previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1

‘I never had a teacher that looked like me’: Challenges exist in hiring a diverse staff

By Molly Beck Article Submission Bri Blue illustrates why it’s such a challenge for school districts like Madison’s to hire racially diverse staff. She was one of just four black students in the elementary education

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Top Story (01/26/15) >>> America under Obama: The best of times and the worst of times

BTN STAFF Today’s Top Story comes from Askia Muhammad who wrote an analysis of President Obama tenure in the White House. The story can be found at Finalcall.com or by going to our Home Page and

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Wealth inequality has widened along racial, ethnic lines since end of Great Recession

By Rakesh Kochhar and Richard Fry Article Submission The Great Recession, fueled by the crises in the housing and financial markets, was universally hard on the net worth of American families. But even as the

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Top Story (01/16/15) >>> Learning to Accept Rap’s Generation Gap.

BTN STAFF Today’s Top Story comes from J-Zone of egotripland.com; he wrote about the inevitable generational gap that exists in Hip Hop. He makes some great points based on the history of the culture. To

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Artist Spotlight (01/12/15) >>> Cash Lansky Interview with Blacktruth.net

  After sending the video ‘Midnight Train” to Blacktruth.net; Arizona rapper Cash Lansky took the time answer a few questions for Artist Spotlight. A signee of Murs 3:16 record label, he is also armed with a new mixtape Independent Days. Check

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Advice on How to Make Your New Year Resolution Work

BTN STAFF Even if we don’t call it a resolution, we still strive to make the new year better than the last. Well instead of abandoning your goals by April, we found some ways to

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Report: Black Male Teens Are 21 Times More Likely To Be Killed By Cops Than White Ones

BY NICOLE FLATOW  Article Submission There’s a lot we don’t know about how many people have actually been killed at police hands in the United States, thanks to woefully inadequate transparency and federal record-keeping. But there’s one

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Study: Police see black children as less innocent and less young than white children

“Black children may be perceived as innocent only until deemed suspicious,” researchers wrote By: Katie McDonough Article Submission In a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researchers asked college students

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