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By Ben Jealous
It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record.
Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as...
The Illinois State Capitol building (Photo Credit: Randy von Liski/Flickr).
As the new year approaches, nearly 300 new laws will take effect in Illinois on...
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By James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D.
In the grand architecture of America, where freedom and democracy are enshrined as sacred principles, a dark...
Pedro Martinez at Friday's meeting where the appointed school board voted for his termination (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback).
On the Friday before Christmas, Mayor Brandon...
Shavon Arline-Bradley, CEO President (Photo Credit: ncnwdetroit.org).
National Council of Negro Women President Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley was recently tapped to join President Joe Biden’s delegation...
Student protestors outside the Supreme Court as affirmative action cases argued inside (Photo Credit: Victoria Pickering/Flickr under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license).
By James S....
Monica Gordon gets sworn in as Cook County Clerk (Photo Credit: Lanette Warbington).
Monica Gordon took the oath of office Monday as Cook County Clerk,...
Monica Gordon—the current Cook County Commissioner and the Cook County Clerk-Elect—is announcing her Transition Committee leadership and the transition team. The collective group will...
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By Jennifer Porter Gore
This article was originally published on Word In Black.
Over the weekend, President-elect Trump...
