By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer One of my favorite songs from winter 2014 was Usher’s “I don’t mind” featuring rapper Juicy J. I was thinking to myself; “wow what a great song.” One of the things
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N.J. teacher fired over students’ ‘get well’ letters to Mumia Abu-Jamal
BTN STAFF A New Jersey school teacher was fired for allowing her students to write a letter to political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia who is incarcerated for alleging killing a police officer is not doing
Read moreHow Prison Inmates Get on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
By Seth Ferranti Article Reprint These days, just about everyone is getting up-to-the-minute notifications from their smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers about what people they know are doing, to the point where it gets annoying.
Read moreIt’s OK To Be Selfish On Mother’s Day
By Renee Jones Article Reprint Mother’s Day comes but once a year, and each year families look forward to honoring the mothers among them in special and familiar ways. From the mothers’ perspectives, however, sometimes
Read moreShort Film on Plainwhite Tom’s Suicide Examines Grief in Digital Age
By Josh McGhee Article Reprint CHICAGO — Mary Mendralla didn’t check her Facebook before heading to bed on New Year’s Day 2014, making her one of the last to hear about her son Tom Loconti’s death.
Read moreTop Story (05/04/15) >>> 23 Years Later, the Rodney King Riots Still Resonate
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Jill Krasny of Esquire. Her story focuses on Ryan Gattis novel All Involved which is a study on the L.A Riots. To read the full story; go to
Read moreFreedom’s Sacred Dance
Two elders of the southern Freedom Movement share stories of “veterans of hope” who found courage in their spirituality and commitment to justice and democracy. By Vincent Harding and Rose Marie Freeney Harding Article Submission
Read moreStill segregated despite all society’s advances
By BRIYANA HUBBARD Article Submission Recent incidents at Stephen Decatur High School are heartbreaking to me, yet unfortunately do not shock me. The racial slurs were all over Twitter and Instagram. One post saying “Hang
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