BTN STAFF Disgusting News out of Columbus Mississippi. A fast food worker at the Jack’s Family Restaurant on Highway 45 got into an argument with a customer at the drive-thru. In retaliation for the conflict,
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Black-white earnings gap remains at 1950s levels for median worker
BY MARCIN Article Submission The earnings gap between African-American men and white men is the same now as it was 60 years ago for the median worker, according to a new study from University of Chicago economist Kerwin
Read moreBlack Boys in Crisis: How to Get Them to Read
By Matthew Lynch Article Submission The statistics point to a startling, yet simple, truth: black boys who cannot read are already in trouble. So if we know that black boys aren’t reading the level they should,
Read moreWhy more black parents are home-schooling their kids
By Patrik Jonsson and Josh Kenworthy Article Submission ATLANTA AND BOSTON – Nikita Bush comes from a family of public school teachers: Her mom, aunts, uncles – nearly all of them have been involved in public education at
Read moreHow a House Can Shape a Child’s Future
A new study from Cleveland looks at the correlations between living conditions and kindergarten readiness. By Alexia Fernández Campbell Article Submission Much has been written about how a child’s environment can hurt or help their
Read moreTop 5 Eddie Murphy Movies
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Maybe this top-five list is a plea for a new Eddie Murphy classic movie. Yeah, he has made some movies in recent years. But after looking at Eddie Murphy’s list
Read moreA community of men show up for the beginning of heavy lifting
By The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III Article Submission As Chicago hit its 500th homicide recently, a beautiful act of love and resistance spread light on the South Side. Almost 300 men, most from Trinity
Read moreNew Era Chicago Striving to Make a Change in the Hood
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer On a Thursday evening at Union Missionary Baptist Church, a small church located on Chicago’s West Side, you could see a black man and woman standing in front of the
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