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By Nikole Hannah-Jones Article Submission Soon after her oldest son was killed by a police officer, Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, emphasized her struggle to ensure her son’s education. “Do you know how hard it
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by Jamal Eric Watson Article Submission Despite an overall increase in the number of Black male college graduates over the past three decades, the number of Black male applicants to medical school has dipped to a
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By: Matt Drayton Article Submission Having served as Executive Director of a nonprofit that provides mentoring services to minority boys, and having been a mentor to three African American boys, I believe mentoring is needed
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Maybe you are like me and watch Sportscenter back to back like Drake at the end of the night. Well if so, then you have probably seen this Ketel One
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A troubling new study shows young people of color are not optimistic about their future survival. By: Aaron Barksdale Article Submission The average life expectancy of Americans is about 79 years old, but many young
Read moreBy Chad Aldeman Article Submission Graduation rates aren’t a very good measure on which to hold high schools accountable.
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Research shows 70% have a chance of going to prison By Courtney Connley Article Submission A new study from the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project shows alarming statistics about the prison risk that African American men who do not
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BTN STAFF Trying to stand out through job recruiting sites can be a difficult task. In order to help the situation, Brittani Hunter of xonecole.com came up with four tips to help you stand out
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