previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1

Carona Barone Interview

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer   Black Truth News: How about you introduce yourself to the people?   Carona Barone: I go by so many names, Carona Barone, C-Brone, C-Rona, Crazy, some of everything, Bar

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Jack Daniels brings Rap Contest to West Side of Chicago

Sponsers for new drink offers opporunity to aspiring artists Jarrod Horton Staff Writer O.K my Impromptu visit to ITC Barbershop got me an interview with Sadat X. My second voyage was to check out the

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Are Transsexuals Mentally ill?

Responding to a letter written by ran reader. We  get a chance to find a little more about LGBT people   By: Cecil Adams Article Reprint       In a recent Straight Dope Message Board thread about

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Chicago Barbershop still Keeping it Real with the Community

Open Mic at barbershop provides much needed outlet Jarrod Horton Staff Writer      Wednesday nights on Chicago’s West Side has been transformed into a Hip Hop Hooray of some sorts with the creation of an Open

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Interview with Brand Nubians Sadat X

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Sadat X and his rap group Brand Nubians arrived on the music scene in the 1990’s. The three man group that also included Lord Jamar and Grand Puba was known for

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America the Illiterate

Statistics indicate that a lot of Americans don’t read at all  By: Chris Hedges Article Reprint   We live in two Americas.  One America, now the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world. It can cope

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GRIND CORNER: (Awol)

        This Month Our Highlight goes to Awol . Producer/Promoter from Chicago IL. It takes the time to tell us how he’s handling buisness and staying on the grind.     Black Truth News: Can you

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Midwest Drought Could Mean Food Price Hike Down the Road

Farmers suffer from one of the hottest summers; leaving consumers with few options  By: Kevin Hall Article Reprint                                                                                                                                                          WASHINGTON – A punishing Midwest drought may lead to food inflation as the cost of corn soars and

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