50 Years after the Moynihan Report, More than One-Quarter of Young Black Males Are Neither Employed nor Enrolled in School or Vocational Training

The incarceration rate for young black men without a high school diploma rose from 10 percent in 1980 to 37 percent by 2008 By External Relations, Education Next Article Submission Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965 report

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Chicago Businessman Takes Step for Economic Revolution and Calls Out Blacks Leaders Who Are All Lip Service

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Cook County of Chicago Illinois has the most Black-owned businesses than any other county in America. One of those business owners Malcolm Crawford, the owner of Sankofa Cultural Arts &

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Concert Review: Talib Kweli

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer In 2014 I went to over a dozen concerts and performances from various artists of different genre. The Talib Kweli concert that took place at the Shrine in Chicago was

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Nothing Can Part You From Facebook: Not Even Death!

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Here is something that should brighten your day. Facebook will allow you to select an heir to your Facebook account. That’s right, you no longer have to worry about whom

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Grind Corner (02/16/15) >>> Leroy of Market Street Promotions

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer It doesn’t matter what the weather is in Chicago or what side of town you are at. If you are a Black person and are a frequent visitor of the

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Kool G. Rap Concert Review

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer The Kool G. Rap concert at the Shrine in Chicago offered an opportunity for 80’s and 90’s kids to relive the music of their era. DJ Rude One and fellow

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I Heard The Grammy Award Show Was Boring

By:Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I didn’t watch the Grammys last night but by all accounts that I heard; I didn’t miss much. I heard that was about to do a repeat of his famous Taylor

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How the Recession Hurt Black College Grads More Than Their Peers

The gap in unemployment rates between African Americans and whites is even worse now than it was in 2007. By Sonali Kohli Article Submission The Great Recession might be over, but it has left behind widened racial

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