olivia Ingle Email: oliviaingle@huskers.unl.edu Title: Ms Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Purpose: Compiling research for senior capstone project on Black youth\'s self-efficacy within the US with BLM and negative effects of the STPP.
- [Lakeyta - Associate Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/lakeyta-associate-professor-2/) - Name: Lakeyta Email: lbonnette@gsu.edu Title: Associate Professor Institution: Georgia State University Purpose: Conducting research on Hip Hop culture
- [Lakeyta - Associate Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/lakeyta-associate-professor/) - Name: Lakeyta Email: lbonnette@gsu.edu Title: Associate Professor Institution: Georgia State University Purpose: Conducting research on Hip Hop culture
- [Aliyah Al - Ms.](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aliyah-al-ms/) - Name: Aliyah Al Email: aaliyahalaqel@gmail.com Title: Ms. Institution: Manchester Purpose: Research
- [aliyah - Hip Hop and Political Participation/Body Dysmorphia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aliyah-hip-hop-and-political-participation-body-dysmorphia-2/) - Name: aliyah Email: aaliyahalaqel@gmail.com Title: Hip Hop and Political Participation/Body Dysmorphia Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Masters thesis
- [aliyah - Hip Hop and Political Participation/Body Dysmorphia](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aliyah-hip-hop-and-political-participation-body-dysmorphia/) - Name: aliyah Email: aaliyahalaqel@gmail.com Title: Hip Hop and Political Participation/Body Dysmorphia Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Masters thesis
- [Xinyi Lu - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/xinyi-lu-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Xinyi Lu Email: xinyilu@upenn.edu Title: graduate student Institution: university of Pennsylvania, School of social policy and practice Purpose: To conduct a research about black youth in America.
- [Xinyi Lu - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/xinyi-lu-graduate-student/) - Name: Xinyi Lu Email: xinyilu@upenn.edu Title: graduate student Institution: university of Pennsylvania, School of social policy and practice Purpose: To conduct a research about black youth in America.
- [Xueyi Tang - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/xueyi-tang-student-2/) - Name: Xueyi Tang Email: tshirley@upenn.edu Title: student Institution: university of Pennsylvania Purpose: For study
- [Xueyi Tang - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/xueyi-tang-student/) - Name: Xueyi Tang Email: tshirley@upenn.edu Title: student Institution: university of Pennsylvania Purpose: For study
- [Chris Chaky - PhD Candidate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/chris-chaky-phd-candidate/) - Name: Chris Chaky Email: chaky@g.harvard.edu Title: PhD Candidate Institution: Harvard University Purpose: Using this data as a comparison to questions on a survey by Jennifer Hochschild and Vesla Weaver.
- [Aaliyah - Hip Hop and Political Participation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaliyah-hip-hop-and-political-participation/) - Name: Aaliyah Email: aliyah09@hotmail.co.uk Title: Hip Hop and Political Participation Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Thesis for masters dissertation
- [Kelly - kcollins42377@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kelly-kcollins42377gmail-com/) - Name: Kelly Email: kcollins42377@gmail.com Title: kcollins42377@gmail.com Institution: kcollins42377@gmail.com Purpose: MPH candidate student who is conducting a literature review on alumni based methods of determining the impact of youth development programs
- [Aliyah - Masters Dissertation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aliyah-masters-dissertation-2/) - Name: Aliyah Email: aliyah.al-aqel@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Title: Masters Dissertation Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: A thesis on the relationship between hip hop and body dysmorphia
- [Aliyah - Masters Dissertation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aliyah-masters-dissertation/) - Name: Aliyah Email: aliyah.al-aqel@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Title: Masters Dissertation Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: A thesis on the relationship between hip hop and body dysmorphia
- [Aaliyah Al-Aqel - The Relationship Between Hip Hop Consumption and Political Participation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaliyah-al-aqel-the-relationship-between-hip-hop-consumption-and-political-participation/) - Name: Aaliyah Al-Aqel Email: aliyah.al-aqel@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Title: The Relationship Between Hip Hop Consumption and Political Participation Institution: The University of Manchester Purpose: This dataset will be used as a primary source in my masters thesis.
