BYP100 makes list of ‘Leaders of the New School’
The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) has ranked among Empowerment Magazine’s “8 ‘Leaders of the New School’ in Civil Rights You Should Know.“ From Empowerment Magazine: The group made national news...
View ArticleVideo: BYP100′s Terrance Laney talks LGBT justice with Roland Martin
“You’re not going to use my story to gain rights and not speak to my issues” said BYP100 member Terrance Laney today on Roland Martin’s tvOne show. Watch him discuss this and The Black Youth Project’s...
View ArticleBYP100′s Johnae Strong talks violence with Rolling Out
In 2014, more than 200 people have already lost their lives in Chicago. As the city continues to get a lot of attention for the amount of violence in the city, many are standing up in protest of the...
View ArticleBYP100′s Malcolm London & Luvvie Ajayi make The Root’s ’30 Viral Voices Under...
BYP100′s Malcolm London and Luvvie Ajayi are among The Root’s “30 Viral Voices Under 30.” The list celebrates “cool kids” of the Internet, such as journalists, humorists and activists under 30 who...
View ArticleTEDx Talks: Asha Rosa talks Mass Incarceration in the U.S.
Today’s Clip of the Day is brought to you by BYP100 member Asha Rosa. She recently gave a TEDx Talk, as part of TEDTalks, which is a series of local, self-organized events that bring people together...
View ArticleBYP100′s Malcolm London and Asha Rosa talk Ferguson, activism with NPR
Two members of The Black Youth Project 100′s (BYP100) Chicago Chapter spoke with NPR’s Frederica Boswell about how the events in Ferguson moved them, and what they hope might come from this historical...
View ArticleBYP100 on how you can end police brutality in your community
The following post originally appears on The Grio. It was written by BYP100′s National Coordinator Charlene Carruthers and BYP100 member Terrance Laney. By: Charlene Carruthers & Terrance Laney...
View ArticleBYP100 steps up in Ferguson
As tensions remain high in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of an unarmed black teenager, BYP100 is stepping up in the city. From Diverse Education: Charlene Carruthers, the national coordinator...
View ArticleBYP100′s Jasson Perez talks police brutality, accurately reporting misconduct
BYP100 National Co-Chair Jasson Perez joined Vocalo Morning AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams. During the conversation, Perez talks about police brutality and shares ways that individuals can...
View ArticleBYP100 Chicago Chapter leads march and demonstration in protest of racially...
Members of BYP100′s Chicago Chapter led a march and demonstration at the Chicago Police Department headquarters on Tuesday. The young Black activists called for an end to racially unjust marijuana...
View ArticleActivists hold silent protest at United Nations
Activists, including members of BYP100, stood in silent protest as the United Stated defended its record before a UN anti-torture watchdog. On the second and final day of the UN Committee Against...
View ArticleBYP100 stages ‘die-in’ in response to Mike Brown grand jury decision
Members of the Black Youth Project 100 gathered outside of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office Tuesday to protest the decision by a Missouri grand jury to not charge Officer Darren Wilson who shot and...
View ArticleVideo: BYP100′s Jessica Pierce talks activism, youth-led movements
BYP100 member and national co-chair Jessica Pierce recently appeared on PBS with a couple of other young activists. Pierce, who has been involved in activism since her days at University of California...
View ArticleEvent: Black Holidaze — A BYP100 Kwanzaa
BYP100 Chicago Chapter invites you to celebrate with us! Black communities are under attack and this Kwanzaa we are coming together to both celebrate Black life and take action against anti-Black...
View ArticleBlack Youth Project 100 Debuts Video Highlighting Impact of Low-Wage Jobs on...
By diamond 9:11 am April 14, 2015 [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] CHICAGO –The Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) highlights the impact of...
View Article#NotOneDime: ‘Black Friday’ Sales Down More Than $1 Billion from 2014
The 2015 shopping season usually peaks in November as stores mark down items for Thanksgiving and the day after, aptly called ‘Black Friday.’ But, for the past few years, the crowds storming malls and...
View ArticleCharlene Carruthers talks Black Youth Project 100
“If those of us who are the most marginalized are safer and more protected, it will improve the lives of everybody.”—Charlene Carruthers, national director of Black Youth Project 100 The Black Youth...
View ArticleNot Your Grandfather’s Black Freedom Movement: An Interview with BYP100’s...
By: Salim Muwakkil There is little doubt that the Black Lives Matter era of protests will be branded as a millennial moment. But Black women are so prominent in the movement’s leadership, the era might...
View ArticleBlack Power: A Q&A With Charlene Carruthers
The office of Black Youth Project 100 is a few blocks from President Barack Obama’s private residence in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The organization’s national director, Charlene Carruthers,...
View ArticleBYP100 Feature: Read the ‘Agenda to Build Black Futures’ Now
BYP100 has created the Agenda to Build Black Futures and it is a must-read. They have outlined problems, solutions, and their proposed agenda for the preservation Black lives on their website. The...
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