Black Youth Project 100 Archives

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

Music

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.

Columns & 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.

Blogs

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.

Columns & 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.

Music

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.