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Home » Black Youth Project 100

Tag: Black Youth Project 100

Posted inNews & Politics

A silence louder than words

by Taylor Moore July 21, 2021June 20, 2022

How allegations of sexual abuse exposed cracks in the foundation of Young Chicago Authors, Free Write Arts & Literacy, and the city’s spoken word community

Posted inMusic

How a south-side church taught rapper and activist Ric Wilson to fight back

by The TRiiBE, Tiffany Walden and Morgan Elise Johnson March 22, 2018August 18, 2021

Rapper and activist Ric Wilson grew up attending Fellowship Missionary Baptist, a south-side congregation that helped nurture the civil rights movement.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Don’t blame ‘identity politics’ for what went wrong in 2016

by Chicago Reader December 21, 2016August 18, 2021

We marginalized folks didn’t start this garbage fire.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago area forecasted to have the weakest real estate market in the U.S. in 2017, and other news

by Kate Shepherd December 2, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, there have been more than 700 murders in the city so far this year.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

To black activists, transportation justice matters

by John Greenfield October 25, 2016August 18, 2021

African-Americans disproportionately face challenges when it comes to transportation access, costs, and safety.

Posted inMusic

Can Vic Mensa radicalize Lollapalooza?

by Leor Galil July 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa publicly supports Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights, while Lollapalooza tries to please everyone—so it’ll be interesting to see how his festival set goes down.

Posted inBlogs

One activist arrested Wednesday during police divestment protest and party

by Jessica Kim Cohen July 21, 2016August 18, 2021

The action honored victims of recent police-involved deaths and opposed the proposed “Blue Lives Matter” ordinance.

Posted inBlogs

Proposed law would classify attacks on police as “hate crimes,” and other Chicago news

by Jessica Kim Cohen July 7, 2016August 18, 2021

Plus, drug maker Pfizer agrees to truth in opioid advertising.

Posted inBlogs

Young black activists tally successes, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 11, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Jon Stewart calls Trump a “man baby” during UofC podcast taping.

Posted inNews & Politics

Queer women are shaping Chicago’s Black Lives Matter movement

by Derrick Clifton April 7, 2016August 18, 2021

They’re stepping to the forefront in a struggle once dominated by charismatic men.

Posted inBlogs

Black Youth Project 100 releases the ‘Agenda to Build Black Futures’

by Derrick Clifton February 2, 2016August 18, 2021

The bold platform from the Chicago-based activist group proposes major changes to improve black lives in America.

Posted inBlogs

What it means to #ReclaimMLK

by Derrick Clifton January 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Black Youth Project 100 and other groups want to reassert the “radical ideas” of the slain civil rights leader.

Posted inBlogs

Medill resigned. Daley didn’t. And Rahm?

by Tatiana Walk-Morris December 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Mayoral resignations are rare in Chicago. That hasn’t deterred protesters and politicians looking to change the course of history.

Posted inNews & Politics

Black Youth Project 100 suspends a Chicago leader after sexual assault allegation

by Aimee Levitt December 3, 2015August 18, 2021

The activist group is addressing sexual assault in black social movements in a new way.

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