Black Youth Project

http://www.blackyouthproject.com

For my post, I am reviewing not an article, but an entire website. This website is a combination of articles that promote black youth to become civically engaged. I thought this website was not only a good idea, but also an innovative idea to try and get the younger generations to become more involved in the world around them.

This website has several articles all dealing with the world and issues that we as people have the ability to affect. As youths, we often do not feel like the world issues do not apply to us. We are in our own world worrying about our boyfriends/girlfriends, or the next party, and what is the best song on the radio. I’m not sure why, but we as young people do not take the outside world too serious. This website is especially designed for youth to inform them on what is going on and to help them care about the issues today.

Not only does this website target youth, but it is applicable to the African American population. I myself am not African American, but I do understand what it is to be a minority targeted negatively by media and authority. This website gives the black community the confidence and knowledge to act in the community.

I think this site is such a great and effective way for those in the world to gain the confidence they need to be civically engaged.