By Aimee Levitt Article Reprint This spring, the Goodman Theatre is paying tribute to the playwright August Wilson, who died ten years ago when he was just 60, with a citywide celebration, including discussions, symposia,
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New book reveals how American schools and prisons conspire to disenfranchise black Americans
ARTICLE SUBMISSION The Chains of Black America: The Hammer of the Police, The Anvil of the Schools by Michael Holzman, is a description of how two great institutions of American government – the education and criminal
Read moreTop Story (04/05/14) >>> ROLLING STONE: ‘We would like to apologize to our readers and to all of those who were damaged by our story’
BTN STAFF Today’s top story comes from Peter Jacobs of the Business Insider. He reported on the retraction of a story featured by the Rolling Stone. The story was on sexual assault at the University
Read moreLearn How to Make the “Most Expensive Cake in the World”
BTN STAFF Want to impressed your friends at the next party or gathering. Well Paige Russell has released a stet-by-step video on how to make a 24 Carrot Gold Cake. It looks like a brick
Read moreAlbum Review >>> Keith “Wildchild” Middleton: “Transitions”
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer The title of Keith “Wildchild” Middleton album Transitions, could also be a way to describe the relationship Hip Hop heads of my generation have with Rap music.
Read moreCan Barnes & Noble’s Redesigned Shopping Bags Revive Its Bookstores?
Trying to sell the idea that a plastic bag is better than an Amazon box by Belinda Lanks Article Reprint The Barnes & Noble shopping bag spent years promoting a product—the Nook e-reader, an also-ran rival to
Read moreWhy Daughters Need Fathers
By Dr. Jawanzaa Kunjufu Article Submission The media and the academic community provide a wealth of information on why boys need their fathers. The most obvious being you can’t be someone you have not seen.
Read moreVideo Extra #2 >>> Gregory Jerome: “XRV”
Gregory Jerome: “XRV” Watch More Videos: Go to Video Links Category or Subscribe to Black Truth News You tube Page
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