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Ludacris Helps Prison App Founders Enter The Tech World With $10K Donation

Ludacris has joined Ellen DeGeneres in helping one father-duo's dream come true. On Wednesday, Jay’Aina “Jay Jay” Patton and her father Antoine, the creators of...

This Week In Black History January 28-February 3, 2026

• January 28 1938—Crystal Byrd Fauset becomes the first Black woman elected to a state legislature when she wins a seat in the Pennsylvania House...

This Week In Black History January 21-27, 2026

• January 21 1773—Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when...

What You Need to Know About The 83rd Golden Globes

Awards season has officially kicked off, and the 83rd Annual Golden Globes are introducing an exciting addition in 2026: Best Podcast, marking a major expansion into...

This Week In Black History November 5-November 11, 2025

• NOVEMBER 5 1867—The first Reconstruction Constitutional Convention takes place in Montgomery, Ala. In at­tendance were 90 Whites and 18 Blacks. Reconstruction would bring forth...

This Week In Black History October 15-21, 2025

 October 15 1859—White minister and mystic John Brown leads a violent uprising in Harper’s Ferry, Va., in a bid to spark a Black uprising against...

Details About Final Days Of D’Angelo’s Life Revealed

Late R&B and soul pioneer D’Angelo spent his final months in the hospital while battling pancreatic cancer, a source close to his family confirmed. D'Angelo,...

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose, Premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre, Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Photo Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation). Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company is once again at the center of national acclaim. Playwright...

Syleena Johnson on Chicago Soul, ‘The Chi’ Supergroup, and Honoring Her Father’s Legacy

Syleena Johnson (Photo Provided). Given her accomplishments, longevity and gifts, there is ample evidence to declare Syleena Johnson as “one of one,” a rarity, a...

‘Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations’: Chicago Event Kicks Off National Menopause Tour

Tanya Bennett, founder of Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation, with Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller (Photo Provided).  Women from across the city gathered at...
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