McComb Educators: Where Have all the Black Boys Gone?

By Andre Perry Article Submission MCCOMB, Miss.—Monique Gilmore, who directs school and community relations for the McComb Public School District, enthusiastically greeted students at a school celebration last month, placing green Mardi Gras beads around

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It’s All About Race

Michael Holzman is this week’s guest author. A large seminal study called “Moving to Opportunity,” studied millions of families, and suggests that changing one’s ZIP code provides a path out of poverty. The question has

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In Chicago Little Known Law Used to Boot Cars on Private Property

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer [CHICAGO] On July 29th, an ordinance was passed to allow the City of Chicago to boot cars on private property. In years past, this was an illegal practice within the

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Why Are All the Teachers White?

By Christina Berchini Article Submission I am a white teacher. Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s in Brooklyn, N.Y., I do not remember having a single teacher who did not look like me. Every

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Stephen A. Smith is Distorting Black Lives Matter Message

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer It seems Stephen A. Smith needs to understand the concept and meaning behind the #Blacklivesmatter movement. The movement and slogan are a reminder of the system that acquits crooked police

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It was bound to happen! Ghostface Killah Threatens to Do Harm to Action Bronson for Remarks on Sportsnation: “I Gave You a Grace Period Nigga; I was Supposed to Destroy You a Long Time Ago!”

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer When I first heard Ghostface Killah’s reaction to Action Bronson music, I was surprised. Below is a interview of him with Sheek Louch and he named Action as one of his favorite

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Have Y’all Seen this Dunk from Karl-Anthony Towns?

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I was just reading a great article by Andrew Sharp of Grantland and saw this badass dunk from Karl-Anthony Towns. Let me rephrase that. I was scrolling through the article

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Police bring more questions than answers in the Death of Sandra Bland

BTN STAFF How does a woman drive to Texas for a job interview and end up in a jail cell dead? That’s one of the questions friends and family members of Sandra Bland were asking

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