Article Submission In keeping with its mission to support the scholastic endeavors of African American students, the Chicago Chapter EAARA will award twenty-three(23) Frank M. Clark/John T. Hooker scholarships in the amount of $1000 each.
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African American Books for Kids
Why are so many “classic” books for African American children so depressing? By Lesley Williams Article Submission I was looking at the many, many children’s books my daughter and nieces and nephews were given this
Read moreStudy: In Black Men, Internalized Racism Speeds Up Aging
By Julianne Hing Article Submission Racism is a powerful enough force that it can wear down a man’s body. Those are the findings, at once common-sense and groundbreaking, in a study led by University of Maryland
Read moreBlack Truth News Mailbag > 05/03/14
By: Manuel Ward Article Submission I’m a Black Male and I grew up on the Westside of Chicago. That’s one of the hardest stories you can ever go through. Dodge bullets everyday just to make it to school and I make good grades. That’s amazing, all through the faith that God gave me. You don’t know what I go through on a daily, dodge bullets, and hide behind cars…. Why because everybody on the corner try to act hard. I stand tall because I got GOD and
Read more8 year-old equestrian has sights on the Olympics
Young, Gifted & Black Series By Taki Raton Article Submission As with any other sport, bumps and bruises are a part of the business writes Eric Muhammad recently in the August 23 edition of The Final
Read moreWhere Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin. By WALTER DEAN MYERS Article Submission Reading came early to
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Read moreWhat NAEP Tells Us About How Much America Cares About Black Children
By Michael Holzman Article Submission The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is considered the best barometer of how well schools are educating our nation’s children. The latest results are no cause for celebration. They show a
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