[WAsummit] Fwd: New Website Launched for Black Youth

[Sharon Martinas]

sounds interesting -- check it out - sharon

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Black Youth Project" <info at blackyouthproject.com>
> Date: November 10, 2009 6:21:50 AM PST
> To: "cws" <cws at igc.org>
> Subject: New Website Launched for Black Youth
>
>
>
> 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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