For Black students in California, achievement gap remains
A new study reveals that African American college students continue to be affected by an academic achievement gap when seeking higher education. The study, “The State of Blacks in Higher Education in...
View ArticleBroadway musical featuring songs from Tupac set for June 19
A new Broadway musical will feature songs and poetry of the late Tupac Shakur. From New York Times: “Holler if Ya Hear Me,” which opens at the Palace Theater on June 19, weaves 21 songs by Shakur (two...
View ArticleReflections from an original Freedom Rider
The following post originally appeared on The Root under the title of “An Original Freedom Rider Reflects on the Struggle.” It tells the story of Hank Thomas, a civil rights activist who shares his...
View ArticleThe Case of Quilombo: Black Students Fight to Stay in Brazilian Universities
By Kristian Davis Bailey In December 2016, I visited the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) in Rio de Janeiro. Students had been occupying UFF for 45 days, with some sleeping inside barricaded...
View ArticleMy ancestors didn’t die for the right to vote, and we are allowed to question...
“Internalized anti-Blackness has us quick to condemn, erase, and humiliate ourselves and our ancestors more than we do the people who did the actual enslaving” — Chelsea Neason My grandmother lived a...
View ArticleWhat do you do when childhood trauma makes you close off from the care you...
Editor’s Note: June is LGBTQ Pride Month. At BYP, we will be exploring gender, sexuality, transgender issues and queer theory, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and...
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