- [Hannah Lassiter - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/hannah-lassiter-student-2/) - Name: Hannah Lassiter Email: hannahjacqleene@gmail.com Title: student Institution: American University Purpose: To use the data for an advocacy campaign assignment in which I have chosen to focus on BYP
- [Hannah Lassiter - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/hannah-lassiter-student/) - Name: Hannah Lassiter Email: hannahjacqleene@gmail.com Title: student Institution: American University Purpose: To use the data for an advocacy campaign assignment in which I have chosen to focus on BYP
- [Jennifer Marcella Jackson - TEST](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jennifer-marcella-jackson-test/) - Name: Jennifer Marcella Jackson Email: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Title: TEST Institution: TEST Purpose: TEST
- [Aaliyah - Yet to be determined](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaliyah-yet-to-be-determined-3/) - Name: Aaliyah Email: aliyah.al-aqel@student.manchester.ac.uk Title: Yet to be determined Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Masters dissertation
- [Aaliyah - Yet to be determined](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaliyah-yet-to-be-determined-2/) - Name: Aaliyah Email: aliyah.al-aqel@student.manchester.ac.uk Title: Yet to be determined Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Masters dissertation
- [Aaliyah - Yet to be determined](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaliyah-yet-to-be-determined/) - Name: Aaliyah Email: aliyah.al-aqel@postgrad.mancester.ac.uk Title: Yet to be determined Institution: University of Manchester Purpose: Masters Dissertation
- [Alfredo Gonzalez - Grad Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/alfredo-gonzalez-grad-student/) - Name: Alfredo Gonzalez Email: gonzalez362000@gmail.com Title: Grad Student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: For Camry
- [Camry Wilborn - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/camry-wilborn-graduate-student-4/) - Name: Camry Wilborn Email: camry.wilborn@gmail.com Title: graduate student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: MA Thesis
- [Camry Wilborn - Graduate Student- MAPSS](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/camry-wilborn-graduate-student-mapss/) - Name: Camry Wilborn Email: camry.wilborn@gmail.com Title: Graduate Student- MAPSS Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: MA Thesis
- [Camry Wilborn - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/camry-wilborn-graduate-student-3/) - Name: Camry Wilborn Email: camry.wilborn@gmail.com Title: graduate student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: Data analysis for MA thesis on the carceral state and unconventional politics.
- [Camry Wilborn - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/camry-wilborn-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Camry Wilborn Email: camry.wilborn@gmail.com Title: graduate student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: Statistical analysis for MA Thesis on Carceral Contact and Unconventional Politics
- [Jeniece Cordova - jeniececordova@gmail.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jeniece-cordova-jeniececordovagmail-com/) - Name: Jeniece Cordova Email: jeniececordova@gmail.com Title: jeniececordova@gmail.com Institution: California State University, Sacramento Purpose: Background information in order to help justify reason for own personal research and relevant information to help build my own pesonal research
- [Camry Wilborn - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/camry-wilborn-graduate-student/) - Name: Camry Wilborn Email: cwilborn@uchicago.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: This data will be used for completion of my M.A thesis at the University of Chicago. The project explores the relationship between carceral contact and unconventional political engagement for black millennials.
- [Melissa Harlow - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/melissa-harlow-phd-student/) - Name: Melissa Harlow Email: mharlow@paloaltou.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: To explore the interplay of race and mental health factors.
- [Matthew Stull - Research Assistant](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matthew-stull-research-assistant-2/) - Name: Matthew Stull Email: mstull@paloaltou.edu Title: Research Assistant Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I am interested in presenting a poster with hopes that it will result in a published paper afterwards.
- [Matthew Stull - Research Assistant](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matthew-stull-research-assistant/) - Name: Matthew Stull Email: mstull@paloaltou.edu Title: Research Assistant Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I am interested in presenting a poster with hopes that it will result in a published paper afterwards.
- [Chao Jun Liu - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/chao-jun-liu-student/) - Name: Chao Jun Liu Email: cjliu@berkeley.edu Title: Student Institution: University of California, Berkeley Purpose: I am writing a undergraduate thesis on the Political Socialization of Asian Americans via Rap Music and was interested in the work done with the Black Youth Project.
- [Kerra akanbi - Instructor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kerra-akanbi-instructor/) - Name: Kerra akanbi Email: kakanbi@maryville.edu Title: Instructor Institution: Maryville University Purpose: Research studies
- [Chris Chaky - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/chris-chaky-graduate-student/) - Name: Chris Chaky Email: chaky@g.harvard.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: Harvard University Purpose: Research, want to compare survey results
- [Jennifer Hochschild - Professor of Government and African and African American Studies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jennifer-hochschild-professor-of-government-and-african-and-african-american-studies/) - Name: Jennifer Hochschild Email: hochschild@gov.harvard.edu Title: Professor of Government and African and African American Studies Institution: Harvard University Purpose: data analysis for use in scholarly paper
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-10/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-11/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-12/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-9/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-8/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-6/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-7/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-5/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-3/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-4/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr-2/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Blake Hodges - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/blake-hodges-mr/) - Name: Blake Hodges Email: blakehodges@0box.eu Title: Mr Institution: Evergreen State Purpose: Data integrity verification. Too many websites have linked to this data and the verification of the integrity of this data is impossible while the access to this data is private. This is unacceptable.
