Monthly Archives: December 2011

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December 20, 2011 at 12:59pm

By Keantre Malone

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And They Say Black Music Is Just Noise

For fame, all you need a crew with a friend that’s good with the visuals, another that can freak beats, and of course, a friend that can rap/sing. Lately I’ve been fascinated by the Do It Yourself (DIY) approach to professionalizing music, as mastered by the evil seeds of Odd Future and the spacely goons [...]

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December 20, 2011 at 9:00am

By edward

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The Black Youth Manifesto Part 1

Last week I wrote a post that received a lot of traction. If you missed it, I basically called out a middle-aged White guy for not recognizing his privilege when writing recommendations on how young, poor Black kids can move themselves from the societal margins into the center of American civic life. However, what I [...]

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News Flash

December 20, 2011 at 7:00am

By BYP

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Topics: Black woman, Music, r&b, racism

Dutch Magazine: Rihanna is the ‘Ultimate N**ga B*tch’

A Dutch Magazine recently ran a story on Rihanna, framing the article around advising their readers on how to dress like an “ultimate nigga bitch.” Rihanna has already responded via Twitter, and homegirl does NOT mince words. Have the Dutch lost their freakin’ minds?! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

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News Flash

December 20, 2011 at 3:00am

By Dallas

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Topics: Black Men, Campaign, organizations, osi

Apply for the Open Society Black Male Achievement Fellowship!

Echoing Green is proud to launch the inaugural Open Society Black Male Achievement Fellowship. Up to 8 promising social entrepreneurs with bold ideas will receive $70,000 in seed funding, strategic support, and a powerful community of Echoing Green and Open Society Foundation Fellows and Alumni over an 18 month fellowship. Learn more after the jump…

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December 19, 2011 at 3:42pm

By jasiri x

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Taking Control of Our Own Image

Paradise Gray and Jasiri X with New Media All Star Zafir Muhammad This Thursday in Pittsburgh we had an incredible celebration, panel and concert as we commemorated the completion of our New Media Academy held in conjunction with the August Wilson Center and Heinz Endowments. We recognized our New Media All Starts who completed the [...]

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Weekly News Roundup

December 19, 2011 at 2:51pm

By BYP

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Weekly News Round-Up: Dec. 12-19

Where gone the black man? Ali Sukhanver, PakistanObsever, 12/12/11 Student charged in connection to campus graffiti Jacob Demmitt, Red and Black News, 11/13/11 HistoricallyBlackCollegesand Universities in Post-RacialAmerica Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Chicago Mag, 12/14/11 DoJ Steps Up Oversight Of Juvenile Justice Jess Bravin, Wall Street Journal, 11/14/11 Harry Thomas settles student loan suit withU.S.government Del Quentin Wilber, [...]

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Maya Angelou Upset w/ Common for Using N-Word on Collaboration

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According to the New York Post, poet Maya Angelou is upset with rapper Common for use of the “n-word” on his track “The Dreamer;” a song on which Ms. Angelou is a featured guest. Ms. Angelou had no idea such lyrics would be featured on the track. Should he have warned Ms. Angelou? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com

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December 19, 2011 at 9:00am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Awkward Black Girl, Crunk feminist collective

Fightin’ Words: A Coda

I wanted to say a very quick something about two kinds of responses I noticed while reading about the Awkward Black Girl/Crunk Feminist Collective issue that I wrote about last week. As I read the comments to the letter, I realized that many of them fell into one–or both–of two categories: the letter writers were [...]

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News Flash

December 16, 2011 at 2:36pm

By BYP

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Topics: Music

Soul legend Etta James is Terminally Ill; Doctor Asks for Our Prayers

According to recent reports, soul legend Etta James is terminally ill. Read more, and listen to Ms. James’ classic “At Last” at BlackYouthProject.com!

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December 16, 2011 at 1:21pm

By Dallas

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Topics: 2011, hip-hop, Lists, Music, Pop

My Top Ten Songs of 2011: Adele, Tyler the Creator, Rihanna, and MORE!

These tracks blew me away this year; some made me swoon, some made me want to get wasted, and others left me nursing a glass of whiskey alone in my apartment. All in all, it was a very good year. Check out my top ten favorite songs of 2011 at BlackYouthProject.com!

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