Entertainment, Politics and Sports
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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