- [Sai Men Koh - Urban Issues of Black Children and Youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/sai-men-koh-urban-issues-of-black-children-and-youth/) - Name: Sai Men Koh Email: saimenkoh1993@gmail.com Title: Urban Issues of Black Children and Youth Institution: San Francisco State University Purpose: For a community study paper.
- [Charemi A. Jones - 2018 ILETSB Fellow](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/charemi-a-jones-2018-iletsb-fellow/) - Name: Charemi A. Jones Email: dr.cop2@gmail.com Title: 2018 ILETSB Fellow Institution: Chicago Police Department/ILETSB Purpose: Informing theories concerning cultural competency as it relates to police perceptions about engagement with African American youth.
- [Netra - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/netra-student/) - Name: Netra Email: netra@yahoo.com Title: student Institution: park university Purpose: assignment
- [Michael McFarland - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/michael-mcfarland-assistant-professor-2/) - Name: Michael McFarland Email: mmcfarland@fsu.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Florida State University Purpose: Research
- [Michael McFarland - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/michael-mcfarland-assistant-professor/) - Name: Michael McFarland Email: mmcfarland@fsu.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Florida State University Purpose: Research
- [Jacob Brown - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jacob-brown-phd-student/) - Name: Jacob Brown Email: jrbrown@g.harvard.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: Harvard University Purpose: I am seeking to use the Black Youth Project Survey Data to measure spatial variation in perceived discrimination among African Americans. In combination with other survey data, I will test to see if the extent to which African Americans perceived discrimination varies by
- [Jennifer M JACKSON - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jennifer-m-jackson-student/) - Name: Jennifer M JACKSON Email: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Title: Student Institution: Uchicago Purpose: Test
- [Jenn M. Jackson - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jenn-m-jackson-student/) - Name: Jenn M. Jackson Email: jennmjack@gmail.com Title: Student Institution: UChicgao Purpose: TEST
- [Jennifer M JACKSON - jennjackson@uchicago.edu](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jennifer-m-jackson-jennjacksonuchicago-edu/) - Name: Jennifer M JACKSON Email: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Title: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Institution: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Purpose: TEST
- [Alvin Thomas - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/alvin-thomas-assistant-professor/) - Name: Alvin Thomas Email: athomas@paloaltou.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: athomas@paloaltou.edu Purpose: Use for exploring social and psychosocial issues related to positive development in Black emerging adults.
- [Dr. Alvin Thomas - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/dr-alvin-thomas-assistant-professor/) - Name: Dr. Alvin Thomas Email: athomas@paloaltou.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: Psychological exploration of youth and emerging adult issues, for peer reviewed publication.
- [Jenn M. Jackson - jennjackson@uchicago.edu](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jenn-m-jackson-jennjacksonuchicago-edu/) - Name: Jenn M. Jackson Email: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Title: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Institution: jennjackson@uchicago.edu Purpose: test
- [Matt Fowler - Postdoctoral Scholar](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matt-fowler-postdoctoral-scholar/) - Name: Matt Fowler Email: mrfowler@uchicago.edu Title: Postdoctoral Scholar Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: The data will be used for my own research and developing future GenForward surveys.
- [Malikah Taylor - RN](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/malikah-taylor-rn/) - Name: Malikah Taylor Email: geekala@mac.com Title: RN Institution: LaSalle University Purpose: GIS project, looking to data to reflect correlation between adolescent church involvement and decreased delinquency.
- [Amber Mackey - Miss](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/amber-mackey-miss/) - Name: Amber Mackey Email: agm2170@barnard.edu Title: Miss Institution: Barnard College/Northwestern University Purpose: I\'m currently writing a proposal for a political science research project on political disillusionment in youth. I\'m interested in using the data to see what information has been collected in the past, and what questions remain unanswered.
- [john a. garcia  - research professor emeritus](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/john-a-garcia-research-professor-emeritus/) - Name: john a. garcia Email: johgarc@umich.edu Title: research professor emeritus Institution: university of michigan Purpose: examination of health disparities and determinants
- [Matt Nelsen - PhD Candidate, Political Science](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matt-nelsen-phd-candidate-political-science-4/) - Name: Matt Nelsen Email: matthewnelsen2021@u.northwestern.edu Title: PhD Candidate, Political Science Institution: Northwestern University Purpose: Conducting an analysis of youth political attitudes.
