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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...

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Video: 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...

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BYP100′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...

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BYP100′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...

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TEDx 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...

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BYP100′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...

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BYP100 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...

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BYP100 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...

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BYP100′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...

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BYP100 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...

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Activists 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...

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BYP100 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...

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Video: 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...

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Event: 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...

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Black 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...

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#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...

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Charlene 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...

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Not 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...

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Black 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,...

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BYP100 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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