Two new films prove the urgency, and inadequacy, of outrage. By Stuart Klawans Article Reprint Television images of the 1965 Watts riots jolt across the screen toward the beginning of Stanley Nelson’s magnificent documentary The Black
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Dru Ha Publishes Sean Price Eulogy
By: B.Dot Article Reprint Long Live P! It’s been nearly two weeks and the hip-hop community is still mourning the passing of Sean Price. Last week, Duck Down Records CEO Dru Ha revealed on the
Read moreBirthday Poem for Marlon Horton (August 21, 1985 – September 7, 2013)
Marlon Horton was killed on September 7th 2013 by an off-duty Chicago Police Officer. Today we celebrate his life and memories. By: BEAR GRIZZLY Guest Columnist What up lil bro? I know you don’t hear
Read moreHere’s How to Get Free Starbucks for Life (If You Have Absolutely No Morals)
How far are you willing to go for free stuff? by Seija Rankin Article Reprint It’s always great to get things without having to pay for them. Why do you think we eat the bagels
Read moreTop Story (08/14/15) >>> The LAPD and the Shame of a Nation
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Joe Domanick of Esquire. His article is an excerpt from his new book titled ‘Blue.’ The book focuses on the racial tension that existed during the L.A Riots
Read moreWhy 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
Read moreThe Universe of Artist John H. Sibley
ARTIST SUBMISSION Oftentimes, late at night, I can still hear my father playing the boogie -woogie on his Grand Steinway piano as the notes reverberated through our house, at Leclair courts, on Chicago’s west side.
Read moreTeacher Launches ‘I am Chocolatey Brown’ Movement
Author Stephanie Fleary hopes to empower children to love their brown skin by Kandia Johnson Article Reprint Second-grade teacher, Stephanie Fleary, breathes life into the statement, ‘a teacher’s job is never done.’ During black history
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