- [Matt Nelsen - PhD Candidate, Political Science](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matt-nelsen-phd-candidate-political-science-3/) - Name: Matt Nelsen Email: matthewnelsen2021@u.northwestern.edu Title: PhD Candidate, Political Science Institution: Northwestern University Purpose: Conducting an analysis of youth political attitudes.
- [Matt Nelsen - PhD Candidate, Political Science](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matt-nelsen-phd-candidate-political-science-2/) - Name: Matt Nelsen Email: matthewnelsen2021@u.northwestern.edu Title: PhD Candidate, Political Science Institution: Northwestern University Purpose: Conducting an analysis of youth political attitudes.
- [Matt Nelsen - PhD Candidate, Political Science](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/matt-nelsen-phd-candidate-political-science/) - Name: Matt Nelsen Email: matthewnelsen2021@u.northwestern.edu Title: PhD Candidate, Political Science Institution: Northwestern University Purpose: Conducting an analysis of youth political attitudes.
- [Helen Lee - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/helen-lee-phd-student-3/) - Name: Helen Lee Email: helenlee@uchicago.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: The data will be used to examine the relationship between youth political participation and attitudes towards the future (i.e., hope) as part of my final paper for my stats class.
- [Helen Lee - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/helen-lee-phd-student-2/) - Name: Helen Lee Email: helenlee@uchicago.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: The data will be used to examine the relationship between youth political participation and attitudes towards the future (i.e., hope) as part of my final paper for my stats class.
- [Helen Lee - PhD Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/helen-lee-phd-student/) - Name: Helen Lee Email: helenlee@uchicago.edu Title: PhD Student Institution: University of Chicago Purpose: The data will be used to examine the relationship between youth political participation and attitudes towards the future (i.e., hope) as part of my final paper for my stats class.
- [Fredrick Wilson - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/fredrick-wilson-graduate-student/) - Name: Fredrick Wilson Email: fkeithjr93@gmail.com Title: Graduate Student Institution: Howard University Purpose: I\'m doing some research on hip hop\'s influence during the Obama era. In the survey the ask a question about whether or not youth felt that hip hop videos should be more political, but the summary doesn\'t include that data. I wanted to
- [Kirstin - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kirstin-student/) - Name: Kirstin Email: 581833@park.edu Title: Student Institution: Park University Purpose: Class assignment
- [Linda Connor - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/linda-connor-graduate-student/) - Name: Linda Connor Email: lconnor@siue.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: Southern Illinios Univeristy Edwardsville Purpose: Class usage for Advance Data Analysis.
- [Yurino Kawashima - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/yurino-kawashima-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Yurino Kawashima Email: Y.KAWASHIMA@SIU.EDU Title: Graduate Student Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Purpose: Research for their health behaviors.
- [Yurino Kawashima - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/yurino-kawashima-graduate-student/) - Name: Yurino Kawashima Email: Y.KAWASHIMA@SIU.EDU Title: Graduate Student Institution: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Purpose: Research for their health behaviors.
- [Kathryn Daniels - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kathryn-daniels-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Kathryn Daniels Email: kdaniels2@ucmerced.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: University of California, Merced Purpose: I would like to look at the data set as a potential resource for my dissertation research. I am interested in how children and adolescents experience and understand racism as well as stress and mental and physical health related to racism.
- [Cynthia A Campbell - student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/cynthia-a-campbell-student/) - Name: Cynthia A Campbell Email: cycampb@siue.edu Title: student Institution: Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Purpose: homework
- [Kathryn Daniels - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kathryn-daniels-graduate-student/) - Name: Kathryn Daniels Email: kdaniels2@ucmerced.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: University of California, Merced Purpose: I am interested in analyzing the data to better understand how youth view racism in society, what factors impact their view of racism in society, and how understanding racism in society is related to individual experiences of discrimination. I am also
- [Adam Glover - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/adam-glover-student/) - Name: Adam Glover Email: adam.glover@bison.howard.edu Title: Student Institution: Howard University Purpose: Analytics practice with R
- [Aaron Rosenthal - Ph.D. Candidate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/aaron-rosenthal-ph-d-candidate/) - Name: Aaron Rosenthal Email: rosen604@umn.edu Title: Ph.D. Candidate Institution: University of Minnesota- Twin Cities Purpose: I am hoping to explore this data for my dissertation project, which concerns the different ways government presents itself in the lives of Americans along the dimensions of race and class. In particular, I am interested in using this data
- [Eric Taylor - Mr. Eric Taylor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/eric-taylor-mr-eric-taylor-4/) - Name: Eric Taylor Email: eric.taylor993@gmail.com Title: Mr. Eric Taylor Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I would like to run some data analysis on the data set for a potential paper that I plan to write.
