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The Black Crisis in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis

Site Editor - May 19, 2020

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing...

AC Green on Saving Homes and What to Avoid with Banks During COVID-19

Shera Strange, Contributing Writer - May 19, 2020

A native of Chicago, AC Green has helped over 30,000 families and is a strong advocate for giving back to the community. He has...

Gov. Pritzker Says He’s Concerned About Fall Surge if Rules are Ignored

Site Editor - May 19, 2020

New data suggest fewer people are abiding by Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order, a trend the governor called concerning. Pritzker was asked about the data...

Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s Equitrust Funds Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Site Editor - May 18, 2020

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, announced a $100 million partnership with MBE Capital Partners (MBECP), the...

Becoming is a Personal Look into the life of Former First Lady, Michelle Obama.

LaToya Wright, Contributing Writer - May 17, 2020

The documentary Becoming follows the former First Lady while she travels across the United States promoting her memoir. Nadia Hallgren directed the Higher Ground...

NAACP Launches #WeAreDoneDying Campaign, Empowering Black and Brown Communities to Take Action Against Senseless Killings of African Americans

Site Editor - May 17, 2020

The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare...

The Role of the Black Church During a Pandemic

Site Editor - May 16, 2020

I recently came across an article on NewsOne.com that highlighted a furor on several social media platforms regarding whether wealthy pastors are contributing enough to COVID-19...

COGIC drawing on strength, resolve to battle COVID-19

Site Editor - May 16, 2020

The coronavirus approaches the “Saints” of the Church of God in Christ the same way it does anyone anywhere in the world – it...

Oral Health Care during COVID-19

Shera Strange, Contributing Writer - May 16, 2020

Dr. Jorelle Alexander, DMD, MHP., is a dentist and department chair of Oral Health for Cook County. She is responsible for the operations of...

Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Awards $5,000 Grants to Nearly 1,000 Chicago Microbusinesses Impacted by Covid-19

Site Editor - May 16, 2020

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno announced that $5,000 grants have been awarded to...