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J. Pharoah Doss: The audacity of accepting Trump’s challenge

In 2016, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump asked Black Americans a simple question: "What do you have to lose?" Trump initially posed the question during...

COLUMN: South Side Homeowner Urges Support for Property Tax Relief Referendum

Hattie Knazze, a 77-year-old South Shore resident, faces a staggering 115% property tax hike, risking the home she’s lived in for 25 years. She...

Congressman Jonathan Jackson Urges Young Voters to Shape Their Future

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Congressman Jonathan Jackson, and family made a powerful statement about the importance of voting at Chicago’s Downtown Voting Supersite (Photo Credit:...

Trump’s Detroit insults are based on old narratives local media are rewriting every day

It’s been a war of words − and T-shirt slogans − in Detroit this campaign season. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images by Danielle...

The Chicago Defender Endorses Kamala Harris: A Vote for Opportunity for All Americans

Kamala D. Harris offers a path toward fairness, economic relief and security, especially for Black families (Photo Credit: AP under Creative Commons 4.0 license).   In...

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

LGBTQ+ voters lean heavily Democratic, and they tend to turn out in high numbers. Dani VG via Getty Images by Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Ohio...

Harris and Trump differ widely on gun rights, death penalty and other civil liberties questions

The Bill of Rights secures key liberties for U.S. citizens against the government’s power. U.S. Congress via Wikimedia Commons by Donovan A. Watts, Auburn University As...

Trump’s Flawed Tariff Proposal

(Bart S. Fisher) - Former President Donald Trump has proposed replacing the federal income tax with tariffs imposed on imported products. Indeed, this is...

The GOP’s Gamble on Abortion Could Be Its Downfall in 2024

Republican Vice President and Presidential nominees JD Vance and Donald Trump (AP and Malaysia Today via Creative Commons License 4.0). By James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D.  As...

Kamala Harris & Beyoncé Say: Get in Formation and Vote for Freedom

"“I'm not here as a celebrity. I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said" before introducing VP Kamala Harris...
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