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Don’t 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 […]
Cyntoia Brown’s 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. […]
Post ‘Black Panther’, Marvel announces ‘Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur’ animated series
Marvel is working on bringing a newly established comic book character from the page to television, and has tapped Black-ish Executive Producer Lawrence Fishburne and Grown-ish Executive Producer Helen Sugland to lead the project. The series will be developed for Disney Channels Worldwide, and it features a Black nine-year-old super genius named Lunella Lafayette who […]
Y’all, we need to talk about Trump’s budget (cut) plans…
Donald Trump wants to reform the federal government as we know it. This week, Trump proposed very deep cuts to the government while ramping up military and Department of Justice spending. The problem? These cuts hurt everyone, especially low income children and families, as well as the people who voted Trump into office.
Young, East African and Queer
None on Record, a multimedia project that records interviews with members of African LGTBQ communities and the Diaspora, created a video series to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. From OkayPlayer: None on Record is a digital media organization that works to document stories from LGBT communities on the Continent and throughout the Diaspora. […]
A Respected MC’s Thoughts On MLK
A Hip-Hop firebrand speaks his truth on Martin Luther King and what it means to celebrate him and carry on his tradition. As always, enjoy!
Standout Football Player Jay Harris Gives Up Michigan State Scholarship to Pursue Rap Career
Jay Harris, a standout wide receiver who received a scholarship to play football at Michigan State University, has decided to pursue a rap career instead!
LL Cool J and Brad Paisley Collaborate on Bizarre Country-Rap Song ‘Accidental Racist’
On this episode of When Keeping it Post-Racial Goes (Terribly, Terribly) Wrong: LL Cool J and country singer Brad Paisley have made a song. It’s called “Accidental Racist,” and it is horrific. And mystifying. And accidentally racist.
Common Discusses His Efforts to Give Back to His Hometown
Rapper/actor/activist, Chicago native, and BYP supporter Common recently wrote an editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times about how he plans to continue to give back to the youth of Chicago.
Ahem! The Obamanation
Aaron McGruder called it. His controversial comic/tv show, Boondocks, clowned the Obama-mania, that seems to be so resilient, back in 2009. Blocked by the historical moment that Obama represents, intellectuals and celebrities have to hush their discontent concerning President Obama—it’s an Obamanation! Excuse me I meant abomination! I’m still recovering. Damn the fool that drew […]