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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer The title of Keith “Wildchild” Middleton album Transitions, could also be a way to describe the relationship Hip Hop heads of my generation have with Rap music.
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer In my haste to get to the EPMD concert in Chicago; one thing was stuck in my head. It was a quote from Phife Dawg of the group A Tribe
Read moreBTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Antonio Morre of Blackbluedog who wrote about the new Kevin Hart movie “Get Hard.” He uses the movie to compare the mass incarceration of black people during this
Read moreBTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Todd Spangler of Variety who writes about YouTube and the current competition it faces in the video streaming market. Companies like Facebook, Hulu and SnapChat are all trying
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By Dr. Jawanzaa Kunjufu Article Submission The media and the academic community provide a wealth of information on why boys need their fathers. The most obvious being you can’t be someone you have not seen.
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The incarceration rate for young black men without a high school diploma rose from 10 percent in 1980 to 37 percent by 2008 By External Relations, Education Next Article Submission Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Cook County of Chicago Illinois has the most Black-owned businesses than any other county in America. One of those business owners Malcolm Crawford, the owner of Sankofa Cultural Arts &
Read moreBy: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Is it too early to start the trash talking? The super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao has been set for May 2nd and it seems it can’t
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