Monthly Archives: December 2011

News Flash

December 14, 2011 at 1:00am

By BYP

Topics: Occupy, The Movement, World Affairs

Time Magazine names “The Protester” it’s Person of the Year

Time Magazine has just named “The Protester” it’s Person of the Year. And we couldn’t agree more. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

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December 13, 2011 at 11:30am

By Johnaé

@johnae_alyse

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The Dream Today; Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As we approach the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and all of the celebratory events that come with it, I am revisiting some of his words and thinking about where we are today. Is the dream being realized through our cities, our offices, our classrooms? I want to begin by echoing a problematic [...]

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December 13, 2011 at 12:15am

By edward

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If I Was A Poor Black Kid? Are You Serious?

Yesterday, I read a truly disturbing article written by Gene Marks, a business and technology contributor for Forbes Magazine. The article entitled, “If I was a Poor Black Kid” laid out what Marks believed to be the panacea to the inequalities facing poor Black youth in the United States. Marks’ naïve remedy consisted of taking advanced [...]

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SERIOUS Safety Violations at Head Start Centers: Machetes, Expired Formula, and More!

According to a recent report released by the Inspector General of Health and Human Services, Head Start centers across the country were found to be in violation of a variety of shocking health and safety regulations between 2009 and 2010, including machetes being left near play areas, employees working without background checks, expired infant formula and more! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

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December 12, 2011 at 2:00pm

By malcolm

@blak_kings

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Topics: hip-hop, The Roots

Review of The Roots ‘Undun’

Since their first release in 1993, The Roots have served as the model of consistency in not only hip-hop but music in general. The groups rare blend of wildly talented musicians and the deep, perseptive words of Tariq Trotter also known as Black Thought have made the group in any hip-hop head’s iTunes library. With [...]

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December 12, 2011 at 1:51pm

By jasiri x

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F*** the Police [VIDEO]

Yes, “Film” is the new F-word, especially with states trying to give people 75 years in prison for video taping police officers. Ironically B.Dolan sent me this track over a year ago, long before the Occupy movement began exposing the militarization and brutalization of the police for a worldwide audience. Paradise Gray shot my scenes [...]

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Clip of the Day

December 12, 2011 at 12:05pm

By BYP

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Topics: GOP, Politics, President Barack Obama, recession, Republicans

Obama: GOP Let Economy Tank In Order To Undermine Me

In a fairly hard-hitting interview with 60 minutes, President Obama gave his most candid and aggressive statements on the GOP to date, lambasting their tactics over the past few years as blatantly personal and obstructionist. Check out the interview at BlackYouthProject.com!

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December 12, 2011 at 8:16am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Awkward Black Girl, Crunk feminist collective, offensive, slurs

Fightin’ Words: On Awkward Black Girl and the CFC

Of the many things I’ve received from the inimitable Grandma Charlotte, including second-hand smoke, the basics of knitting, and a tendency to yell at people appearing on television as if they can somehow hear me, her literary example and advice on general matters are probably the gifts I hold most dear. Grandma Charlotte is always [...]

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Weekly News Roundup

December 11, 2011 at 2:43pm

By BYP

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Weekly News Round-Up: Dec. 5-11

Black student Byron Thomas defends his Confederate flag Staff Writer, WTSP News, 11/5/11 Obama Effort Hides but Can’t Run From Affirmative Action: View Staff Writer, Bloomberg Businessweek, 11/6/11 Study shows half of black males drop out of school Lisa Singleton-Rickman, Times Daily, 12/5/11 NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote Ed [...]

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December 9, 2011 at 12:26pm

By rich

@RichInVisions

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Topics: Documentary, Los Angeles, New Series, New York City, Rich-In-Visions, The Radical Imagination Series, Video

Video: The Radical Imagination Series by Richard Stevenson Jr.

”The act of imagining is the root of all creation.” Amiri Baraka. The human spirit is beautiful, naturally creative, and inherently powerful. Lately I’ve been inspired by some brilliant people who exhibit these qualities in their lives. The common link between them lies in their passionate love for art as well as their unwavering commitment [...]

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