Monthly Archives: October 2011

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October 24, 2011 at 3:17pm

By jasiri x

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Why Every Entertainer Needs to Watch This Documentary

Last Monday HBO debuted the documentary on the life and work of legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte, “Sing Your Song”. To call it must see TV is an understatement. “Sing Your Song” details how Harry Belafonte went from the first platinum selling musician, to international movie star heartthrob, to fearless advocate for oppressed people [...]

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The Campaign to Suppress Black Voters Continues….

The campaign to suppress minority votes in the coming elections continues. The variety of new requirements for voting – which range from requring birth certificates and government-issued I.D to cutting early voting windows – disproportionately impact Black voters. We’ve got to get informed, and we must fight back!

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October 24, 2011 at 7:52am

By Summer M.

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Topics: bryant gumbel, david stern, NBA, plantation economy, slavery

Gumbel’s Stern Words

Last week, Bryant Gumbel’s closing remarks at the end of his Emmy Award-winning HBO series, Real Sports sparked controversy: “Finally, tonight, if the NBA lockout is going to be resolved any time soon, it seems likely to be done in spite of David Stern, not because of him. I say that because the NBA’s infamously egocentric commissioner [...]

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October 21, 2011 at 1:27pm

By Dallas

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Topics: barack obama, Iraq

President Obama Announces End of Iraq War!

After 9 years, we are finally nearing the end of the War in Iraq. President Obama made the announcement in a press conference today, effectively fulfilling the biggest of his campaign promises back in 2007. According to the Huffington Post: “‘As a candidate for president, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a [...]

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October 21, 2011 at 11:59am

By Dallas

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Topics: American Identity, American Values, BET, Black Boys, Black Hipsters, Black Identity, Black Men, Black-Jewish Alliance, capitalism, chris brown, Class Privilege, Community, Facebook, Fame, hip-hop, Hipster Culture, Humor, Masculinity, Media, Men, Money, Music, Pop Culture, race, Truth

WHY EVERYBODY HATES DRAKE, and Why They’re Wrong…

People really just don’t like Drake. And by that I mean the very idea of Drake. But like it or not, he’s about to go to the next level. I’d put money on it. And here’s why…

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October 21, 2011 at 9:00am

By Fallon

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Topics: Beyonce, black feminism, Black girls, Black Hair, Black Youth, Black Youth in the News, Sesame Street, Tyler Perry, Women, Youth

Sesame Street Does it Again: New Black Girl Video-Change the World

I tell you, many television and movie companies including Tyler Perry can take a chapter from Sesame Street when it comes to creating positive images of black women and girls. So, last year, Sesame Street’s video, I Love My Hair, went viral with parents excited to see positive messaging about black girls’ hair. However, this year, Sesame Street has [...]

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Events

October 20, 2011 at 12:56pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Film

“WOKE UP BLACK” Special Screening Nov 2nd at UChicago!

A fascinating new documentary called Woke Up Black will be screened at the University of Chicago on November 2nd, and the Black Youth Project wants you to be there! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

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October 20, 2011 at 11:59am

By Keantre Malone

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Topics: exorcist, paranormal activity, the exorcist \

Halloween, The Foundation of Minority Paranoia

Hands smacking the table, “Paranormal Activity” is the scariest movie since “The Exorcist “(1973); it’s the classic of the millennium, a renaissance of horror at the movie theater. My roommates and I believe PA to be the avatar (of fear) so much so, that we have made a tradition around Halloween and PA. We spend [...]

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October 20, 2011 at 10:36am

By Dallas

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Topics: American Identity, American Values, Black Identity, Black Men, Black Panthers, Black Politics, Black Youth

NYPD Falsely Charges Black Man: “I Fried Another Nigger”

In this “post-racial” world we live in, society wants us to think we’re too sensitive, or imagining things when we speak out against the consistent mistreatment (to put it lightly) of our communities at the hands of law enforcement. Well, did we imagine this one? How ’bout we imagine all of the young men and women sitting in jail right now over this same racist, abusive bullshit. They aren’t just roughing us up out here; they are potentially ruining our young people’s lives!

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October 20, 2011 at 8:23am

By sheldon

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Do You Know

Facts about young African American men ages 15-29 Do you know that young African American men represent 40% of jail population and only 14% of the total population in US? Do you know that young African American men are more likely to die from homicide than any other race? Do you know that 4 out [...]

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