Despite the advancement we’ve endured over the last 50 years, generational poverty and financial illiteracy continue to run rampant in the Black community. We’ve been able to earn substantially more over time and yet fiscally we remain disproportionately behind our counterparts……. Read More
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previous editions of Black Truth News starting with Volume 1
Meter Lease Deal- A Daley Double
It’s the kind of saga where urban legends are made. The details will make the hair on the back of your neck stand on edge. If this tale wasn’t actually true, there is no way anyone would believe it….. Read More
Read moreThe Way I See It: “What Happened”
The Truth!! Uncut, untainted, straight forward and most important, UNSOLICITED!!! What Happened? What has happened to my people? What happened to shame? We talk loud in public with the worst English imaginable and
Read moreChicago’s Increasing Tax Bill
And although the Obama election made many Americans more aware of their political place in society, the major events that get the most attention often distract us from the more deafening blows that go on in the political arena, like the new Chicago tax hike….. Read More
Read moreTop Five Rappers of All Time
Usually when I see one of those “Greatest of All Time” list I have an immediate disagreement with the list and turn the T.V off or stop reading and then, I may glance back to see who they have as number one; and more times than not, they never get it right….Read More
Read moreThe Sting of Betrayal
This Open Letter from Mumia is really moving to me and illustrates how dedicated he was to put out the truth in his reporting and some of what he had to pay for doing so. That same year, he would be shot, beaten, kidnapped and thrown in hell…. Read More
Read moreThe Way I See It: Two fro the Road
The Truth!! Uncut, untainted, straight forward and most important, UNSOLICITED!!! 2 FOR THE ROAD These last two years have been pretty rough for your boy but finally, brighter days are ahead. Through
Read moreOne in 28 Kids Has a Parent in Prison: Study
The US’s exceptionally high rate of incarceration is causing economic damage not only to the people behind bars but to their children and taxpayers as a whole, a new study finds….. Read More
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