Article Submission The Institute for College Access & Success has released its ninth annual report, Student Debt and the Class of 2013. The study found that student debt levels continue to rise with about 7 of
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previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1
Black Girls Matter: New Report Exposes Gendered and Racial Disparities in Education Too Often Erased
A new report outlines the obstacles facing Black girls in America’s school systems – and demands that advocates, policymakers, and educators do better to foster safe spaces for Black girls to learn and grow. by
Read moreNew book reveals how American schools and prisons conspire to disenfranchise black Americans
ARTICLE SUBMISSION The Chains of Black America: The Hammer of the Police, The Anvil of the Schools by Michael Holzman, is a description of how two great institutions of American government – the education and criminal
Read moreNew Music on BTN Soundcloud (04/06/15) >>> Mazzi & S.O.U.L. Purpose: DIGITAL DIGGIN’ 3MINUS1
BTN STAFF New Music on our Soundcloud Player comes from New Jersey emcee Mazzi & S.O.U.L Purpose. He has new EP titled “Digital Diggin’ 3Minus1” where he raps over obscure beats found online. To listen
Read moreTop Story (04/05/14) >>> ROLLING STONE: ‘We would like to apologize to our readers and to all of those who were damaged by our story’
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Peter Jacobs of the Business Insider. He reported on the retraction of a story featured by the Rolling Stone. The story was on sexual assault at the University
Read moreTop Story (04/03/15) >>> An International Look at the Single-Parent Family
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Ludger Woesmann of Education Next. He gives information on the state of single parent households in the U.S and around the world. The study is part of a
Read moreChicago City Colleges Still Stand By Common
BTN STAFF After being rejected to give the graduation speech at a New Jersey university; Common will still be scheduled to speak at a ceremony for the Chicago City of Colleges in May. A police
Read moreBlacktruth.net Interview w/ GreenGo Nick
Dixon California is a small town just outside of Sacramento. It is the type of town where everyone knows your name and your family. There is not much of nightlife there but I manage to
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