"Black Youth Project" online released

 

A Project initiated by Dr. Cathy J. Cohen - that all of you should figure out how to support.

Brian

 

 

 

Dear Friend,

All of us here at the Black Youth Project (BYP) are excited to announce the launch of our new website - blackyouthproject.com – to provide a place on the web where young black people can speak for themselves. 

You can view a short video describing the site and featuring a number of the team working on the site here.

 You will also find a longer press release on the home page of the site.

Black Youth Project Website:

Our goal for the site is to generate new media information, blogs, art, conversations, webinars, data, research, policies and movements that will expand the human and social capital of young black youth, facilitating their empowerment through highlighting their voices and experiences.

We hope you’ll visit and use the site today and frequently in the future. And please let others know the BYP site by forwarding this email. It’s truly a first-of-its kind online resource that explores the attitudes, actions and decision making of black youth by including their lives, ideas and voices. 

There are a number of features on the site that we invite you to explore:

• Black Youth Blogging – daily blogs by black youth on important and controversial topics and links to black youth bloggers
• Rap Lyrics Database – the first public searchable database of rap music lyrics based on Billboard charts 
• Curriculum Workshop – teachers, social workers, community activists, and artists can download and add to curriculum centered on the experiences of black youth and use data from the Black Youth Survey.
• Black Youth Create! – uploaded videos, spoken word, webisodes and other offerings made by black youth 
• Research and Resources – listings/links to latest reports, research, books, films, documentaries, organizations and websites focused on black youth
• Survey Data & Findings – the Black Youth Project Survey includes the most extensive dataset on black youth
• Black Youth in the News – articles on black youth from newspapers across the country

If you have a relevant site that could link to us, let us know. We’d be happy to include links to relevant sites 

So please use the BYP site frequently for research, information, dialogue and just keeping yourself up-to-date on the issues of concern to young Black Americans. We want you to be part of the conversation at blackyouthproject.com!

Thanks,

The Black Youth Project Team

 

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