- [Eric Taylor - Mr. Eric Taylor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/eric-taylor-mr-eric-taylor-3/) - Name: Eric Taylor Email: eric.taylor993@gmail.com Title: Mr. Eric Taylor Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I would like to run some data analysis on the data set for a potential paper that I plan to write.
- [Eric Taylor - Mr. Eric Taylor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/eric-taylor-mr-eric-taylor-2/) - Name: Eric Taylor Email: eric.taylor993@gmail.com Title: Mr. Eric Taylor Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I would like to run some data analysis on the data set for a potential paper that I plan to write.
- [Eric Taylor - Mr. Eric Taylor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/eric-taylor-mr-eric-taylor/) - Name: Eric Taylor Email: etaylor@paloaltou.edu Title: Mr. Eric Taylor Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I intend to analyze the data for potential ideas for my doctoral dissertation.
- [Eric Taylor - Mr](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/eric-taylor-mr/) - Name: Eric Taylor Email: etaylor@paloaltou.edu Title: Mr Institution: Palo Alto University Purpose: I am using the data to potentially conduct original research for my dissertation.
- [Melissa - kjnjn](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/melissa-kjnjn/) - Name: Melissa Email: melissa.romanus@gmail.com Title: kjnjn Institution: kjnkjn Purpose: vfrvv
- [Jamel Love - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jamel-love-graduate-student-2/) - Name: Jamel Love Email: Jamel.Love@Rutgers.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: Rutgers University Purpose: Data analysis of political behavior attitudes
- [Jamel Love - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/jamel-love-graduate-student/) - Name: Jamel Love Email: Jamel.Love@Rutgers.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: Rutgers University Purpose: Data analysis of political behavior attitudes
- [Hannah Walker, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/hannah-walker-phd-postdoctoral-fellow/) - Name: Hannah Walker, PhD Email: hlw25@georgetown.edu Title: Postdoctoral Fellow Institution: Georgetown University Purpose: Research on the negative impacts of voter ID laws on youth of color
- [Kiku E. Huckle - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiku-e-huckle-assistant-professor-5/) - Name: Kiku E. Huckle Email: kiku.huckle@gmail.com Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Pace University Purpose: Academic paper with Vanessa C. Tyson on multiracial coalitions among young adults
- [Kiku E. Huckle - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiku-e-huckle-assistant-professor-4/) - Name: Kiku E. Huckle Email: kiku.huckle@gmail.com Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Pace University Purpose: Academic paper with Vanessa C. Tyson on multiracial coalitions among young adults
- [Kiku E. Huckle - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiku-e-huckle-assistant-professor-3/) - Name: Kiku E. Huckle Email: kiku.huckle@gmail.com Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Pace University Purpose: Academic paper with Vanessa C. Tyson on multiracial coalitions among young adults
- [Kiku E. Huckle - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiku-e-huckle-assistant-professor-2/) - Name: Kiku E. Huckle Email: kiku.huckle@gmail.com Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Pace University Purpose: Academic paper with Vanessa C. Tyson on multiracial coalitions among young adults
- [Kiku E. Huckle - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiku-e-huckle-assistant-professor/) - Name: Kiku E. Huckle Email: kiku.huckle@gmail.com Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Pace University Purpose: Academic paper with Vanessa C. Tyson on multiracial coalitions among young adults
- [Will Patton - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/will-patton-student-3/) - Name: Will Patton Email: wsp5033@psu.edu Title: Student Institution: Penn State University Purpose: Senior Research seminar; interested in the impact that self image and self esteem have on life outcomes.
- [Will Patton - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/will-patton-student-2/) - Name: Will Patton Email: wsp5033@psu.edu Title: Student Institution: Penn State University Purpose: Senior Research seminar; interested in the impact that self image and self esteem have on life outcomes.
- [Will Patton - Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/will-patton-student/) - Name: Will Patton Email: wsp5033@psu.edu Title: Student Institution: Penn State University Purpose: Senior Research seminar; interested in the impact that self image and self esteem have on life outcomes.
