Why 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

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How 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

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Top 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

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A 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

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New 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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Chicago’s Experimental Policing Tool Is Hurting the People It’s Supposed to Be Helping

By Jack Smith IV Article Submission Since 2013, Chicago has been home to one of the most controversial crime-prevention experiments in the country: the Strategic Subjects List.

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DJ Jay iLLa is Chicago Bear’s first team resident DJ at Soldier Field

BTN STAFF After years of putting work on Chicago’s music scene and making a name for himself as a top DJ; DJ Jay iLLa has found a home in Soldier Field. The Hyde Park native

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4 Signs She Gave You Her Number for Nothing

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Sometimes you get a female number and you think that you just met your queen. You are excited by the connection and at the very least, you think that you

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