Uncategorized / May 11, 2026 “Is the DC Metro Bus really Free?”

by Josyah Johnson & Za’niyah Kemp 1, April 2026 It’s a multitude of ways to get around Washington DC, the most accessible form of transportation is easily the metro bus. Part of what makes the bus so popular as a form of transportation in DC is its low costs. Although, the most common misconception about...

Fact-Checks / May 11, 2026 “An Amazing Platform for Your Kid”: Fact-Checking Roblox’s Child Safety Promises  By: Daryn O’Neal and Ella Gilbert

For the last forty-plus years, videogames have become an increasingly favorable and evolving pastime typically meant for children. Since then, with the implementation and expansion of the internet, video games started to not only appeal to people across the world from the comfort of their own homes, but allow its users to collaborate with one...

Fact-Checks / March 25, 2026 Social media fact check

“Social media fact check,” by Naiya Brown Co-curricular: Truth be told March 4, 2026 Voter who was turned away from a polling location, Dallas, TX., Tuesday, Mar. 3rd, 2026. (Photo credit: @Hereswhykevin) A viral social media post on X claimed pollworkers turned black and brown voters away from polling locations in Dallas County, Texas, during...

Fact-Checks, Video

A Look at African Americans in College

Even though African Americans continue to make strides in higher education, some have the idea that they are not enrolled in college in the numbers they “should” be. When it comes to higher education are blacks lagging behind other groups? NewsVision reporter Alexis Porter takes a closer look for TruthBeTold.news. Her report was also featured in…

Black Actresses Ready for Love
A&E, Big Brotha, Music, Opinion

Black Actresses Ready for Love

By Marc Rivers Rita Hayworth serenades a nightclub audience with the Latin-tinged love song “Amado Mio” in one of the most famous scenes in“Gilda.” A spotlight caresses her body; the rhinestones on her pearly white dress twinkle like stars. The soft lighting makes her glow. The rest of the audience sits in shadow; all eyes…

Fact-Checks, Video

Should African Americans Receive Reparations?

Blacks continue to be the least wealthy race in America. According to a 2013 study by the Pew Research, white wealth was 13 times that of black wealth. Human rights activists with the United Nations say slavery is to blame for the plight of African Americans. So Truth Be Told, do African Americans deserve reparations? Here’s what…

Enduring Myths: The Willie Lynch Letter
Enduring Myths, Fact-Checks

Enduring Myths: The Willie Lynch Letter

Welcome to our first installment of the “Enduring Myths” series. The series will examine myths by and about African Americans that have persisted for years. In this first installment, we examine the so-called “Willie Lynch Letter.” The letter is allegedly from a speech that was given by Willie Lynch, a British slave owner, in 1712…

88th Academy Awards Predictions
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88th Academy Awards Predictions

Best Picture: “The Big Short” alt. “The Revenant”   Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (“The Revenant”) alt. George Miller (“Mad Max: Fury Road”)   Best Actor: Leonardo Dicaprio (“The Revenant”) alt. Michael Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”)   Best Actress: Brie Larson (“Room”) alt. Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years”)   Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone (“Creed”)   Best…

#OscarsSoWhite, Because #HollywoodSoWhite — and Male
A&E, For the Record, News

#OscarsSoWhite, Because #HollywoodSoWhite — and Male

By Miesha Miller April Reign, who spearheaded the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, will be live-tweeting “The Wood” with some of her 22,000 Twitter followers during the telecast of the 88th Academy Awards tonight. As part of a nationwide series of protests and “tune-outs,” the Rev. Al Sharpton plans to lead a rally outside the Dolby Theatre in…

The Complicated Love Affair With The Oscars
A&E, Big Brotha, Opinion

The Complicated Love Affair With The Oscars

 won’t be watching the Oscars on Sunday. For the second year in a row, every acting nominee is white. It is the first time that there have been two straight years of all-white nominees since 1995 to 1996, just three years after I was born. Jesse Jackson called for a boycott of the 1996 ceremony….

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