Thomas doesn’t sugarcoat disdain for PEDs

Likely 2014 Hall of Fame entrant calls ‘incredible’ numbers of Bonds, Sosa and McGwire ‘fake’ By Mark Gonzales Article Reprint Frank Thomas’ 521 home runs, his .301 lifetime batting average and his longtime outspokenness against

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Michelle Obama Returns to Chicago to Condemn Gun Violence

The first lady recalled the life of slain 15-year-old honors student Hadiya Pendleton while calling for more programs for youth. By Jonathan P. Hicks Article Reprint In a return to a hometown that has been

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Brian Urlacher: ‘Maybe Nobody Wants Me’

By: Adrian Gregory Glover Article Reprint Linebacker Brian Urlacher is not feeling the love right now from the 31 remaining NFL teams that could vie for his services. Urlacher told the Dan Patrick Show via

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State Rep La Shawn Ford, Advocate for Ex-Offenders, Hopes He Doesn’t Become One

by Mick Dumke Article Reprint State representative La Shawn Ford is trying to stay hopeful. “I love Austin,” he says on a recent drive through the west-side neighborhood at the heart of his district. “If

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One Hood, One Goal

While attending a fundraiser for the youth through education, I was introduced to Darius Thomas, the founder of One Hood Media Art Center, we sat down and discussed his goals to use the attention kids

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Youth Organization Helping Shape Chicago Communities One Family at a Time

Youth for Positive Change is an organization started by Dr. Diane Simpson. Her efforts and determination to change the culture and environment that we raise our children in has slowly but surely brought a new

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Chicago’s Segregated Nightlife: Why Don’t We Play Together

 Downtown area clubs accused of unfriendliness to blacks By: Natalie Moore Article Reprint When we think of segregation in Chicago, schools and housing are the most obvious examples. But racial divisions also are apparent when

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Interview with Cold Hard of Crucial Conflict

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Black Truth News: We here with the homie Cold Hard from the legendary group Crucial Conflict. He came out to support the event. Black Truth News welcomes you and wants to

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