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Chicago High School Students Pay Tribute To Kids Killed By Guns
The lives of young gun violence victims in Chicago may be lost, but an art project by local high school students seeks to make sure…
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NATIONAL NEWS
ATLANTA — The largest black legislative caucus in the country hosted its annual “Heritage Dinner” where the political body paid homage to excellence in the…
Calm down, weed heads. Before you start blazing up, understand that only the Georgia House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to decriminalize the possession of…
WORLD NEWS
BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization has approved a quick test for Ebola that will dramatically cut the time it takes to determine with…
The U.S. military is bringing home all but 100 troops dispatched to West Africa almost 10 months ago in an effort to stem the Ebola…
ENTERTAINMENT
When Academy Award winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique revealed director Lee Daniels told her she had been blackballed in the industry after her stellar performance…
Leonard Nimoy, who became a transcendent star for portraying the iconic character Dr. Spock on the timeless show “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning in…
POLITICS
The people of the City of Chicago has spoken and there will be a runoff for the Mayoral election on April 7. Although, the…
Representative La Shawn K. Ford spearheads the fight against AIDS State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford Teams Up With The Chicago Defender to…
BUSINESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose at a healthy pace in January, a sign that home sales are…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Harsh winter weather left U.S. consumers feeling a bit less confident this month, the University of Michigan says. But confidence levels still…
SPORTS
Nobody ever seems to remember second place or the second person to do something. This has been Earl Lloyd’s dilemma during the balance of his…
An Atlanta native is among the seven all time great gridron warriors who were inducted into The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Class of 2015…
HEALTH
CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of Americans have a big personal stake in next Wednesday’s Supreme Court challenge to the nation’s health care law: Can they…
We’re busy. There is a lot to accomplish in 24 hours. Often we forgo sleep to get it all (or most of it) done. But…
EDITORS PICKS
The people of the City of Chicago has spoken and there will be a runoff for the Mayoral election on April 7. Although, the…
FEATURES
If you get a kick out of watching Cookie act out on Fox’s runaway hit “Empire” as the feisty ex-wife of hip-hop mogul Lucious Lyon,…
FAITH
Bill Duke brings his years of talent and experience to direct and executive produce The Mahalia Jackson Story, a music biopic chronicling the life of…
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Christian/Gospel music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and…
FOCUS
Earlier this week, Chicago event planner and former model, Teri Day lost her battle to cancer. Day was known in social circles as a great…
As a very young boy, I would love to wake up on Saturday mornings and watch Tarzan starring Johnny Weissmuller. The programs were all re-runs…
CULTURE
In 2005, we were all talking about Darfur. Two years prior, a war of words emerged between the uprising of liberated group against the Sudanese government,…
For better or worse, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is inspiring people to become a little more adventurous in the bedroom. However, there are still some…
VIEWS
Mo’Nique caused quite a stir recently afterpublicly claiming that director Lee Daniels said she had been “blackballed” in Hollywood since winning her 2010 Oscar for…
Even Kanye West can admit when he’s wrong, so he had to send out an apology to two of his contemporaries on Twitter. The end…
