Everything is BLACK, this month. The anniversary of the Black Star Line, Black August and this… THE BLACK MOON “ENTA DA STAGE” PERFORMANCE OVER A LIVE BAND! Live tonight at Southpaw; Guest starring: Sean Price, Smif n Wessun, Iron Solomon and MFN Exquire….. Read More
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previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1
State of Georgia Set For Execution
On Sept. 6th2011 in the state of Georgia, A Chatham County Judge signed death warrants to proceed with the execution of Troy Anthony Davis. Davis was accused of killing a white Savannah Police officer in 1989….. Read More
Read moreWhere’s my Television?
I haven’t owned a television in about three years. My old one went out; I never replaced it, and never missed it. It wasn’t just the government mandated a purchase of digital convertor box and my belief that this mandate was unfairly targeted towards the poor, or the outrageous cable bill prices, that made me ditch T.V. …. Read More
Read moreJoke of the Day
First Time Sex A girl asks her boyfriend to come over Friday night to meet, and have dinner with her parents. Since this is such a big event, the girl announces to her
Read moreErnest Withers: The Informant
The long and infamous history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its attacks upon black Americans in their struggles for human and civil rights are by now well known….. Read More
Read moreAre Americans Broken People? Why we Stopped Fighting Back the Forces of Oppression
Have consumerism, suburbanization and a malevolent corporate-government partnership so beaten us down that we no longer have the will to save ourselves?….. Read More
Read moreThe Way I See It: “Respect our Father’s Day”
I truly honor and respect what single mothers go through to raise children alone (I was raised by one), but the fact is, that she can NEVER replace the father. She can’t PLAY HIS ROLE OR BE A SUITABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR HIM……. Read More
Read moreSam Cooke Honored in Chicago Street Naming Ceremony
Had he lived, Sam Cooke would have turned 80-years-old in January of this year. His life and legacy were celebrated with the naming of 36th Street, Chicago, Illinois as Sam Cooke Way on Saturday, June 18. …. Read More
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