- [Davida Farhat - Research Assistant, Center for African American Religion, Sexual Politics, and Social Justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/davida-farhat-research-assistant-center-for-african-american-religion-sexual-politics-and-social-justice-2/) - Name: Davida Farhat Email: davidafarhat@gmail.com Title: Research Assistant, Center for African American Religion, Sexual Politics, and Social Justice Institution: Columbia University Purpose: Formative research for project on LGBT youth
- [Davida Farhat - Research Assistant, Center for African American Religion, Sexual Politics, and Social Justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/davida-farhat-research-assistant-center-for-african-american-religion-sexual-politics-and-social-justice/) - Name: Davida Farhat Email: davidafarhat@gmail.com Title: Research Assistant, Center for African American Religion, Sexual Politics, and Social Justice Institution: Columbia University Purpose: Formative research for project on LGBT youth
- [Chaya Crowder - PhD Candidate](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/chaya-crowder-phd-candidate/) - Name: Chaya Crowder Email: ccrowder@princeton.edu Title: PhD Candidate Institution: Princeton University Purpose: I want to explore this data set for use on an academic project for school (essentially my MA thesis).
- [Dara Gaines - University of Arkansas Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/dara-gaines-university-of-arkansas-student-2/) - Name: Dara Gaines Email: ddgaines@uark.edu Title: University of Arkansas Student Institution: University of Arkansas Purpose: For use in the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. My question is over the relationship of linked fate and black youth voting habits.
- [Dara Gaines - University of Arkansas Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/dara-gaines-university-of-arkansas-student/) - Name: Dara Gaines Email: ddgaines@uark.edu Title: University of Arkansas Student Institution: University of Arkansas Purpose: For use in the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University this summer.
- [Kiana Cox - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/kiana-cox-assistant-professor/) - Name: Kiana Cox Email: kicox@siue.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Purpose: I am conducting research on how well rap music consumption predicts feminist attitudes among black youth and I think this data set will be very useful.
- [Mirya Holman - Assistant Professor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/mirya-holman-assistant-professor/) - Name: Mirya Holman Email: mholman@tulane.edu Title: Assistant Professor Institution: Tulane University Purpose: I am interested in evaluating race and gender gaps in political engagement among America\'s youth. I\'d love to use the Black Youth Project data to investigate these gaps, as well as providing a benchmark for my own research.
- [Ayaz Hyder - Mental health outcomes among Black Muslim Youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/ayaz-hyder-mental-health-outcomes-among-black-muslim-youth/) - Name: Ayaz Hyder Email: hyder.22@osu.edu Title: Mental health outcomes among Black Muslim Youth Institution: Ohio State University Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify social, demographic and economic risk factors associated with adverse mental health outcomes about youth who self-identify as Muslims. In addition, we will use structural equation modeling to identify mediating
- [christine slaughter - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/christine-slaughter-graduate-student-5/) - Name: christine slaughter Email: christine.slaughter@ucla.edu Title: graduate student Institution: UCLA Purpose: I am using the data to look at young black women for a project I am working on black women voters at ucla.
- [christine slaughter - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/christine-slaughter-graduate-student-4/) - Name: christine slaughter Email: christine.slaughter@ucla.edu Title: graduate student Institution: ucla Purpose: I am using the data to look at young black women for a project I am working on black women voters at ucla.
- [christine slaughter - graduate student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/christine-slaughter-graduate-student-3/) - Name: christine slaughter Email: christine.slaughter@ucla.edu Title: graduate student Institution: UCLA Purpose: I am using the data to look at young black women for a project I am working on black women voters at ucla.
- [christine slaughter - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/christine-slaughter-graduate-student-2/) - Name: christine slaughter Email: christine.slaughter@ucla.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: UCLA Purpose: I am using the data to look at young black women for a project I am working on black women voters at ucla.
- [Christine Slaughter - Graduate Student](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/byp_dwnlders/christine-slaughter-graduate-student/) - Name: Christine Slaughter Email: christine.slaughter@ucla.edu Title: Graduate Student Institution: UCLA Purpose: I am a first year graduate student just beginning to think about the black youth vote. I would like to download the waves to look at changes over time. Interested in constructing normative questions about black women voters for class.

## Issues

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- [Issue 1: Chicago](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/issue/issue-1-atlanta/) - This issue follows artists, writers, and creative storytellers from Chicago and dives into core themes of what life for contemporary Chicago youth truly looks and feels like. This is simply an example blurb about the Issue that's being used here for illustrative purposes.

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- [Black Woman Punched In Face](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-woman-punched-in-face/)
- [black womanhood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-womanhood/)
- [black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-women/)
- [Black Women in Media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-women-in-media/)
- [black women in the media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-women-in-the-media/)
- [Black Women Matter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-women-matter/)
- [black writers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-writers/)
- [Black Youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth/)
- [black youth conscious](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth-conscious/)
- [Black Youth in the Media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth-in-the-media/)
- [Black Youth in the News](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/in-the-news/) - Black Youth in the News is an archive of articles written about young black people in major U.S. newspapers and news sites. Check out our feature article or browse all of the stories that we have sorted by week.
