By: Mark A. Russell Article Submission This has been a very busy new year, but I did have the opportunity to enjoy the movie “Selma” and reflect upon the realities of being a black male
Read moreSome sobering news about black males
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previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1
Song Review: Tino: “Hustlin Muzik”
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Usually when I hear auto-tune vocals on the beginning of a song I start to grimace. I start to think about “trap” and “drill” music and start feel like I
Read moreTop Story (04/13/15) >>> Jason Rabedeaux Was Here
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Wright Thompson of ESPN. His story focuses on the mysterious death of basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux who was last seen overseas in Saigon. To read the full story;
Read moreMajority of Black Americans Are Living through Worst Economic Conditions
Liquid Wealth of Black Americans $200 By Phillip Jackson Article Submission (Sri Lanka) Welcome to America, where Black Americans are more likely to be under-educated, unemployed, and imprisoned than their White peers; where Black Americans,
Read moreOut of Nowhere: Chief Keef’s ‘Faneto,’ Becomes an Underground Hit
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I have a female friend who played Chief Keef’s ‘Faneto“ song for me last year. I didn’t pay it any attention until I noticed she was playing it all day;
Read moreRanking the HBCUs on the Debt Levels of Their Graduates
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
Read moreBlack 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
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