Article Submission In keeping with its mission to support the scholastic endeavors of African American students, the Chicago Chapter EAARA will award twenty-three(23) Frank M. Clark/John T. Hooker scholarships in the amount of $1000 each.
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African American Books for Kids
Why are so many “classic” books for African American children so depressing? By Lesley Williams Article Submission I was looking at the many, many children’s books my daughter and nieces and nephews were given this
Read moreBlack Truth News Mailbag > 05/03/14
By: Manuel Ward Article Submission I’m a Black Male and I grew up on the Westside of Chicago. That’s one of the hardest stories you can ever go through. Dodge bullets everyday just to make it to school and I make good grades. That’s amazing, all through the faith that God gave me. You don’t know what I go through on a daily, dodge bullets, and hide behind cars…. Why because everybody on the corner try to act hard. I stand tall because I got GOD and
Read moreWhere Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin. By WALTER DEAN MYERS Article Submission Reading came early to
Read moreGabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Dies
Novelist Was Best Known for 1967 Masterpiece ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ By Juan Forero Article Reprint BOGOTÁ, Colombia—The Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez popularized magical realism in Latin American literature by writing fantastical
Read moreWhere Are the Black Male Teachers?
By Donald G. Nicolas Article Submission Often, particularly in urban schools and districts, someone asks: “Where are the black male teachers?” Statements affirming the need for more black male teachers are commonplace. As an experienced
Read moreMichael Eric Dyson Slams Cornel West At NAN Convention: ‘You Ain’t That Important’
By NewsOne Staff Article Reprint Taking advantage of the friendly crowd at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Conference, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson publicly responded to Dr. Cornel West’s jabs against him. Speaking on the state
Read moreLife Inside Victim-ville by Lanard Miller
gorillaconvict.com Article Reprint I sat on the plane on my way to Victorville, a federal correctional complex in southern California. As I sat on the plane looking out the window, we flew over mountains and
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