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By Emma Brown Article Submission Black students are more likely to be identified as “gifted” when they attend schools with higher proportions of black teachers, according to a new study, and Latino students are more
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BTN STAFF A strange riches-to-rags story appeared in the Washington Post about Alfred Postell. Postell who once was an accountant and lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School is now homeless. The article talks about
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By Kimberly Gedeon Article Submission Ever heard of “assortative mating”? It’s just a fancy term for marrying a spouse with a similar educational background.
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BTN STAFF Black truth news was in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood for Villa’s release of a collaborative shoe with the rapper Wale. Villa retail shop has partnered with the D.C rapper to get his input
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By: Kennedy Taylor Article Submission Democrat politicians are posturing to make income inequality a primary issue for the next Presidential election.
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BTN STAFF Well, summer is officially here and it’s time to get the sunscreen and flip-flops. The good sunshine also means there will be heat. Here are ten ways to stay cool throughout the summer
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Our educational system stacks the deck against Black children — now we’re throwing their teachers in jail By: Brittney Cooper Article Submission [This article originally appeared @Salon.com on April 8th, 2015. It was submitted to
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By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer This year’s annual block party at St. Sabina church on the south side of Chicago was dubbed the “Chiraq Block Party.” The name change was in support of Spike Lee’s
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