- [black youth in thw news](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth-in-thw-news/)
- [Black Youth Project](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth-project/)
- [Black Youth Vote](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youth-vote/)
- [black youthm social media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-youthm-social-media/)
- [Black-Jewish Alliance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/black-jewish-alliance/)
- [blackface](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blackface/)
- [blackmail](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blackmail/)
- [blackness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blackness/)
- [blacks](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blacks/)
- [blackyouth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blackyouth/)
- [blak youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blak-youth/)
- [blakc youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blakc-youth/)
- [Blake Ansari](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blake-ansari/)
- [Blake Brockington](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blake-brockington/)
- [blame](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blame/)
- [blames](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blames/)
- [blaming](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blaming/)
- [blasted](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blasted/)
- [bleaching](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bleaching/)
- [bleaching cream](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bleaching-cream/)
- [blerds](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blerds/)
- [blessing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blessing/)
- [blinded](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blinded/)
- [blocked](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blocked/)
- [Blogging](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blogging/)
- [blood pressure](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blood-pressure/)
- [bloody](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bloody/)
- [BLOOM](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bloom/)
- [Blue](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blue/)
- [blue iv carter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blue-iv-carter/)
- [Blue Ivy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blue-ivy/)
- [Blue line](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blue-line/)
- [blue volvo](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blue-volvo/)
- [Bluefield State College](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bluefield-state-college/)
- [Blues](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blues/)
- [Blurred Lines](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/blurred-lines/)
- [BMA](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bma/)
- [bob dylan](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bob-dylan/)
- [Bob Marley](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bob-marley/)
- [Bobbi Kristina](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bobbi-kristina/)
- [Bobby Bennett](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bobby-bennett/)
- [Bobby Ferguson](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bobby-ferguson/)
- [Bobby Seal](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bobby-seal/)
- [bodies](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bodies/)
- [body](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/body/)
- [body cameras](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/body-cameras/)
- [body cams](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/body-cams/)
- [body image](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/body-image/)
- [Body Politics](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/body-politics/)
- [Boko Haram](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/boko-haram/)
- [bomber](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/tag/bomber/)

## Sizes

- [large](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/large/)
- [Star Wars](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/star-wars/)
- [Hollywood](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hollywood/)
- [racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/racism/)
- [John Boyega](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/john-boyega/)
- [Elle.com](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/elle-com/)
- [Linda Chavers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/linda-chavers/)
- [BlackGirlMagic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/blackgirlmagic/)
- [Chicago](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/chicago/)
- [youth](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/youth/)
- [unemployment](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/unemployment/)
- [Great Cities Institute](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/great-cities-institute/)
- [MarShawn McCarrel](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/marshawn-mccarrel/)
- [Black Lives Matter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-lives-matter/)
- [Pursuing Our Dreams](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/pursuing-our-dreams/)
- [Ohio](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/ohio/)
- [Suicide](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/suicide/)
- [Freedom Square](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/freedom-square/)
- [Homan Square](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/homan-square/)
- [Chicago Police Department](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/chicago-police-department/)
- [Let Us Breathe Collective](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/let-us-breathe-collective/)
- [occupation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/occupation/)
- [Black Youth Project 100](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-youth-project-100/)
- [patriarchy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/patriarchy/)
- [catcalling](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/catcalling/)
- [women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/women/)
- [toxic masculinity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/toxic-masculinity/)
- [Pretoria High School](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/pretoria-high-school/)
- [Black woman](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-woman/)
- [girls](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/girls/)
- [hair](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hair/)
- [afro](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/afro/)
- [Soledad O'Brien](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/soledad-obrien/)
- [YouTube](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/youtube/)
- [CNN](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cnn/)
- [Trump](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/trump/)
- [Russell Courtier](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/russell-courtier/)
- [Larnelle Bruce](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/larnelle-bruce/)
- [Coleen Hunt](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/coleen-hunt/)
- [Oregon](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/oregon/)
- [hit and run](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hit-and-run/)
- [hate crime](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hate-crime/)
- [Hurricane Irma](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hurricane-irma/)
- [hurricanes](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hurricanes/)
- [climate change](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/climate-change/)
- [environmental racism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/environmental-racism/)
- [prison](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/prison/)
- [police](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/police/)
- [policing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/policing/)
- [cpd](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cpd/)
- [police morale](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/police-morale/)
- [cops](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cops/)
- [abolition](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/abolition/)
- [Michelle Williams](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/michelle-williams/)
- [mental health](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/mental-health/)
- [depression](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/depression/)
- [suicidal ideation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/suicidal-ideation/)
- [pop culture](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/pop-culture/)
- [gratitude](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/gratitude/)
- [the black church](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/the-black-church/)
- [Destiny's Child](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/destinys-child/)
