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“Positive Productivity,” New Mural Unveiled in Parkway Gardens

Ten high school students created a new mural unveiled in Parkway Gardens. Through After School Matters and in partnership with the Related Affordable Foundation,...

Nike Launches Pick-Up Hub for 2021 Chicago Marathon

 In a shift from years past, Nike is giving Chicago Marathon runners, friends and family as well as Chicago area consumers an easier way...

La’Keisha Gray-Sewell is Empowering Young Black Girls with the “Girls Like Me” Project.

La'Keisha Gray-Sewell is an internationally recognized urban girls advocate, media literacy expert, and speaker. She founded the Girls Like Me Project, Inc. to train...

Civil Rights and Cultural Icon Timuel D. Black, Jr. Recognized by Illinois House of Representatives

It was 103 years ago that Timuel D. Black, Jr. was born in Birmingham, AL. It was December 7, 1918. The significance of that...

Forgotten Heroine, Ethel Payne: Pioneer of the Black Press

Ethel L. Payne had a front seat in history. Known as the First Lady of the Black Press, Payne's career as a ground-breaking journalist...

Jackson Park Hospital to Offer Free 3D Mammograms

Black women are more likely to be affected by breast cancer compared to other ethnicities. While overall breast cancer rates are decreasing, black women...

President Biden Talks Vaccine Mandates in Chicago

President Biden arrives in Chicago this afternoon to discuss his plan for vaccine mandates. This comes one week after his scheduled visit was postponed...

Illinois’ Moratorium on Evictions Has Ended

After nearly two years, Illinois' moratorium on evictions ended on Sunday. The ban on evictions was enacted during the states' stay-at-home order and put...

EPIC Academy H.S. Selected as Site for Chicago Architecture Biennial

Epic Academy High School was the recipient of a sustainable outdoor learning lab. The Skidmore, Owens and Merrill (SOM) design team created a robotically fabricated...

Six Aldermen Urge Mayor Lightfoot to Drop Vaccine Mandate

Six aldermen sent a letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot to reconsider a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. “We firmly believe that your executive...
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