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Why take the pledge?
Far too many Black youth continue to be demonized, criminalized and murdered.
Enough is enough!
In response to this intensifying crisis, the Black Youth Project (BYP) has launched “The Pledge.”
With “The Pledge,” we are asking individuals and organizations to close ranks around black youth and make a commitment to take action and fight with black youth as they confront a relentless crisis. We at the BYP believe that each person can make a difference by doing something!
By taking The Pledge we not only articulate our concern about black youth, but symbolically unite our voices with others who will work to confront this crisis.
If we each take action, whether it is starting a group, signing a petition, or mentoring a young person in your neighborhood, then we all become a part of the solution.
Stand With Black Youth!
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A Post for Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur, like many of her contemporaries, is a product of her circumstances. As the hopeful and peaceful Civil Rights era gave way to the more ardent struggle for Black empowerment, Shakur was at a critical time in her life. Campuses and cities across the country were struggling with the Vietnam War and the continued struggle for equal rights for Blacks. Like many students, Shakur was riled by the war. She drew a parallel to her personal struggle to reconcile her sense of self with the inferiority forced on her by segregation in the South and culturally insensitive teachers in the North.
A trip to Oakland sparked her initial interest in the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. And she returned to New York City to coordinate the school breakfast program for the Harlem branch. However, Shakur grew disillusioned with the group, condemning its approach to political education.
Her break with the Black Panther Party led her to join the Republic of New Afrika, rechristen herself Assata Shakur and eventually to join the Black Liberation Army. Her activities from this point on are shrouded in the mystery of the time she spent underground. Here is where I will leave her extraordinary story. And Common does a much better job of telling it than I ever could.
I personally believe that Assata’s struggle is better understood and appreciated when a person is able to read, research it and digest it on their own accord. And I do think it is important that we are all aware of it. So as I wish her a happy belated birthday, I encourage you all to learn more and share your thoughts.
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