Lawmakers are cracking down on them for shady business practices. But sociology professor Tressie McMillan Cottom says bigger forces are at play. BY RACHEL M. COHEN Article Reprint For-profit colleges have existed for centuries, but
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RZA Chats With Paul Banks
Discuss Banks and Steelz, their New Collaboration and their Debut Record, Anything But Words Article Submission The Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol frontman Paul Banks (together Banks and Steelz) recently sat down for what may be
Read moreGucci Mane was Telling the Truth: Angela Yee Was Flirting & Talking Sex with Him (Video)
BTN STAFF I have watched the interview of Gucci Mane on the Breakfast Club about three times already. It happens to be one of the funniest and realest interviews of the year. The most hilarious
Read moreSean Bell’s Fiancee Reflects on Police Shooting a Decade Later
Nicole Paultre-Bell says every police shooting re-opens the wound for her and her two daughters. centrictv.com Article Reprint Last Friday, November 25 family gathered on Sean Bell Way in Jamaica, Queens to mark the 10
Read moreBaton Rouge’s 1st Black Female Mayor Hopes to Unify a City Torn Apart by Racial Strife
By: Kiersten Willis Article Reprint Residents of Louisiana’s state capital of Baton Rouge elected their first Black female mayor over the weekend. Sharon Weston Broome, a former state senator, will succeed Baton Rouge’s first Black mayor Kip Holden, whose
Read moreTop Story (12.13.16) >>> Stealing the American Dream: The True Story of Brooklyn’s Lo Lifes Crew
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from an excerpt in Thirstin Howl III and Tom Gould’s book Bury Me With The Lo On. The excerpt was published on Medium.com and talks about how two crews from
Read moreLeBron James wore a safety pin on the cover of Sports Illustrated
By: Dan Devine Article Reprint This week’s Sports Illustrated features the announcement that LeBron James has been named the magazine’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2016. As you might expect, SI ace Lee Jenkins’ stellar
Read moreBJ The Chicago Kid Chats with Mick Jenkins: Discuss Violence in Chicago, the Way Rappers Talk About Women & More!
Article Submission R&B singer BJ the Chicago Kid made his name guesting on tracks by Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre and more. Now, he’s dropped his own excellent new album, In My Mind. Rapper
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