- [alt-right](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/alt-right/)
- [white supremacy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/white-supremacy/)
- [charlottesville](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/charlottesville/)
- [racists](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/racists/)
- [peaceful protest](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/peaceful-protest/)
- [hate speech](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/hate-speech/)
- [Richard Spencer](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/richard-spencer/)
- [Cameron Padgett](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cameron-padgett/)
- [incarceration](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/incarceration/)
- [global warming](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/global-warming/)
- [inmates](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/inmates/)
- [environmental justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/environmental-justice/)
- [heat](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/heat/)
- [extreme heat](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/extreme-heat/)
- [Netflix](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/netflix/)
- [TV](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/tv/)
- [Underground](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/underground/)
- [story](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/story/)
- [writing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/writing/)
- [historical drama](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/historical-drama/)
- [cancelled](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cancelled/)
- [race](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/race/)
- [self-care](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/self-care/)
- [new year's resolutions](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/new-years-resolutions/)
- [online community](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/online-community/)
- [digital natives](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/digital-natives/)
- [inadequacy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/inadequacy/)
- [peace](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/peace/)
- [vanity metrics](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/vanity-metrics/)
- [success](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/success/)
- [Facebook](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/facebook/)
- [data](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/data/)
- [data mining](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/data-mining/)
- [conservative](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/conservative/)
- [Brexit](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/brexit/)
- [Cambridge](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/cambridge/)
- [firm](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/firm/)
- [Louisiana](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/louisiana/)
- [eviction](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/eviction/)
- [nursing home](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/nursing-home/)
- [elderly](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/elderly/)
- [disabled](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/disabled/)
- [GenForward](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/genforward/)
- [government](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/government/)
- [study](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/study/)
- [ethnicity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/ethnicity/)
- [party](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/party/)
- [democrat](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/democrat/)
- [republican](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/republican/)
- [independent](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/independent/)
- [Black newspapers](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-newspapers/)
- [digital collections](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/digital-collections/)
- [technology](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/technology/)
- [photos](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/photos/)
- [archivists](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/archivists/)
- [legacy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/legacy/)
- [history](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/history/)
- [Kavanaugh](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/kavanaugh/)
- [sexual assault](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/sexual-assault/)
- [sexual misconduct](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/sexual-misconduct/)
- [Supreme Court](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/supreme-court/)
- [Christine Blasey Ford](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/christine-blasey-ford/)
- [media](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/media/)
- [confirmation hearing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/confirmation-hearing/)
- [court](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/court/)
- [protests](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/protests/)
- [jail](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/jail/)
- [Brooklyn](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/brooklyn/)
- [New York](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/new-york/)
- [activism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/activism/)
- [grief](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/grief/)
- [dead](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/dead/)
- [murder](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/murder/)
- [celebrity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/celebrity/)
- [politicization](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/politicization/)
- [honor](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/honor/)
- [queerness](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/queerness/)
- [identity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/identity/)
- [community](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/community/)
- [carcerality](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/carcerality/)
- [joy](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/joy/)
- [laughter](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/laughter/)
- [laughing barrels](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/laughing-barrels/)
- [enslavement](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/enslavement/)
- [defiance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/defiance/)
- [slavery](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/slavery/)
- [abundance](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/abundance/)
- [capitalism](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/capitalism/)
- [family](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/family/)
- [poverty](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/poverty/)
- [frustration](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/frustration/)
- [Music](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/music/)
- [Black life everywhere](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-life-everywhere/)
- [artists](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/artists/)
- [singing](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/singing/)
- [black magic](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-magic/)
- [BLE](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/ble/)
- [poetry](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/poetry/)
- [working](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/working/)
- [sex work](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/sex-work/)
- [atlanta](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/atlanta/)
- [black women](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/black-women/)
- [photography](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/photography/)
- [justice](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/justice/)
- [thurgood marshall](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/thurgood-marshall/)
- [litigation](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/litigation/)
- [law](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/law/)
- [congress](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/congress/)
- [constitution](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/constitution/)
- [toni morrison](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/toni-morrison/)
- [critique](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/critique/)
- [popular culture](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/popular-culture/)
- [art](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/art/)
- [entertainment](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/entertainment/)
- [creativity](https://wp.blackyouthproject.com/ivan_vc_projects_sizes/creativity/)