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
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Baton 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
Read moreCongressman Luis Gutierrez says the fight against Trump is just beginning
Gutierrez plans to boycott Trump’s inauguration and fight any efforts at mass deportation. By Ben Joravsky Article Reprint To that long and growing list of people declaring unmitigated resistance to President Trump—a distinguished bunch that
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Read moreBJ The Chicago Kid on Prince’s Death, TDE & Paying Homage to D’Angelo
The soul star also talks TV show Shots Fired & finally having an album in stores by Will Lavin Article Reprint Performing live for the first time in London this past weekend, BJ The Chicago
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